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Vernon Coaker MP

I have been the Member of Parliament for Gedling since 1997.

The Gedling constituency includes Arnold, Burton Joyce, Carlton, Colwick, Daybrook, Gedling, Mapperley, Netherfield, Stoke Bardolph and Woodthorpe.

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Cuts Watch

Privatisation of Nottinghamshire Care Homes
The Tory County Council are planning to privatise local care homes in Nottinghamshire. Leivers Court in Arnold and Braywood Gardens in Carlton are two of the care homes included in...
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Save the Building Schools for the Future Programme Petition
Vernon has signed a petition to save Nottingham's school rebuilding programme. Both Top Valley School and Trinity School have had their rebuilding programme axed. To support...
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Regional Development Agencies to be axed
emda (East Midlands Development Agency) and the other Regional Development Agencies across the UK are being abolished under Government spending cuts. This means job loses and less support to...
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Local Government Offices to be closed
The East Midlands Government office is to be closed this autum along with seven others across the country. The 150 civil servants who work at the East Midlands...
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News

Wednesday 25th August, Guardian Article highlights what Labour have been warning the Coalition about cutting too deeply and too quickly. Poor families bear brunt of coalition's austerity drive George Osborne's budget described as 'clearly regressive' by respected fiscal thinktank Britain's leading independent tax experts today flatly rejected the coalition government's claims to have shielded poor families from five years of austerity when they described George Osborne's emergency budget as "clearly regressive". In a direct challenge to Treasury claims that the package of spending cuts and tax increases announced in June was fair, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...

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Local News

Friends of Netherfiled Primary School sponsored abseil
On Saturday 24th July Vernon went to show support for Friends of Netherfield Primary School who did a sponsored abseil down the side of the Jurys Inn Hotel in Nottingham City Centre. Friends of Netherfield Primary School are raising money to buy the school a new mini-bus. ABOVE: Vernon with Friends of Netherfield Primary School who had just completed the abseil THE JURYS INN ABSEIL...
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Arnold St Marys Pre-School
On Friday 23rd July Vernon was invited to celebrate the new fencing which Arnold St Marys Pre-School secured funding for. The new fence ensures children can play in the outside area safely. ABOVE: Vernon cutting the cake with volunteers, parents and children from Arnold St Marys Pre-school....
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Carlton Digby School
On Friday 16th July Vernon was invited to Carlton Digby School to join students for 'High Tea' and an assembly. Students made their own sandwiches and cakes for High Tea as part of a project they were doing on royality and aristocracy. The class also wrote to the Queen and received a response from one of her ladies in waiting. ABOVE: Vernon with Students at Carlton Digby having High Tea At the school assembly students performed a song for their MP with musical instruments. Awards were also given to students for the work they had done...
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Netherfield Parish 125th Anniversary Celebrations
Vernon attended Netherfield Gala on Saturday 10th July at Netherfield Primary School. He also attended a Church service and Parade on Sunday 11th July to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Netherfield Parish....
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Meeting Arno Vale School Council
On Friday 2nd July Vernon visited Arno Vale School to meet with their School Council representatives. ABOVE: Vernon with Hayley Webster (teacher) and Arno Vale School Council Students were given the opportunity to quiz their MP on his job and experience of being an MP. Vernon had a guided tour of the School from four of the School Council who showed him their new library and vegetable patch. Vernon said: "I was extremely impressed with the questions the students asked me and the work the school have been doing."...
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Visits to Big Wood School and Stanhope Primary School
Big Wood School Vernon visited Big Wood School to see the new building which is now fully open. The new school is fantastic with state of the art facilities including a flood-lit multi-use games area and construction area. The school was built through the Building Schools for the Future programme introduced under the Labour Government. Unfortunately the coalition Government have decided to scrap this scheme which will be a major disappointed to many schools in the UK. Stanhope Primary School On Friday 18th June Vernon also visited Stanhope Primary School for their Enterprise Week. Students from Nottingham Trent...
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Vernon Coaker and the future of Colwick Vale Doctors Surgery
Vernon Coaker and the future of Colwick Vale Doctors Surgery. There has been uncertainty about the s...

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Vernon Coaker at Vale Road Newsagents
Vernon Coaker at Vale Road Newsagents reading the Sunday morning papers...

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Vernon Coaker looks at Labour's investment in our schools
Vernon Coaker is shown, by local school caretaker, how Labour's investment has made a huge differenc...

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Vernon Coaker and the NHS
Vernon Coaker investigates the NHS and the experience of local man Mr Ray Ellis who had a life savin...

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Vernon Coaker and Gedling re-cycling centre
Vernon Coaker leads a demonstration about the closure of the Gedling re-cycling centre by the Conser...

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Vernon Coaker speaks with small business woman about the effect of car park charges
Vernon Coaker speaks with small business woman Julie Sands who owns True Colours art shop on Mapperl...

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Vernon Coaker speaks with Cllr Naomi Yeomans of Colwick
Vernon Coaker speaks with Cllr Naomi Yeomans of Colwick Parish Council about the work of the council...

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Vernon Coaker speaks with the Chair of Netherfield Neighbourhood Watch
Vernon Coaker speaks with Mick Smith about improvements in Netherfield over the last few years....

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Vernon Coaker speaks with Oxfam volunteer Allan Leadbeater
Vernon Coaker speaks about local issues and global concerns....

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Vernon Coaker speaks to local carer about Conservative County Council cuts
Vernon Coaker speaks to local carer about Conservative County Council cuts...

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Vernon Coaker gets praise from Netherfield residents
Vernon Coaker has worked hard to support local people in Netherfield. Residents Pete and Maureen Ess...

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Vernon Coaker supports the petition against Conservative car park charges
Vernon Coaker goes to Arnold to support the petition against Conservative car park charges. Local pe...

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Vernon Coaker speaks with Arnold business man Phil Chambers about Conservative car park charges
Vernon Coaker speaks with Arnold business man Phil Chambers about Conservative car park charges on t...

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Vernon Coaker in Arnold to hear about Conservative Council car park charges
Vernon Coaker speaks with Neil Bavin about the impact of Conservative Gedling Borough Councils car p...

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The Netherfield singers
The Netherfield singers at the 25th anniversary of Brittannia Court....

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Vernon Coaker cuts the cake at Brittannia Court
Vernon Coaker celebrates the 25th anniversary of the opening of Brittannia Court Netherfield...

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Contact Me

You can write to me at my constituency office 2A Parkyn Road Daybrook Nottingham NG5 6BG or House of...

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