>> No choice, but I did get a couple of very nice cookies. There was some
>> sort of volunteer group helping out.
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That’ll probably be the NHS Volunteer Responders / Royal Voluntary Service. Way back when the first lockdown started I signed up to be an NHS Volunteer Responder, which uses an app to push out tasks/calls for help from the local community - generally help with shopping, collecting prescriptions, check-in and chat, that sort of thing. Autumn last year they emailed asking for people to volunteer to support the vaccination roll-out; I did and was allocated the task of ‘Steward’ at my local drive-in vaccination centre, which means standing round in hi-viz directing cars. It’s a bit chilly out there this week!! The app pushes out shifts a few days before and you confirm your attendance at the shifts you want to do.
A pretty good atmosphere down there, and it’s only a few miles from home! I should have trained to give injections though, that pays £25 an hour ;)
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