The gallery captures the hustle and bustle of shopping in Leeds city centre in 1989 before moving out to the suburbs to showcase the news stories making the news headlines during the year. Photos from Roundhay, Chapeltown, Harehills, Rawdon and Tingley are all featured in this fabulous round of up best of photos from a year to remember. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 21 rarely-seen photos take you back to Leeds in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails
7. Seacroft
The opening of the new extension to Alston Lane Centre on Hawkshead Crescent with Coun George Mudie and local residents in October 1989. The extension was formed by the conversion of an adjacent semi-detached house. The houses were linked by a newly built community hall. The old part of the centre was also refurbished including the kitchen facilities. The extension housed a fully-equipped creche, a classroom and four offices. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Chapeltown
The Black Music Festival held annually in Potternewton Park. It was a free community event sponsored by Leeds City Council and is the biggest Black Music Festival in Europe. This was the fourth Leeds Reggae Concert and included musicians and performers from the Caribbean and the U.S.A. In this image Jamaican Dub poet, Ras Fikre, is performing to the crowds. As well as the more well known artists, the Festival was also a showcase for local talent. Pictured in August 1989. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Tingley
The dedication taking place of the Memorial to the crew of the Halifax Bomber which crashed close by on Bradford Road. It occurred on Thorpe Lane on November 14, 1944 and it was witnessed by the a then 14-year-old Walter Townend, a student at Morley Grammar School. The seven crewmen were all killed. Walter was determined to get a memorial erected for these men and this occurred in 1989 in the presence of some of the relatives of the dead airmen. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
10. Chapeltown
Some of the 250 people who attended the Sikh Centre in Chapeltown Road in July 1989 to take part in a community lunch and sample the vegetarian menu. It was an event organised by the Leeds 100k club, a black organisation dedicated to raising £100,000 for the 'Give For Life Appeal.' The community lunch raised £500 towards the appeal with the help of the Sikh Centre Women's Group. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
11. Chapeltown
Staff behind the counter of Dr. B's Caribbean restaurant in December 1989. It was set up by Doctor Barnado's, the young people's charity. The restaurant was run with funding from Task Force, the Home Office and Leeds City Council. The 36 seater venue provided young people with City and Guilds, Caterbase Hotel and Catering Training Board qualifications over two years, and they were paid YTS training allowances. The restaurant proved very popular for its traditional dishes of Caribbean chicken, steamed fish with cornmeal, stuffed cheese aubergine, served with gunga peas and rice, leaks, plantain and roast potatoes. The successful scheme continues today with around 70 per cent of the young people trained finding work in the catering industry. The large, red brick restaurant opens for lunch from Tuesday to Friday. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
12. Seacroft
MP for East Leeds, Denis Healey is pictured at the Spring and Summer Fayre at the Denis Healey Centre in Foundry Mill Street in September 1989. He is reaching for his wallet as he is about to make a purchase from the arts and craft stall. At the time he was on his way to his surgery but dropped in to support the Fayre. The fundraising event collected £70 with over a dozen stalls, games, a treasure hunt, raffles and refreshments. Denis Healey remarked at the time that the Fayre was a fine example of community spirit. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net