MP appeals to Government Minister to fund new Withernsea High School

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MINISTER Nick Gibb is touring Withernsea High School today after accepting an invitation from Graham Stuart MP.

Graham Stuart has arranged the visit to highlight the case for funding a new school in the resort. Withernsea High School was one of many schools that missed out when the previous government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme was abolished. In anticipation of the visit, the MP said recently:

“Withernsea High School has been passed over too many times and, I know, that if funding for a new school can be secured it will be a huge boost not just for the school, but for the town of Withernsea. I have already raised the issue of funding for Withernsea High School with the Secretary of State in the House of Commons and will continue to work as hard as I can to make sure the school and the community get the regeneration and support they need."

The Minister is expected to talk to staff, pupils and education chiefs at the school.

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Community workers to meet Minister for Employment

COMMUNITY WORKERS from the SHoRes Centre in Withernsea are to meet with Employment Minister Chris Grayling (pictured) to address their fears that that services run by local voluntary and community sector groups will be hit by Government cuts.

Graham Stuart, the Beverley and Holderness MP, has arranged the meeting after visiting the Withernsea based community Resource Centre last month.

“The teams at the SHoRes Centre are doing a great job helping as many people as possible get back into work and with their care needs. They are worried much of that work could be undermined as Government is forced to make the changes to public spending to get the country back on track after 13 years of Labour mismanagement. They fear they will be overlooked and possibly squeezed out by larger organisations which simply do not have the local knowledge which has been built up by dedicated staff at the SHoRes Centre.” - Graham Stuart MP

Three members of staff from the SHoRes Centre will travel to London with the MP to meet Chris Grayling. They will also be meeting other senior civil servants about new Government arrangements being put in place to improve services and get better value for money.

Graham Stuart has described the SHoRes Centre as a 'Withernsea success story' that provides a base for thriving social enterprises providing care services and back to work help in Holderness and Beverley.

Chris Grayling is the second senior Minister to agree to meet with people from Withernsea. In November the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, will visit Withernsea High School as part of the local MP's campaign to improve understanding of the needs of rural and coastal communities in East Yorkshire.

See also: PM offers comfort to VCS groups.

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