Vernon Coaker MP

Working Hard For You In Gedling

Welcome

Welcome to the official website of Vernon Coaker, the Member of Parliament for Gedling in Nottinghamshire since 1997.  The constituency includes Arnold, Burton Joyce, Carlton, Colwick, Daybrook, Gedling, Mapperley, Netherfield, Stoke Bardolph and Woodthorpe. Vernon is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Local News

• Ernehale Junior's Campaign

  

  Vernon visited Deputy Head and Class 5 teacher Mrs Scott at Ernehale Junior School where the children have been campaigning for the area...

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• Netherfield Children's Centre

  

  Vernon joined the Little Explorers group as they made pizza at Netherfield Children's Centre where he saw what a fantastic job...

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• Stolen Futures Campaign

  

  Vernon got aboard the NDCS bus for the Stolen Futures Campaign which is trying to protect services for deaf children. NDCS is a...

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• Bee Action Plan

  

  Vernon signed the Bee Plan of Action which is trying to put a halt to the decline in the bee population....

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• First World War: Then and Now

  

  On Wednesday, Vernon attended the launch of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) new small grants programme First World War: then and...

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• Pentecostal Church in Carlton

  

  Pictured above with Shirley. Vernon had fun helping to raise money for children with autism at the Carlton Pentecostal Church this morning with...

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Vernon in the News

• Community Garden Project

  Click on the link below to read the Nottingham Post Article about a community project on Somersby Road led by local business owner Jess Carter who owns Dolly's Vintage Tea...

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• Sixth formers Quick To Celebrate the Opening of Their New Study Centre

  Click on the link below read about the new sixth for study centre at Carlton Academy which Vernon had the honour of opening. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Sixth-formers-quick-celebrate-opening-new-centre/story-18778899-detail/story.html#axzz2RrraD8hS...

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• All Mod Cons as former Council Homes Get £42million Makeover

  Click on the link below to read the Nottingham Post article about the completion of a £42 million investment in 3,350 homes across the borough of Gedling.http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/mod-cons-council-homes-pound-42m-makeover/story-18607712-detail/story.html#axzz2PZoUqI2x...

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Northern Ireland News

• Belfast-Dublin-London Youth Initiative

  

  Vernon thought is was brilliant to show a great group of young people around Parliament - a joint project involving schools in Belfast, Dublin & London....

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• NUS-USI Presidents

  

  Vernon met with outgoing and incoming @NUS_USI Presidents @adi_peltz & @becajhall & @FergalMcFerran in Westminster. 9/5/2013...

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• Co-operation Ireland Reception

  

  Great to see former Taoiseach & EU Ambassador to USA John Bruton at the @cooperationirl reception in Westminster. 8/5/2013...

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 Vernon at the Northern Ireland Pensioners' Parliament