It was a month fun, friendship and fundraising were all making the headlines.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 9th Feb 2022, 04:45 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2022, 09:10 BST
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Fundraising for Comic Relief had started in Leeds city centre while the all the fun of the Great Leeds Valentine's Fair was proving popular with thrill seekers. This was Leeds in February 1997, a month which also saw university students take to the streets in protest against planned cuts while pupils at a Leeds primary were celebrating after news council chiefs were considering improving security measures at the school. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 28 days in the life of your city and its residents. READ MORE:21 famous faces who went to school in LeedsLOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA?Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Leeds in February 1997
The threatened closure of the faculty of health and social care prompted Leeds Metropolitan University students to demonstrate outside Leeds City Art Gallery. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
Pupils at Bentley Primary celebrate after been told that Leeds City council would look into providing money for a security fence around the school. They are pictured with head teacher Margaret Cawsey.
The Co-op was celebrating 150 years in business. Pictured is Joanne Nicholson, (left) and Angela Latham during a flour fight at the Super C supermarket in Armley, where they are selling flour for 1p as part of of the festivities.. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
Pupils from Greenwood Primary worked alongside Northern Ballet Theatre education team on a workshop based on Romeo and Juliet, at the Grand Theatre. Pictured, from leftis Christopher Baxter and Leon Eldahma watching over dancers Shannon Lilly-Simpson and Omar Govdon. Photo: James Hardisty
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