Recognise any familiar faces from Powys life in 2001?

Today we head back in time as far as 2001 to share a selection of pictures showing Powys life.

As ever we encourage all our readers to share their own pictures from the past by emailing gavin.grosvenor@newsquest.co.uk and to join our Facebook page 'Powys In The Past.'

Sewing Centre, Welshpool won the Christmas Window Competition for 2001. Steve Evans (Communications Officer for Welshpool Partnership Centre) presented the shield to Rozanne Corfield (left) and Anne Smith. (Image: Archive.)

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Harry Tuffins Fun Day at Churchstoke in 2001. (Image: Archive.) Tudor Jones as Bob the Builder at Machynlleth Carnival in 2001.  (Image: Archive.) Newtown Carnival Queen for 2022 with 2001 queen Nadia Rowlands. (Image: Archive.)

St Mary's Church Welshpool Festival of Flowers pic l-r Canon Bill Rowell, Beryl Harding (Chairman), Christine Walton (Vice Chairman), Louise Turner (Secretary) and Dorothy Williams (Treasurer) (Image: Archive.) Newtown United Reformed Church held a Christmas Fair, Coffee Morning and Ploughmans Lunch in November 2001. Pictured is Evie Williams (7) from Newtown. (Image: Archive.) Machynlleth Carnival Queen Margaret Evans with attendants Llion Davies, Natasha Fullard, Nikki Hughes and Stephanie Fullard. (Image: Archive.) The Powis Arms, Welshpool hosted a People's Auction Night in 2001. Pictured are Laura Greatorex and Carl Hares with some of the prizes. (Image: Archive.)