Held every June the Lord Mayor’s Parade celebrated city life in a riot of colour and noise. It set off from Woodhouse Moor, travelling over a mile into the city centre and featured marching bands and hundreds of majorettes, alongside dozens of floats. It eventually finished up at Leeds Civic Hall where it was greeted by the Lord Mayor before heading back to Woodhouse Moor. These photos plucked from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, focus on the Parade's during the 1980s. Were you involved? READ MORE: Incredible pictures show life in Leeds during the 1980s | Go inside the Co-op's flagship Leeds Albion Street store during the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
8. June 1982
Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Doreen Jenner salutes the 1st Sherburn in Elmet Brownies as they pass the Civic Hall. | jpimedia
9. June 1982
These friendly lions on the Midland Bank Noah's Ark float. Pictured are Dawn Wheelhouse and Pamela Mason, who both worked at the bank's Park Row branch. | jpimedia
10. June 1983
Two butterflies worth netting. Jackie Simpson, 24, Gillian Skinner, 22, of British Home Stores. | jpimedia
11. June 1984
Showtime... staff from the Leeds Dragonara Hotel have fun on their eye-catching float. | jpimedia
12. June 1985
It's for you... hoo! The girls from British Telecom don various costumes from the firm's TV ads for their float. | jpimedia