The worst in life brings out the best in people.

We are familiar with the phrase – ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going'.

I saw this in action, at The Lights exactly a week ago today, when I was fortunate to be invited along to receive my vaccination.

But truthfully, it was simply humbling. I want to share my experience with you to put you at ease, if you haven't had your vaccine yet.

This was an exercise conducted with military precision.

There was not a single aspect of this smooth transaction, entailing escorting patients from entering to exiting, that had not been thought out in minute detail.

The professionalism of the dedicated medical staff and volunteers showed Andover and humanity, in all its glowing glorious colours.

You will be met at the entrance and will be given sanitizer for your hands, and whilst you are doing this, they are asking you the standard questions. So before you have finished sanitizing them, it is time to move to the next spot.

You are guided through to stand at a certain point, then welcomed in and directed to the ladies at the table. They check your name address and time of appointment.

I was in a playful mood. So when asked what my name was, I replied: “Miss Beautiful.”

She looked up and queried what she had heard: “Beautiful?”

“Only joking, my love.” I left them smiling.

From here you are escorted ten steps, to where you are going to sit and have the vaccination.

This is where you are asked the questions that are relevant to the vaccine itself. It is all so seamless.

On sitting down in the chair, I was asked by the smiling doctor: “Are you left-handed, or right?”

“Right,” I duly replied.

“Could you let your arm flop down and go limp please?”.

I had not realized it had been done and it was all over.

“That’s it! Would you find a seat, and wait for fifteen minutes before leaving, just keep an eye on that clock on the wall.”

No sooner has someone vacated their seat than the conscientious volunteers, are silently sanitizing the points of contact used.

A slick and well-organized event, goodwill and warm smiles oozing out of every person there.

The vaccination is free, as is the National Health Service. But this would have been impossible to achieve without the medical staff and volunteers, who graciously gave their time to facilitate this in Andover.