Held every June the Lord Mayor’s Parade celebrated city life in a riot of colour and noise. It set off from Woodhouse Moor, travelling over a mile into the city centre and featured marching bands and hundreds of majorettes, alongside dozens of floats. It eventually finished up at Leeds Civic Hall where it was greeted by the Lord Mayor before heading back to Woodhouse Moor. These photos plucked from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, focus on the Parade's during the 1980s. Were you involved? READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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The Woodhouse Christian Fellowship on its float in June 1981 promoting the Big Tent Event in Potternewton Park. | YPN Photo: YPN
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June 1982 and enjoying the parade are these girls on the British Telecom float. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Doreen Jenner salutes the 1st Sherburn in Elmet Brownies as they pass the Civic Hall in June 1982. | YPN Photo: YPN
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These friendly lions on the Midland Bank Noah's Ark float in June 1982. Pictured are Dawn Wheelhouse and Pamela Mason, who both worked at the bank's Park Row branch. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Two butterflies worth netting. Jackie Simpson, 24, Gillian Skinner, 22, of British Home Stores. Pictured in June 1983. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Showtime... staff from the Leeds Dragonara Hotel have fun on their eye-catching float uin June 1984. | YPN Photo: YPN