The Tour de Garforth featured riders from each school cycling around 18 miles using nearby cycling routes. This was 2016 and is the first of 14 photos charting the news stories making the local news headlines during the 12 months. Memories from Garforth, Kippax, Seacroft, Temple Newsam, Crossgates, Swillington and Allerton Bywater are all featured in this wonderful rewind using photos from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 36 of the best photos to take you back to east Leeds in 1996 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Garforth
Tour de Garforth, organised by the head teacher of Ninelands Primary, was staged in July 2016. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
2. Swillington
June 2016 and YEP editor Nicola Megson presents the winner of the Curry House of the Year award to Imran Choudhury and the team at the Grand Indian Lounge on Wakefield Road. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
3. Kippax
Final touches being made to Kippax's entry in Britain in Bloom in August 2016. The village was chosen to represent Yorkshire after winning the regional contest. Pictured, from left, are Pat Samy, Ann Bratley, Sue Whitfield, Diane Ion, Joan Walker and Virginia Irwin. | John Clifton Photo: John Clifton
4. Temple Newsam
March 2016 and Temple Newsam House was in the process of opening a new exhibition where you can take a seat for a journey through 300 years of the estate landscapes. To mark the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the house was launching the Visioning the Landscape. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
5. Temple Newsam
October 2016 and a gruesome tour around Temple Newsam House including servants tunnel and the ghostly cellars were on offer to the public. Pictured is visitor assistant Robert Lee who was tasked with guiding members of the public around this special Halloween spooky activity. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
6. Temple Newsam
December 2016 and Temple Newsam was preparing for their spectacular weekend celebration of 500 years of Christmas by decorating their 18ft Christmas tree in readiness for the event. Pictured is assistant community curator Helen Pratt hard at work. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty