‘No lorries through Otley’ was the non-nonsense message from protestors who took to the streets of the market town to make their views heard on the issue. This was 2003, a 12 months which featured a community coming together thanks to the Otley Carnival, Otley Show, Otley Cycle Races and the annual Victorian Christmas Fair. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of Otley and its residents in the early 2000s. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
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8. Otley in 2003
Fire ravages the remains of the Old Tannery on Gay Lane in August 2003. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
9. Otley in 2003
The giant Easter Cross on Otley Chevin in April 2003. Photo: Gerard Binks
10. Otley in 2003
Pupils from The Whartons School take part in the parade at Otley Carnival in June 2003. Photo: YPN
11. Otley in 2003
Pupils from St Joseph's Primary School collect seeds from Otley Chevin in November 2003. Pictured are Shannon Stringwell, Alice Duggan, Joe Dykes, and Joshua Reynolds. Photo: Tony Johnson
12. Otley in 2003
Caretakers Peter and Linda Robinson who were retiring from Ashfield Primary School in April 2003. Photo: Helen Gardner