Leeds Rhinos opened a new club shop at Rawcliffe’s allowing the fanbase to snap up everything from replica shirts to key rings. This was 2002, a year which featured celebrity visits, street markets, new builds and your YEP highlighting the city’s wealth gap. READ MORE: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![People pause for a moment of silent reflection at a Remembrance service at the War Memorial in November 20002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyOTJhYzY5LWFlYTAtNDY0Zi1hNDhiLTZmNDI0NTI5OGVmNjplNmJjZDNhMi00OTdhLTQ2ZTgtYTE2ZC05ZjZmNDc0YTFmOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Leeds city centre in 2002
People pause for a moment of silent reflection at a Remembrance service at the War Memorial in November 20002.Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Briggate was the setting for a traditional French street market in November 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkNzY0MDdlLTZiNjAtNDVkNS04OWZiLTY5OWIwMzIxYTc5MDo1OTM0ZWM4Ni1jYzc4LTRlYTMtYmRmMi04ZGFlM2JlMzY4OTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Leeds city centre in 2002
Briggate was the setting for a traditional French street market in November 2002.Photo: Emma Nichols
![Christmas shoppers leave the city centre loaded with bags in December 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIwMTA3NzFiLWIyZWUtNGJhZC04YzNjLWZlYWM4YzU3YWM2MDo5MTg1MjQ4Mi01ZmFlLTQ4MTMtYjg2Yy02NjcwMmQwN2JmNmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Leeds city centre in 2002
Christmas shoppers leave the city centre loaded with bags in December 2002.Photo: Simon Hulme
![The Leeds Lights switch on on The Headrow in November 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM5NzVlNDkzLTAwYzctNDJkZi05MDk0LTBhNTA3ODI5Y2JkZDo2MmY0ODJmNi02NmNjLTQ2N2MtYTI0OC1hOTAxODdiNjE3YmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Leeds city centre in 2002
The Leeds Lights switch on on The Headrow in November 2002.Photo: Dan Oxtoby
![Revellers enjoy themselves on the ride 'Disco Fever' at the New Year's fair in December 2002.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlNzFjNzRjLTA1OWEtNDk0OC05MDQzLWQ1MzFhNDA5MWE4MTo4YTJiZjZlMC0xYTIxLTQxNzUtODA4ZC00NDI4NDM0YTk1N2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Leeds city centre in 2002
Revellers enjoy themselves on the ride 'Disco Fever' at the New Year's fair in December 2002.Photo: Gary Longbottom
![Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 2002 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: andrew.hutchinson@jpress.co.uk or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRiOWFiMDc3LTc3MDYtNDBhYS1hMzhhLWE2MzNmNWExOGQ2ODoxOWUxMTZkNy0zYjA0LTRmMjEtOWM1NS04YjQyOTA1ZGMxMTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Share your memories of Leeds city centre in 2002 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPNPhoto: James Hardisty