Message #52995

[jane]

The following e-mail was sent to me, which in light of yesterday, I think is an excellent idea.  

East Anglian Ambulance Service have  launched a national 'In case of
Emergency (ICE)' campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon
Weston .
The idea is that you store the word 'ICE' in your mobile phone address
book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted 'In Case of Emergency'.  In an emergency situation ambulance
and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next
of kin are and be able to contact them.

My 15 year old daughter was in London yesterday,  working with my sister at a publishing company in Shaftesbury Avenue as part of her work experience - luckily I was able to contact them both very quickly.  The company were superb in establishing whether anyone of their several hundred staff were missing, across many different London based buildings and organised 'walking' trips home, so that people going in the same direction walked together.  My daughter, sister and her colleagues walked from Shaftesbury Avenue to Acton in just over 3 hours, chatting to many strangers along the way.

I love London and having grown up in the city, absolutely know that nothing will ever, ever conquer its spirit.