Remember Christmas in Leeds in the 1980s

We have trawled the YEP archive to bring you these rare photos showcasing how Leeds celebrated Christmas in the 1980s.

Enjoy this trip down memory lane:

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Carol singing at Leeds City Station in aid of Leeds Council for Voluntary Services.placeholder image
Carol singing at Leeds City Station in aid of Leeds Council for Voluntary Services.
Father Christmas arrives aboard a 1920 Fowler showman's engine owned by Steve Hardy from Gowdall, near Goole.placeholder image
Father Christmas arrives aboard a 1920 Fowler showman's engine owned by Steve Hardy from Gowdall, near Goole.
Nick Bull of North Leeds CC bowls during a Boxing Day fixture on Roundhay Park.placeholder image
Nick Bull of North Leeds CC bowls during a Boxing Day fixture on Roundhay Park.
Three hundred people braved the cold to welcome Leeds City Station's latest distinguished visitor.
Yorkshire based Class Forty Preservation Society has raised enough money to secure spare parts and a future, for one diesel.
Tim Knight puts a Christmas cracker sign on the front of the engine before the start of the journey to Dundee.placeholder image
Three hundred people braved the cold to welcome Leeds City Station's latest distinguished visitor. Yorkshire based Class Forty Preservation Society has raised enough money to secure spare parts and a future, for one diesel. Tim Knight puts a Christmas cracker sign on the front of the engine before the start of the journey to Dundee.
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