These photo memories celebrate life in Rothwell throughout 2002 - a year which featured a community coming out to play thanks to a series of fundraisers, festivals and celebrations. It was also a 12 months which included plans for a revamp of the town centre with a new Morrisons supermarket at its heart. Enjoy these images, plucked from the YEP archive, which charts the ups and downs as well as focusing on the stories which were making the local headlines. LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Rothwell in 2002
Striker Alan Smith returned to his former school Hague Road Infants School to open the Daisy Chain Nursery next door. He is pictured with six-month-old nursery user Emily Bulmer. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
8. Rothwell in 2002
Simon Martin is pictured picking rhubarb in the forcing sheds at Oldroyd & Sons at Carlton near Rothwell in February 2002. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
9. Rothwell in 2002
Do you remember Michelle Foster who was the landlady of the Coach and Horses? Pictured in January 2002. Photo: James Hardisty
10. Rothwell in 2002
Well done mum! April 2002 and Rothwell's own Jane Tomlinson is pictured with son after she completed the London Marathon.
11. Rothwell in 2002
Christine Delaney and her 18-year-old daughter Kylie had both enrolled on a office skills course at Joseph Priestley College in Rothwell. They are pictured in May 2002.
12. Rothwell in 2002
Rothwell Juniors U-14s were celebrating a new kit and sponsor. The team are pictured with Npower's Richard Booth.