RUSHCLIFFE MP Ken Clarke praised fundraisers as he officially unveiled their community defibrillator at a pub in West Bridgford.
The device has been installed in the car park of the Willow Tree pub, in Rufford Way, and is to be used in the event of a medical emergency in the town.
It is an automated external defibrillator which requires no training to use by any member of the public to help someone suffering a suspected heart attack.
The £1,800 piece of equipment has been purchased in a joint effort by the Willow Tree, West Bridgford Sports Club, which is opposite the pub, and Rushcliffe Borough Council.
As he cut the ribbon on the defibrillator, Mr Clarke said: "In away we hope this machine will never need to be used.
"But to make it available not just to the sports club but also to the people in the pub and who live nearby is a very good idea.
"It will need publicising well in the local area too. People can be reassured it is very easy to use."
Richard Coxon, general manager of Willow Tree said the defibrillator was the result of a community fundraising project. He said: "I was first approached by the West Bridgford Sports Club, about hosting an automated external defibrillator at the pub and thought 'what a brilliant idea.'
"Over the course of the last few months the pub and the cricket club have raised funds, which have been boosted by £700 by the pub's owners the Stonegate Pub Company and Rushcliffe Borough Council, to fund the defibrillator. I'm delighted it is now installed and operational."
He added: "Thank you to our MP, Ken Clarke, who has kindly offered to officially launch it.
"We truly hope that now it is in place it never needs to be used. However, its existence offers peace of mind for the people who live, work and play in our part of Notts"
West Bridgford Sports Club chairman Jon Sheard added: "After what happened to Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba when he had a heart attack on the pitch, we thought it would be a very good idea to get a defibrillator in case of any similar situation at our club These machines are proven to save lives and we wanted it to benefit not just the club but the community too."