In and Out - no messin' about

On arrival there were already patients waiting outside the church, but vaccinations were not due to start until 3:30 - people were understandably keen! So I thought this is going to be a busy shift.

We were well stocked on volunteers so i started out the front with Paul. Paul armed himself with the hand sanitiser and between us we directed people into the church. We found we were kindred spirits with an admiration for Greta Thunberg and the environment, so time passed very quickly.

I was then moved inside to the surgery waiting room, however it was kinda empty... turns out with the Oxford jab you don't need to wait 15 minutes unless you drove, so most people were walking straight out. I then realised that the church was not busy either because if no-one waits at the end there isnt a queue so patients were literally able to walk straight in through the church, vaccinated and straight back out again!

I met back up with Paul for the last hour at the back of the church where I also met Eddie. Paul and Eddie had been stationed at the back of the church for most of the shift, but were quite happy to do so, taking it in turns to escort people across the car park to the centre. Alot of people coming for vaccinations this time were front line workers.

The three of us made good company for each other and it was lovely to get to know them both - however i must confess that i hadn't really registered that they were both on the task as GG volunteers. It was also Eddie's first volunteer - so I hope my general chatting made up for my lack of official GG welcome... and also my complete lack of a photo 😯

If i had taken a photo it would have been a selfie of the three of us, standing in the dark, with a smile on our faces (our eyes would let you know we were smiling). Really looking forward to volunteering with Paul and Eddie again 😊😊😊