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Leeds Museums and Galleries learning and access officer Jed Atkinson examines the huge mammoth tusk at the Leeds Discovery Centre. The prehistoric appendage was discovered in the former open cast site near Temple Newsam in the late 1960s, more than 38,000 years after the extinct, ice age behemoth it once belonged to died. Today, the remarkable find is among countless objects spanning millions of years of history being cared for during an annual deep clean carried out by experts at the Leeds Discovery Centre.

Clare Brown, Leeds Museums and Galleries' curator of natural sciences, with an ancient mammoth tooth which is also stored alongside the mammoth tusk at the Leeds Discover Centre.

Leaflets created during the pilot Disconnect to Reconnect week, held earlier this year, in March 2024, by pupils at Manor Wood Primary School.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage.

Disconnect to Reconnect week. Pictured: Cllr Helen Hayden, seated, Leeds City Council’s executive member for children and families, and Leeds-based psychologist and psychotherapist Charlotte Armitage, founder of No Phones At Home Day, with a year six Manor Wood school pupil.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage. Pictured: Pupils at Manor Wood Primary School in Moortown, one of the schools which have signed up to take part in the week.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage. Pictured: Pupils at Manor Wood Primary School in Moortown, one of the schools which have signed up to take part in the week.

Disconnect to Reconnect week aims to inspire young people and families to think about their smart device usage. Pictured: Pupils at Manor Wood Primary School in Moortown, one of the schools which have signed up to take part in the week.

Artist's impression of how the new external entrance of Leeds Town Hall will look once work on the iconic building is complete. The images, created by architects Page\Park and NPS Leeds, mark the latest key phase of the ambitious, once-in-a-generation project, which has now seen Kier officially become the construction partner for the redevelopment of the 166-year-old Grade 1 listed building. The transformative plans will see the creation of a stylish new box office, accessible entrance and impressive lift as well as the new ground floor bar and toilet.

Artist's impression of how the new cafe and bar area inside Leeds Town Hall will look once work on he iconic building is complete. The images, created by architects Page\Park and NPS Leeds, mark the latest key phase of the ambitious, once-in-a-generation project, which has now seen Kier officially become the construction partner for the redevelopment of the 166-year-old Grade 1 listed building. The transformative plans will see the creation of a stylish new box office, accessible entrance and impressive lift as well as the new ground floor bar and toilet.