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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It's for you... hoo! The girls from British Telecom don various costumes from the firm's TV ads for their float in June 1985. | YPN Photo: YPN
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These smiling children from Leopold Primary in Chapeltown are Lavinia Browne, nine, and Shannel Hamilton (right) seven. | YPN Photo: YPN
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The Leeds Gala float in June 1987. Lining the side, from left, Maxine Walker, 11, Samantha Parkin, 16, Scott Banks, 11, Mark Metcalf, 12, Tracey Walker, 13 and at the front Steven Cross, six. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Fundraising assistant Barbara Barrett with Kate Earl, six, on the Wheatfields float in June 1987. | YPN Photo: YPN
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The Michelin Man collecting for charity on The Headrow in June 1987. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Four Jet Provosts honour the Lord Mayor with a fly-past in June 1988. | YPN Photo: YPN