Cookridge Primary was facing an uncertain future in 1998 after council chiefs unveiled plans to merge it with Tinshill Primary on one site. The proposal caused uproar and a fierce backlash from pupils, parents and staff all determined to fight to save it. Their campaign featured a demonstration outside Leeds Civic Hall, a petition delivered to education chiefs and a protest which involved forming a human chain around the school. This mini gallery of memories charts the fight to save it. READ MORE: 59 amazing pictures of Leeds primary schools in the 1990s featuring Teddy Bear Club and Comic Relief LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Cookridge Primary School
Were you part of the fight to save Cookridge Primary School in the late 1990s? | YPN Photo: YPN
2. Cookridge Primary School
Protesters pictured outside Leeds Civic Hall before a Leeds City Council meeting in February 1998. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
3. Cookridge Primary School
Young Matthew Barnes joins members of the Cookridge Primary School protest outside the Civic Hall. | YPN Photo: YPN
4. Cookridge Primary School
News of the planned closure led to a demonstration by parents and pupils in October 1998. | YPN Photo: YPN
5. Cookridge Primary School
Parents and pupils hiold aloft homemade banners to showcase the strength of feeling over the closure plans. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. Cookridge Primary School
A human chain was formed around the school in a demonstration against its planned closure. Pictured are pupils Gemma Layton, Amelia Hussain, Francesca Shaw and Rosemary Hallatt. | YPN Photo: YPN