Tesco manager pens heartfelt letter to customers of his Milton Keynes store

‎Stephen Craig‎, who runs Tesco at Wolverton, posted his words on The Wolverton Massive Facebook site.

Within hours he won hundreds of likes and dozens of comments - all praising him and Tesco.

This is Stephen's letter:

"Hi everyone, I hope this message is well received on this group at a time that is incredibly difficult for everyone. As the manager of a supermarket, I never thought I'd find myself in a position where I might be discouraging customers from coming to my store, or indeed any other shop!

"Tesco along with the other supermarkets are here for everyone at this difficult time, and we will continue to be here to ensure everyone can get what they need while we get through this.

I have an ask of you all however, and hope that as a community we can support this.

"Please visit as little as possible. Please come alone and don’t bring your family.

"Please follow government guidelines and keep your distance from each other and supermarket colleagues.

"Doing the right thing by my colleagues and all of you is constantly at the forefront of my mind, and I would therefore ask that you respect the limit we will now be putting in place on the number of people in the store at times where this is required.

"We will also be asking that you support us with the queuing systems we have put in place inside and outside of the shop. We are still learning everyday, and I want to say a heartfelt thank you for the support you have shown us while we continue to make changes to ensure everyone shops and works safely. #togetherwecandothis. Stephen."