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Rachel took the opportunity to watch “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the cloisters of Kirkstall Abbey last night.

Rachel said "The surroundings were the perfect complement to a brilliant rendition of the timeless comedy. It is fantastic that the British Shakespeare Company can stage annual events in the grounds of a Cistercian Abbey on our doorstep." Tickets are still apparently available for the last couple of shows if you want to experience one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, go to http://www.britishshakespearecompany.com/ for more information.

While National Lottery funding has helped preserve and restore the heritage on our doorstep, building has been going on throughout the community. The new schools, health centres and Sure Start centres built by Labour since 1997 may not be echoing to the sounds of Shakespearean sonnets in 900 years, but are concrete benefits of twelve years of a Labour Government, and are exactly the kind of progress under threat from proposed Tory spending cuts.

Labour’s “Change we see” campaign wants your photos, to show the development we have seen in the last twelve years. In Leeds West, as across the country, you cannot travel very far without seeing a brand new community building. From Hollybush Primary and Children’s Centre to Wortley Beck Medical Centre, they are making a positive difference to everyone in Leeds West.

You can upload your photos of progress at www.labour.org.uk/change-we-see, email them to change-we-see@labour.org.uk, or share them on Flickr, Facebook or Twitter.