Residents at the Canterbury estate, Bradford, will have ringside seats for Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget next Tuesday.

A 15-strong party from the estate is visiting the Houses of Parliament as guests of Lord and Lady Brentford.

They will have lunch and be shown around the House of Commons by Bradford West MP Marsha Singh and the House of Lords by Lord Brentford, before moving on to St Paul's Cathedral for a tour and tea with the Dean, the Very Reverend Dr John Moses.

And the whole day will be captured for posterity on film by young members of the Canterbury-based Youth Camera Action! project which is making a documentary film about the visit.

The day out was organised after Lord and Lady Brentford (known to the Canterbury residents as Crispin and Gill) visited the estate before Christmas.

Their visit was arranged through Sue Pearson, a Methodist deacon and community worker who knew Lady Brentford through church circles.

Lord Brentford was introduced to the game of bingo by locals at the Canterbury Community Centre in Dawnay Road and the couple enjoyed meeting local people - inviting them to visit Westminster in return.

Mrs Pearson, who will be behind the wheel of the minibus for Tuesday's trip said: "We are going to Westminster as someone's guests, that makes it more special. It's the first time some of the residents have been out of Bradford.

"They are keen to show there's much more to the Canterbury estate than poverty and vandalism. It is my 38th birthday on Tuesday, so it will be nice to have tea with the Dean of St Paul's."

Mike Kerrigan, of the Youth Camera Action! project, said the visit was an ideal opportunity for young film-makers to work together on a new documentary.

Bosses from the Bradford firm Driver Hire are supporting the scheme by donating a minibus and a people-carrier to help transport the film equipment and the youngsters to London and back.

"Our project is gaining momentum and we are hoping to get funding from Europe," said Mr Kerrigan. "I am also keen to get businesses and industry involved to help fund smaller schemes."

The project is already providing opportunities for youngsters to learn new technical skills and if major funding bids are successful, many more young people could be helped, he added.

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