NEW signage has finally arrived in Ilkley’s riverside parks. They were supposed to be installed in April last year, along with news paths and ramps, but were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chairman of the Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks (FOIRP) Ed Duguid said: “We are really pleased that most of the new signage has finally arrived in the Parks. The contract for the signage was bound up with the construction of the new disabled access path in Riverside Gardens, along with the renewal of the entrance ramps and fencing at East and West Holme Fields. The contractors managed to complete the ramps and fencing last year which made access much safer to those areas, before a delay ensued over whether there might be Roman ruins below the proposed route of the new path in Riverside Gardens. A stop was ordered by Historic England before an Archaeologist was appointed to supervise the works. After some site investigation the go-ahead was finally given. It took a year to achieve t