These 24 nostalgic photos will take you back to the 70s and 80s

These photos will bring back memories 📸

A selection of photographs from our archives offers a glimpse of events across the Wakefield district in 1979, 1981 and 1985.

The pictures capture people cheering on sports teams to welcoming royalty.

Take a look through the collection and see whether any of the scenes bring back memories.

7. Crowd control

The crowd waiting to meet Trinity as returned to the city with the Rugby League Challenge Cup. Photo: s

Activities on Pugneys lake in 1985. Photo: s

Raft race at Wintersett. Photo: s

West Yorkshire Police opened a 'Ripper Exhibition' in Wakefield in 1979. Photo: s

The Yorkshire Ripper exhibition hoped to flush him out. Photo: s

More fun on the rafts at Wintersett in July 1985. Photo: s