'My 9-year-old, Emily, witnessed a punch up in Sainsburys on Winterstoke Road, on March 28th, & learned some new swear words. Staff pinned a guy down & everyone carried on queuing politely in 2 metre gaps, as he was arrested. A surreal scene, as tensions mounted over long queues and empty shelves, although other people remained calm and polite. We never found out if the scramble was for toilet roll, booze or (being Sainsbury) avocados or something posh!

The queues to get in the store in recent days have generally snaked all around the outside of the building in taped lines, like trying to get into a festival; with customers all stood at 2 metre gaps. The store has been rationing toilet roll and pasta to one pack per customer.

Shopping is now controlled closely, with all customers being made to stay apart from each other and walk around the aisles in one continuous direction only.

The shop staff were not wearing PPE at the start of the pandemic arriving here, but I’m not sure if this has changed yet.'

(Alex Morss, 01/04/2020)