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“Message in a Wallet” is free and has been provided by North Notts Lions. It provides users with a printed form on which individuals can record any medication, illnesses or allergies they may have, together with a contact name, in case they are taken ill whilst away from home. It also includes information about any dependent who is left at home or even a much-loved pet that may need looking after. The form folds up into a small plastic cover, designed to be kept in a wallet or handbag.

It is ideal for the elderly, people with disabilities, walkers, lone walkers, carers, cyclists, motorists. The card is kept inside your wallet or handbag, and provides the emergency Services with a contact name and vital details of any illness or allergy you may have, if they are called to an emergency involving you. To obtain your “Message in a Wallet” kit, simply get in touch with us through our website contact form.

The ‘Plugster’ is a simple device, it is free and has been provided by North Notts Lions. Plugster makes the removal of electric plugs from the socket easier for those with arthritis or similar problems and aids the identification of appliances. The design of most moulded 13 amp electric plugs makes them very difficult to grip and unplug. For anyone with a grip problem it can be almost impossible to grip and pull a plug out of the electric socket. When plugs are put into four-way extensions, the plugs are so close together that most people cannot grip both sides of any of the plugs. The Plugster was designed to help the elderly and disabled by Ian Davies, inspired by his own chronic illness and a desire to help others with a task that many take for granted. The Plugster is a shaped piece of reinforced/strengthened paper which loosely wraps around the plug and secures at the back of the plug over the three pins. It forms an extra strong handle, that makes it easy to remove plugs from their sockets. The Plugster can also be easily labelled which means, no more pulling out the wrong plug! The Plugster can also help prevent falls in the elderly. When gripping and pulling a plug out, their balance can be affected and if their grip fails then they could lose their balance and fall over. To obtain your Plugsters, simply get in touch with us through our website contact form.

Message in a Bottle is free and has been provided by North Notts Lions. It helps emergency services personnel to save valuable time in identifying an individual very quickly and knowing if they have any allergies or take special medication.

The Message in a Bottle kit includes a form, where personal and medical information is detailed. This is placed in the distinctive bottle which is stored in the fridge. Two stickers are provided: one for the fridge door and the other for inside of the front door of the premises.

Paramedics, police, fire-fighters and social services support this Lions life-saving initiative and know to look in the fridge when they see the Message in a Bottle stickers, supplied.

It is not just vulnerable people who benefit from Message in a Bottle. Anyone with health conditions could have an accident at home.

The initiative provides peace of mind that prompt and appropriate medical assistance can be provided, and next of kin / emergency contacts can be notified. To obtain your Bottle kits, simply get in touch with us through our website contact form.