Filming at the Radisson Hotel, Seacroft, for a new movie. Star of the film Robert Peters in action, pictured on December 4, 2003.Filming at the Radisson Hotel, Seacroft, for a new movie. Star of the film Robert Peters in action, pictured on December 4, 2003.
Filming at the Radisson Hotel, Seacroft, for a new movie. Star of the film Robert Peters in action, pictured on December 4, 2003.

Seacroft in 2003: 10 photo memories taking you back to east Leeds

By Joseph Keith
Published 13th Nov 2022, 04:45 BST

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It was a year filled with ups and downs for the community in this east Leeds suburb.

Seacroft in 2003 saw camera crews roll up to shoot a new movie, while Leeds Festival-goers caused traffic chaos on the roads in summer.These photo gems, picked out of the YEP's own archives, showcase 12 months in Seacroft in 2003.

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Leeds Festival commuters are stopped by police for checks at Seacroft, Leeds, August 21, 2003.

7. Seacroft in 2003

Leeds Festival commuters are stopped by police for checks at Seacroft, Leeds, August 21, 2003. Photo: Dan Oxtoby

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Leeds Festival traffic causes severe congestion on the A64 outer ring road at Seacroft, Leeds, on August 21, 2003.

8. Seacroft in 2003

Leeds Festival traffic causes severe congestion on the A64 outer ring road at Seacroft, Leeds, on August 21, 2003. Photo: Dan Oxtoby

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Sima Amin, left, one of the team leaders and Caroline Simpson painting one of the rooms at St Richards Church, Seacroft, Leeds, as part of Business in the Community Action Day. Pictured on May 15, 2003.

9. Seacroft in 2003

Sima Amin, left, one of the team leaders and Caroline Simpson painting one of the rooms at St Richards Church, Seacroft, Leeds, as part of Business in the Community Action Day. Pictured on May 15, 2003. Photo: MEL HULME

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Firefighters pictured dealing with a blaze at a disused warehouse on the Ring Road at Seacroft, in 2003.

10. Seacroft in 2003

Firefighters pictured dealing with a blaze at a disused warehouse on the Ring Road at Seacroft, in 2003. Photo: Tony Johnson

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