Pupils and staff from closure-threatened Benjamin Gott High School demonstrated outside Leeds Civic Hall while an action group campaigning to save playing fields in north Leeds took their fight to Leeds Town Hall. Elsewhere the White Rose Shopping Centre was beginning to take shape and a religious leader took to the streets of Leeds to highlight the plight of the homeless. A restaurateur tasted success after winning the won the International Indian Chef of the Year contest, while success of a sporting kind at grassroots level in the city was also high on the news agenda. This was Leeds in February 1996 - is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 12 high street shops Leeds loved and lost in the 1990s and 2000s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in February 1996
Three teams from the Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club won gold medals in the Rhythmic Gymnastics British Group Championships held at Hinckley in Leicestershire. Photo: Roy Fox
2. Leeds in February 1996
Mickey Mouse flew in to Leeds from Florida's Walt Disney World. He is pictured dancing through City Square with children from St Joseph's R.C. Primary School in Hunslet. Photo: Justin Lloyd
3. Leeds in February 1996
The Sports Acrobats of 'City of Leeds Gymnasts' were celebrating after winning eight gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Yorkshire championships held in Dewsbury.
4. Leeds in February 1996
Lower Wortley Primary seven-a-side football team won the Wortley Schools Challenge Cup. Pictured (back row) Lewis King, Scott Nettleton, David Orange and Ryan Brooksbank. Front: Ryan Hockings, Gary Beaumont, (captain) and Ben Hurley. Photo: Mel Hulme
5. Leeds in February 1996
Scouts and leaders representing the 80 strong cast of Central Yorkshire Scouts 1996 Gang Show came together at Elland Road. Photo: Justin Lloyd
6. Leeds in February 1996
Members of Weetwood Primary School rugby team celebrate after receiving a new kit. Pictured are Leeds RL player Nick Fozzard (left), PE teacher Kevin King (middle) and PE teacher Damian McGrath (right). Photo: James Hardisty