We have again delved into the Watford Observer’s online archive and here are ten pictures for you to enjoy that were captured by our photographers from the earlier years of this century.
These pictures from the early to mid-2000s feature a visit from a Prime Minister and an England World Cup winner returning to his old school.
There were queues outside the ticket office at Vicarage Road for tickets for a big cup tie, fireman were posing for a charity calendar while this newspaper celebrated a landmark birthday by producing a special toy. Do you you still own one?
Read more: Ten pictures of kids growing up in and around Watford in the 1990s
These images were last published around five years ago and we hope you will enjoy looking through them for the first time or being reminded of them again.
BBC films 'Family Business' in Watford town centre
Bushey Boxing Club
Jenga record attempt at the Harlequin Centre
Battle of Britain parade at St Paul's Church, Hunton Bridge
Prime Minister Tony Blair gives speech at The Grove
Watford Observer 140th anniversary toy van
Watford fans queue for extra tickets for FA Cup tie against Chelsea
New badminton club opens at The Centre, South Oxhey
Peace Hospice charity calendar being shot with Watford firemen
Rugby star Josh Lewsey visits his old school, Watford Grammar for Boys
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