On the ball with pupils of Deramore School, Belfast, in September 1980 is Lord Mayor, Alderman John Carson, who had a game of headers with Graham McClure, 15, right, when the boys visited City Hall. The 23 pupils were leaving on September 11 for a two-week football tour in Duisberg, West Germany, where they were to play six matches against schools and football clubs. Picture: News Letter archives

placeholder image — On the ball with pupils of Deramore School, Belfast, in September 1980 is Lord Mayor, Alderman John Carson, who had a game of headers with Graham McClure, 15, right, when the boys visited City Hall. The 23 pupils were leaving on September 11 for a two-week football tour in Duisberg, West Germany, where they were to play six matches against schools and football clubs. Picture: News Letter archives

IN PICTURES: Through The Archives – looking back at the 1980s and early 2000s

By Darryl Armitage

Published 4th Dec 2020, 12:00 GMT

Over lockdown we have been busy looking through the News Letter’s photographic archive and have picked out the best photographs from bygone days.

Today’s selection comes from the 1980s and early 2000s.

See who you might see from days gone by.

Do you have an old photograph that you would like to share? Email: [email protected].

Desmond Hughes checks his engine at a 2002 steam show in Ballymena. Picture: Kevin McAuley/News Letter archives

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Desmond Hughes checks his engine at a 2002 steam show in Ballymena. Picture: Kevin McAuley/News Letter archives