Leeds in April 1999: Why life was a drag for fundraisers
Life was a drag for these fundraisers in the spring of 1999.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 21st Apr 2022, 04:45 BST
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British Midland Airline staff took part in a sponsored aircraft pull at Leeds and Bradford Airport to raise funds for the NSPCC. This was April 1999, a month the hills were alive with the sound of music while Leeds Rhinos fans were looking forward to the Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 30 days in the life of your city at the end of the 1990s. READ MORE:17 photos to take you back to Leeds in 1997LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA?Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in April 1999
The Potato Room Players were preparing to stage musical The Sound of Music at the City Varieties. Pictured rehearsing on Otley Chevin are Janet Howard, who plays Maria, and the Von Trapp children. Photo: Mel Hulme
Leeds RL's 1978 Challenge Cup winners came together at the Hilton Hotel for a reunion. Pictured, from left, is Sammy Sanderson, Steve Pitchford, Graham Eccles, Phil Cookson, Paul Fletcher, Les Dyl, Neil Hague, John Atkinson and Roy Dickinson.
Tess the Staffordshire Bull Terrier puts its paw in concrete to mark the opening of the PDSA Veterinary Centre on York Road. Pictured giving a helping hand is veterinary officer Karen and owner James Butler watched by Lucy the Spaniel with Linda and Scabby the cat with veterinary nurse Julie . Photo: Bruce Rollinson
Dr David Bellamy visited Lineham Farm Children's Centre at Eccup, near Leeds to launch the farm's Wetland Project. Pictured are David Bellamy with appeals manager Annabel Arkless surveying the wetland area at the farm.
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