The main photo shows CAMRA member Gary Whiting serving at Leeds Cider, Beer and Perry Festival staged at Pudsey Civic Hall with half his beard shaved off in March 1996. He was raising money for a hospice near his Mirfield home at the time. It was a month which also saw the Royal Armouries Museum open and the first new hackney cab design in the UK for 10 years - allowing able bodied and wheelchair users to travel together - on the city’s roads after receiving its license from Leeds City Council. This gallery of memories using photos plucked from the YEP archive showcase a month to remember. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
19. Leeds RL
Dejected Leeds RL fans watch as the team were beaten 28-6 against Bradford Bulls in the semi final of the Challenge Cup at Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
20. Leeds city centre
Staff and customers at Readman's raised £15,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Fund at the LGI. Pictured is consultant surgeon Kieran Horgan with Readman's sales assistant Hazel Gill and chairman Alf Readman. | YPN Photo: YPN
21. Leeds United
Harry Kewell made his Leeds United debut against Middlesbrough at Elland Road. He fires in a shot watched by Boro captain Nigel Pearson. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
22. Leeds city centre
Showgirls Lucy Lloyd, left, and Naomi Carlisle show off two of the colourful costumes from C'est Magnifique, being staged at the City Varieties. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox
23. Killingbeck
Former police force cook Edi Burnett serves up lunch to old friends with canteen manager Alison Sargon during a visit to Killingbeck Police Station staff canteen some 25 years after she retired. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd
24. Gipton
Residents were out demonstrating for a pelican crossing to be installed on North Farm Road. | YPN Photo: YPN