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Louis Godwin descibed the vaccine as "no trouble at all" Image caption: Louis Godwin descibed the vaccine as "no trouble at all"

An RAF veteran has been among hundreds of people over 80 to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at Salisbury Cathedral, in Wiltshire, today.

Former Flight Sergeant Louis Godwin described receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech jab as "absolutely marvellous".

The landmark cathedral is hosting a vaccination hub for five GP surgeries in the area, with the aim of vaccinating more than 1,000 elderly residents and staff.

Mr Godwin recalled having jabs in Egypt after the war "which knocked me over for a week".

"This one, the doctor said to me 'well that's done' - and I thought he hadn't started!"

The veteran pilot, who has 12 great-grandchildren, said the pandemic could not be compared to the war.

"It was entirely different because this has divided people.

"The vaccine is nothing, you don't feel a thing... so anybody that needs one and can get one, I would say go ahead and do it quickly.

"It's the only way we're going to beat the virus."

Patients queued for a short time around the cloisters on Saturday, before going into the cathedral where they were treated to a programme of music on the famous Father Willis organ.

"It is a bonus to be in such a iconic, wonderful place," said Dr Dan Henderson, co-clinical director for the Sarum South Primary Care Network.

"It's great to be getting the vaccine out there and getting them in people's arms and knowing that this is hopefully the start of some sort of normality again."