A message in a bottle scheme that provides emergency services with vital information about vulnerable people's medical conditions has received a £1,000 grant.
The money, donated by the Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op from its community dividend grant scheme, will be used to provide 4,000 bottles for people who live on their own and may be at risk.
The distinctive bottles, marked with a green cross, contain vital information that could help emergency services attending an incident, including a person's name, allergies, medication and next of kin.
They are kept in people's fridges and a green emergency data link sticker on the door informs emergency personnel that the casualty is part of the message in a bottle scheme.
The initiative has been launched by the Lions Clubs and the Co-op is one of the first organisations to support the scheme.
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