The Fforde Grene pub in Harehills was being threatened with closure in September 1996. And these loyal customers - Jack Senior, Larry Callaghan, and John Dowkes - who had been familiar faces at the bar for more than 40 years lent their support to keep it open. Elsewhere a sports retailer was on the move in the city centre, while a famous cricketer and a familiar face from a hit TV show were visiting to promote books. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 30 days in the life of your Leeds in the mid-1990s. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in September 1996. PIC: Dan Oxtoby](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzYzBiZjdiLTkwZjItNDU4Yy1hYjkyLWE4NzdlMGFjZWMxMTo4NTg4OGI1Ni1hMmQyLTRkZDMtYWExNi0wOTEwMDA4NjhhYTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Leeds in August 1996
Enjoy these photo memories from around Leeds in September 1996. PIC: Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Former pupils of Leeds College of Art and Design held a reunion. Pictured, from left, are Janet Rawlins, Victor Newsome, Trevor Edmands and Eric Fisher.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQxMmE0ZjA0LWFmNmYtNDg3Ny05YjZlLTQ4ZmY4OGE4MDYyNzo1ZjU0MWQ3ZS1iODFhLTQzODktOWEyYy0xOTIxNWQxZjcxNGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Leeds in September 1996
Former pupils of Leeds College of Art and Design held a reunion. Pictured, from left, are Janet Rawlins, Victor Newsome, Trevor Edmands and Eric Fisher. Photo: Justin Lloyd
![Inside Riva Bingo in Leeds.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdhYzRkNzE3LTY1ODUtNGExNC1hNDI5LWRjYTVjMWUzMGI2NzpkZTg4ZWMyNi02OTFjLTRmNTYtYmE0NS05Njk1MTE0NTJjMmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Organist and master of music Simon Lindley is pictured with a section of organ yet to be restored at Leeds Parish Church.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwNjcxZThhLTZhMTEtNDEwOC1iNTMzLTMzMWI0ODBhZTQ5OTo1M2I3OWE0OC0zZDI5LTQ1MWEtOTI2Zi01ZGFmNzgxZjQ2OGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Leeds in September 1996
Organist and master of music Simon Lindley is pictured with a section of organ yet to be restored at Leeds Parish Church. Photo: Roy Fox
![Big Breakfast weather girl Denise van Outen landed at Leeds Bradford Airport with the TV show's orange helicopter.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjliMTQ2ZDJhLTVjYTItNDcwYy1iYmQwLTRhMGFhMmRmYmJkMDo3OTA3Yzc0ZC02MThkLTQxOTktYjkwNC0wZmNkYmQ4ZDM3NGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Leeds in September 1996
Big Breakfast weather girl Denise van Outen landed at Leeds Bradford Airport with the TV show's orange helicopter. Photo: Mel Hulme
![English National Ballet ballerina Caroline Duprost demonstrates her skills for shoppers at the Victoria Quarter. Shoppers had the rare chance to meet the ballerina as part of the dance company's efforts to break down the traditional barriers and reach a much wider audience.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE3ZjAzZGNhLTc0YTYtNDIxNS05OWExLTEyODViNmFjMmE3ZjphOGFiYWZjMy1iOWEzLTRkZDctOGI4MS00MzhlMzcwNjRiZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Leeds in September 1996
English National Ballet ballerina Caroline Duprost demonstrates her skills for shoppers at the Victoria Quarter. Shoppers had the rare chance to meet the ballerina as part of the dance company's efforts to break down the traditional barriers and reach a much wider audience. Photo: Mel Hulme