This street sign - which should have read Gipsy Lane - became somewhat of an attraction for eagle-eyed Beeston householders in 2000 and left red-faced council chiefs somewhat embarrassed. It was also a year in which education, both in and out of the classroom, was a common theme for youngsters in LS11. Work began on a new millennium garden for pupils at Hillside Primary while a new independent school opened in the community based inside a house. Elsewhere a beacon of hope was lighting the way for the dawn of the new millennium. This was Beeston in the year 2000. Do you recognise anyone? READ MORE: 11 photo memories from around Beeston and Holbeck in 1998 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Beeston in 2000
April 2000 and Pauline Johnson is (front) pictured with protestors outside the disused Beeston Manor for the elderly. They were unhappy that the new owners planned to demolish the facility Photo: Emma Nichols
8. Beeston in 2000
Yorkshire Freestyle Martial Arts members Liam Selkirk (left) and Dominic Ibbetson were celebrating winning world titles. The boys are pictured outside St Peter's Church Hall in May 2000. Photo: Mel Hulme
9. Beeston in 2000
June 2000 and Sister St James was sad to be leaving the convent in Beeston after 16 years of living there. The house had been sold and was ill become a family home again. Photo: Emma Nichols
10. Beeston in 2000
Do you remember this misspelt road sign in Beeston? Photo: Steve Riding
11. Beestojn in 2000
July 2000 and YEP reporter Rod McPhee visited Cockburn High for a feature on school dinners. He is pictured with Kirsty Buttle. Photo: James Hardisty
12. Beeston in 2000
July 2000 and pupils from Hugh Gaitskell Primary rehearse their poem 'Going Lotto' ahead of a performance at West Yorkshire Playhouse.