Lineham Farm on Swan Lane at Eccup has now served the young people of Leeds for more than 40 years. It first opened in May 1993 following a full building and renovation project led by the then Lord Mayor of Leeds, Coun Denise Atkinson MBE. Young people visited for a week with their school with income to support the work generated from hiring the centre for events and family weekends. Thousands of youngsters have benefited over the years and that work continues in 2026 with Leeds Children’s Charity spearheading a vision for the future. This gallery of photos, plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive, showcases the smiles, fun and camaraderie as well as the fundraising efforts, cute animals and visits by some familiar faces from the world of sport and television. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: Thought-provoking photos take you back to Leeds in the 1990s 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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Appeals manager Lisa Barnes pictured in December 2001 with pupils Maryam Rashid, centre, and Anisa Munir from Brudenell Primary School whose designs were to feature in Lineham's promotional leaflets. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
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Graham Walker of The Grumbleweeds with his grandson Jamie and Lineham Farm trustee Martyn Duffield with one of the lambs pictured in March 2002. Graham won a tractor naming competition and named the tractor Jamie. An appeal in 2001 raised £3,000 for the tractor which was to be used to take food and hay to the sheep and muck out the animals. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding
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Making feathered friends. Natalie Beadnell, a pupil at Ebor Gardens Primary School shows off Lineham's first chick of the year in May 2002. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
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Lineham Farm centre worker Rob Weston limbers up with his dog Foxy for the dogathon at Harewood House in September 2002. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson
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Park Spring Primary School pupil Brendan Jagger chats to HSBC Horsforth branch staff Ruth Lyons and Kelly Munroe during his stay at Lineham in September 2002 after the bank donated £1,000 to the charity from a fund raising barn dance. | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson