For many of us, 2002 will seem like it was just yesterday, but can you remember exactly what you were up to twenty years ago?
This gallery has football fans, sports teams and shows the changing face of the area’s retail as new shops opened and others were under construction.
Have a look through and see if you can spot any familiar faces.
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17. Charity bike ride
Mansfield MP Sir Alan Meale starts Charity Cycle ride in aid of Chelsea Barsby Photo: JPIMedia
18. Chad 50th Anniversary
2002 made 50 years of the Chad - did you go to the celebration in the town centre? Photo: JPIMedia
19. Mansfield Brewery
A sad year for the town as Mansfield Brewery was put up for sale Photo: JPIMedia
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