Caravanners in Skegness and along the coast are being given a helping hand by Lincolnshire Police.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team has been handing out stickers designed to be kept in static caravans to help their occupants keep all vital information close to hand in case an emergency arises.

Community Support Officer Chris Wood, who is part of the team covering Ingoldmells, Chapel St Leonards and Hogsthorpe, said the initiative could save lives.

“There have been numerous occasions where emergency services have received calls from people staying in the area who simply don’t know their holiday address,” he said.

“In the case of emergency medical treatment, this could be a matter of life and death, so this information is vital.

“Not only will the stickers assist the emergency services, we hope they will assist people holidaying in caravans across the area with services such as taxis and takeaways, and providing reassurance during their stay in the area.”

Each A5 sticker gives advice on what to do in an emergency, along with a space for the caravan site address and caravan number to be noted down.

Police say this will make life much easier for the emergency services and help to provide a quicker response as operators won’t have to struggle to find one caravan among thousands.

More than 50,000 stickers have been produced for both static and touring caravans, and are being handed out at caravan sites and are available for collection from Ingoldmells Police Station.

Skegness.net has a PDF copy of the sticker too, which you can download and print by clicking >HERE<.