While the world was buzzing about the launch of the very first iPhone, life in Mansfield and Ashfield flowed at its own distinct rhythm, still deeply connected to its industrial past and evolving community spirit.
Grab a cuppa, get comfortable, and prepare to reminisce about the way we were.
17. Music and Drama Festival
Mansfield St Peter's CofE Primary children's choir pictured at the Palace Theatre during the Music and Drama Festival. Photo: National World
18. Planting the Seeds
Foundation pupils at Robin Hood Primary School meet up with Sherwood Forest legend Robin Hood when he visited the Mansfield Woodhouse School with a sapling from the Major Oak. Photo: National World
19. Fighting a Cause
National GMB crusade bus visited Remploy in Botany Avenue, Mansfield, to protest against closure. Photo: National World
20. Hook-a-Duck
Mansfield Woodhouse's Mardi Gras back in 2007. Here is Jennifer Horner, aged seven at the time, hooking herself a duck on the Pet Bereavement stall run by Yvette Price-Mear. Photo: National World