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
13. Garforth in 2000
November 2000 and Garforth Community College teacher Nick Hayman ended up loaded down with baggage when he volunteered to be a slave for a day for these Year 11 students in aid of Children in Need. Photo: Keith Lawson
14. Garforth in 2000
This is Garforth Community College pupil Samantha Garlick who was awarded the British Kidney Patient Association Award for Courage and Endurance in March 2000. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
15. Garforth in 2000
Garforth Community College pupils took part in a food and farming challenge at the Great Yorkshire Show, by producing organic honey. Pictured are students George Jones, left, and Gavin Slattery checking the honey. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
16. Garforth in 2000
Jan Ramsay safely oversees the crossing of Garforth Community College pupils Thomas Spurr, Faye Hartley and James Allinson in June 2000. The pupils are pictured with Mark Schofield, route manager for Leeds City Council's highways department. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
17. Garforth in 2000
Garforth Community College conservationists George Jones (left) and Chris Barley pictured in October 2000. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson
18. Garforth in 2000
Dr David Stephens, head of Garforth Community College, announced his retirement in June 2000. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby