Dr Liam Fox MP enjoyed a visit to Waitrose in Nailsea arranged by the Manager Simon Brumby. Dr Fox had tea with 10 Waitrose Partners; staff who are all co-owners of the business. The Partners explained their part in helping to shape the business and clearly highly valued their roles. The store receives over 100 applications for every vacancy. Simon Brumby explained how the store work hard to support the local community, working with local businesses in the precinct, donating £12,000 a year to local charities and releasing staff to do community work. One of the Partners described the store as “the best thing that ever happened to Nailsea”.