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
25. Moortown
Pupils at Allerton High School were rehearing for a production of Wizard of Oz. Pictured are Warren Grant (Tin Man), Richard Walker (Lion). Front: Anna Beevers (Scarecrow) and Amanda Lipman (Dorothy). | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
26. Churwell
Construction work was well underway on the White Rose Shopping Centre. | Keith Allison Photo: Keith Allison
27. Temple Newsam
Yesteryear and today were brought together at Temple Newsam Halton Primary when ex- soldiers met pupils to talk over the experiences during a WW2 Remembrance Day. Normandy veteran Ken Bell chats with, from left, Gemma Healeas, Stephanie Roberts, Sarah Curtis, Andrew Braham, Michael Steele (grandson of Ken) and Paul Wilson. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Share your memories of Leeds in March 1996 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Bruce Greer Photo: Bruce Greer
29. Hunslet
Leeds City Council wanted to close the Glassworks Field allotments off Moor Road claiming the soil was contaminated. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty