‘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
![Enjoy these photo memories from Otley in 2003.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhmOTBlOTFkLTU5MDUtNDllNS1iZDE5LTI3NTJkZGJmYmFkMjo0MzVmNzQ1Mi00MDVjLTQwYjAtOWRkMy1jZTQ5MzMxOGY1ODQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club won a silver in the British Group Championships held at Burton on Trent for their under-10s routine with a rope to the music from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Pictured, from front clockwise are Francesca Reeve, Holly Phimister, Harriet Ayers and Isabelle Ayers.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIzNDgxZTM0LTU0MDgtNGYxMy1hMWJmLTJlNGEyMjJlOTFmZTplOGMyNWQ4My0zYWEyLTRmM2YtOTRjYi0xMDM2OGVhZThlOTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Otley in 2003
Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club won a silver in the British Group Championships held at Burton on Trent for their under-10s routine with a rope to the music from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Pictured, from front clockwise are Francesca Reeve, Holly Phimister, Harriet Ayers and Isabelle Ayers. Photo: Graham Lindley
![Residents were calling for the road at the junction of Westgate and Manor Square to be repaired in August 2003.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFlNjFkNjg3LTdlODAtNGM5Ny1iZWVmLWIzMTVhMWFlMmJjYTozMDE0NjlmOC04OTUwLTQ4MGItYWMzYy1kNzZhYmEyZjgyM2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Otley in 2003
Residents were calling for the road at the junction of Westgate and Manor Square to be repaired in August 2003. Photo: Graham Lindley
![Speed signs were put up in the village of Farnley in May 2003 in an effort to get motorcyclists to slow down.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0YTNiYmI0LTEzNTgtNDBhZi1hNGZhLWIzMmE4NTBlMzc4YTo2ZmZmMDg2MS05OWUwLTQ2MzgtOGIzMC05YjllYjkwN2VmMDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Otley in 2003
Speed signs were put up in the village of Farnley in May 2003 in an effort to get motorcyclists to slow down. Photo: Simon Hulme
![Tapas being made at Korks Wine Bar in August 2003. Pictured is chef Matthew Colley cooking hot beef salad with spring onions, ginger and mango.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgzNWZhNzJiLTc0YjAtNGRjNy1hOTJiLTdiMjQ2M2ZlNTEzNzozZGJiN2FiNC1jYWFmLTQyZTYtYWZmMy1iNWVlMWQ0MWFlZWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Otley in 2003
Tapas being made at Korks Wine Bar in August 2003. Pictured is chef Matthew Colley cooking hot beef salad with spring onions, ginger and mango. Photo: Gerard Binks
![One of the quarry lorries at the junction of Clapgate and Bridge Street in May 2003.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVjMTBlNTZlLTc2OGItNGJhYS04ZjhmLWM5MmE0NzJhZDgzODoyYWI0MWM1OC1mOTQ0LTRlMWQtYjgwMi1lNTMwODA2ZGUyYzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Otley in 2003
One of the quarry lorries at the junction of Clapgate and Bridge Street in May 2003. Photo: Mel Hulme