But there were also some tough times, too, as the community pulled together after a fire gutted Crawshaw High School.
Here, we've dug through the YEP's archives to bring you a collection of photographs from 2001.
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![Pudsey Beer Festival, held at the Pudsey Civic Centre, on March 15, 2001. Pictured left to right, Phil Oliver and Martin Firth.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNmM2Q1YzNlLTRhZDctNDljZS1hN2I2LTRlMjhiY2RkYzM1ZDowMGM4Y2MyOS0zZDkwLTQxMDQtOWYyYi0yZjlkYjJiODZiNTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Fun at the festival
Pudsey Beer Festival, held at the Pudsey Civic Centre, on March 15, 2001. Pictured left to right, Phil Oliver and Martin Firth.Photo: James Hardisty
![The pints were pouring at Pudsey Beer Festival, held at the Pudsey Civic Centre on March 15, 2001.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRmNjBlOWViLWU2ZTMtNDkxZS1hODBkLTM5MGNkMWUxMGNmMjpmYmZjYWRjNy1mZTNhLTQwMDMtODcwYi1hZGFjM2VmNGI3N2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Pudsey Beer Festival
The pints were pouring at Pudsey Beer Festival, held at the Pudsey Civic Centre on March 15, 2001.Photo: James Hardisty
![Actor Larry Hagman, who played John Ross 'J.R.' Ewing, from the TV show Dallas, visits Asda in Pudsey to launch his new book Hello Darlin, in 2001.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyYmQ2OTMxLTgwODEtNGE0OC04ZGJmLWFjYzUwMDgxN2QwMDoyNDg4NjhkYy1jZTIyLTQyMjgtODgyNS1jOGYzMjZkMTI1NDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Dallas appearance
Actor Larry Hagman, who played John Ross 'J.R.' Ewing, from the TV show Dallas, visits Asda in Pudsey to launch his new book Hello Darlin, in 2001.Photo: Emma Nichols