Youngsters held the demonstration to save Quarry Park in Yeadon after Leeds City Council have removed all but one piece of the play equipment. The year was 1997 and Yeadon was a town with plenty to celebrate. A local firm treated its staff to a party to remember while a Yeadon family was celebrating a football pools windfall. Elsewhere the Carnival proved a hit while Benton Park had appointed a new headteacher. These photos celebrate 12 months in the life of the town. Do you recognise anyone? READ MORE: 27 photo memories of Otley in 1996 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Yeadon in 1997
Were you eating here in October 1997? The Gulshan tandoori restaurant in Yeadon. Photo: Sam Atkins
20. Yeadon in 1997
February 1997 and lollipop lady Carol Archibald patrols the pelican crossing outside Westfield Primary School on New Road. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
21. Yeadon in 1997
Were you enjoying fish and chips from Murgatroyds restaurant in January 1997? Photo: Justin Lloyd
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