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

19. Cookridge
Fire crews from Cookridge Fire Station visited Iveson Primary School to talk to pupils about the dangers of fire in February 1999. Firefighter Stephen Ebanks shows pupil Grace Oliver how to use a hose . | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley

20. Cookridge
Cookridge of Senior Division B of the Leeds Sunday Leaguenin December 1997. Pictured, back from left, are Paul Stevens, David Brady, Paul Scott, Jamie Ibbetson, John Meehan, Nick Draper and Jerry Rose. Front row, from left, are John Clay, Tony Lewis, Dave Hemingway, Francis Smith, Phil Beesting and Andy Clay. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

21. Cookridge
Cookridge's Ken Smith is pictured on the Leeds and Liverpool canal at Apperley Bridge which he was planning on walking for charity. Pictured in April 1997. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

22. Cookridge
PGA pro Jason Wood teaches children the way to pitch at an open day for the Pearson Junior Golf Academy held at Cookridge Hall Golf Club in April 1997. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby

23. Cookridge
Iveson Primary School's rugby league team won the Hirst Trophy after a successful season in July 1997. Pictured, back row from left, are teachers Alun Davies and Stephen Boothroyd. Middle row, from left, are Michael Lister, Charles Munday, Adam Flesher, Michael Brown, Anup Manota, Kelly Chadwick, Jeffrey Fairclough and Ryan Bennett. Front row, from left, are James Dabill,,Gregory Dabill, Michael George, Gareth Riffin (captain), Piotr Kupiszewski, Jamie Brierley and Ashleigh Beever. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

24. Cookridge
Concerns were raised that the derelict sandstone quarry on Clayton Woods in Cookridge was a danger to children. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker


