Yet the reality has a far less sinister explanation. The blood-splattered door of Garforth Comnmunity Association on Garforth Main Street was the aftermath of an unfortunate incident which saw gallons of blood spilt from a tanker. This was Garforth in 2000, a year which featured fond farewells at schools around the town as well as a community with plenty to celebrate. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of the town at the dawn of a new millennium. READ MORE: 25 gracious photos take you back to Garforth in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

1. Garforth in 2000
Enjoy these photo memories from around Garforth in 2000. PIC: Mark Bickerdike | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

2. Garforth in 2000
Did you enjoy a drink here back in the day? The Old George pub pictured in November 2000. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom

3. Garforth in 2000
A clean -up operation was underway on Garforth Main Street in August 2000 after gallons of blood were spilt from a tanker. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike

4. Garforth in 2000
Some of the Garforth Community College's brass band players. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson

5. Garforth in 2000
Garforth Town supporter Ian Prentis was celebrating being named Non League fan of the year in September 2000. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

6. Garforth in 2000
James Stockton batting for Garforth Parish Church against Sheffield Works in July 2000. | Emma Nichols Photo: Emma Nichols