Cookridge, Tinshill and Ireland Wood are within walking distance of each other yet each boast their own unique identity and sense of community. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, celebrate different aspects of life around LS16 from schools and pubs, through to sport and shopping. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALAGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. Cookridge
The Cookridge Primary School choir rehearse for their Christmas concert. Pictured in December 1999. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

14. Cookridge
Aerobic exercising facilities at Esporta Leisure at Cookridge Hall Country Club. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

15. Cookridge
Church officials at Cookridge Methodist Church were left counting the cost after vandals repeatedly smashing windows in December 1998. Pictured are David Hails and Colin Hutchinson. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson

16. Tinshill
Pupils at Tinshill Primary School has been designing Easter eggs in March 1999. Pictured, from left, are Faye Richardson, Georgina Boardman, Kieran McEneaney, Kimberley Auty, Caroline Witts, Lloyd Cunningham, Grace Flynn, Joshua Richardson, Donna Wilkinson, Luke McEneaney and Daniel Todd. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson

17. Cookridge
January 1999 and parents and pupils celebrate after hearing the news that closure-threatened Cookridge Primary School has been saved. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

18. Cookridge
Cookridge Primary School's U-11 table tennis team in January 1999. Pictured are Siobhan Coulton, Sarah Dryden, Kirsty Garland and Ruth Dryden | Peter Langford Photo: Peter Langford


