Dancers of the Helen Lamb Tap School were raising money for CARE International UK by dancing non-stop for two hours at Blackburn Hall in June 2000. Pictured are two girls watching the dancers on stage, while they take a break.Dancers of the Helen Lamb Tap School were raising money for CARE International UK by dancing non-stop for two hours at Blackburn Hall in June 2000. Pictured are two girls watching the dancers on stage, while they take a break.
Dancers of the Helen Lamb Tap School were raising money for CARE International UK by dancing non-stop for two hours at Blackburn Hall in June 2000. Pictured are two girls watching the dancers on stage, while they take a break.

42 rapturous photos take you back to Rothwell in the early 2000s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 17th Mar 2024, 04:45 BST

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These rapturous photos celebrate life in Rothwell during the early 2000s.

They showcase the best of what the town had to offer in the first three years of the new millennium. The gallery is jam packed with familiar faces and focuses on all aspects of life in the town from annual community events such as Rothwell Carnival through to pubs, shops, fundraising and local sport. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 37 photos take you back to Rothwell in the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP NEWSLETTERS: Sign up for free news and sport emails

Anthony Lecaude from Dumouchel bakery in Garforth sells French bread at the Farmers market in Rothwell in October 2003.

7. Rothwell in the early 2000s

Anthony Lecaude from Dumouchel bakery in Garforth sells French bread at the Farmers market in Rothwell in October 2003. Photo: YPN

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Labour's leader of Leeds City Council Brian Walker looks dejected after receiving the news that he has lost the Rothwell ward seat after nearly 30 years. He is pictured at Blackburn Hall, Rothwellin May 2003 during the local election.

8. Rothwell in the early 2000s

Labour's leader of Leeds City Council Brian Walker looks dejected after receiving the news that he has lost the Rothwell ward seat after nearly 30 years. He is pictured at Blackburn Hall, Rothwellin May 2003 during the local election. Photo: YPN

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The third pair of Jawbones on Wood Lane pictured in March 2002. They were purchased by the district council after the last pair became damaged in 1967. Bought from the Norwegians for £50 the bones originally belonged to a 75 foot long female Fin Whale. Despite problems with customs and duties the whale bones were eventually put up on Wood Lane becoming the jaw bone junction marker for Wood Lane and the Leeds and Wakefield Road. The first pair of jaw bones were brought back from America in the first half of the 19th century by one of the Fenton family, colliery owners and landowners of Rothwell.

9. Rothwell in the early 2000s

The third pair of Jawbones on Wood Lane pictured in March 2002. They were purchased by the district council after the last pair became damaged in 1967. Bought from the Norwegians for £50 the bones originally belonged to a 75 foot long female Fin Whale. Despite problems with customs and duties the whale bones were eventually put up on Wood Lane becoming the jaw bone junction marker for Wood Lane and the Leeds and Wakefield Road. The first pair of jaw bones were brought back from America in the first half of the 19th century by one of the Fenton family, colliery owners and landowners of Rothwell. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net

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Area officer for Rothwell parks and countryside Ray Platt shows where thieves stole pigeons at the aviary in Springhead Park. Pictured in April 2003.

10. Rothwell in the early 2000s

Area officer for Rothwell parks and countryside Ray Platt shows where thieves stole pigeons at the aviary in Springhead Park. Pictured in April 2003. Photo: YPN

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Members of Purr Fection from the Paula Clark School of Dance at Rothwell Gala in July 2001.

11. Rothwell in the early 2000s

Members of Purr Fection from the Paula Clark School of Dance at Rothwell Gala in July 2001. Photo: YPN

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Constuction was underway on Wood Lane in April 2003 for new road toll charging research by Leeds City Council.

12. Rothwell in the early 2000s

Constuction was underway on Wood Lane in April 2003 for new road toll charging research by Leeds City Council. Photo: YPN

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