DATA LINK - HAS YOUR FRIDGE GOT THE MESSAGE ?

WHAT IS DATA LINK ? It is a form on which a householder can list Next of Kin, Doctor, Allergies, medical condition etc. The form is placed in an ex-film capsule and put in the fridge door only. Three self adhesive green crosses are affixed the inside of the main door of the property, the fridge door and the capsule. In the event of the emergency services having to break in they can immediately access vital information about a victim.

First introduced in to the East Midlands, via a trial in Lady Bay, West Bridgford in 2001, the scheme quickly spread throughout the county and over two years some 98000 kits were given away.

Now West Bridgford Neighbourhood Watch is reviving Data Link.
15000 kits are being packed by the probation service for distribution across West Bridgford.. The first 5000 kits are ready for distribution. We advise motorists to place an extra Data Link form in the glove compartment with a copied green cross. Inspector Norman England, Local Area Commander for Rushcliffe North, took the first 200 kits for the police to distribute to the elderly.

Data Link kits can be obtained free from the Pharmacy, B&H Newsagents and Blades all on Trent Boulevard. in Lady Bay., Morrisons Supermarket, Gamston, Rushcliffe Arena, Rushcliffe Civic Centre and some Neighbourhood Watch coordinators. also have them. Many more distribution points are being arranged.
 

Contact : Don Read

don-read@tiscali.co.uk