'JS Journal', January 1985

Table of content

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 4
  Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition 1984
  Page 5-7
  Openings —Walsall Homebase, Burnley, Coventry Homebase
  Page 8-9
  Fundraisers for the NSPCC —Princess Margaret and Miss World
  Page...

• Engineers best in year . . . Again
  02

  Engineers best in year . . . again
  THEY HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!
  Bob Jones, apprentice plant
  maintenance engineer at Charlton
  depot, and David Glitz, apprentice
  refrigeration engineer at Romford
  area office, have once...

• New non-executive director
  02

  New non-executive director
  Chairman, Sir
  John Sainsbury,
  announced on
  December 11
  that the Rt Hon
  James Prior, MP,
  was to join the
  board of
  Sainsbury's as a
  non-executive
  director on
  January 1.

• Discount '85 launched
  03

  Discount '85 launched
  SAINSBURY'S has just launched
  Discount '85 with prices reflecting
  the company's highly
  competitive market position.
  This will be the eighth year the
  Discount programme has been
  run.
  The concept of...

• GOOD NEWS FOR PENSIONERS
  03

  GOOD NEWS FOR PENSIONERS
  JS veterans received a
  pleasant surprise with this
  year's Christmas card from
  the Chairman—£20 worth of
  JS gift vouchers. This can be
  done without pensioners incurring
  a tax liability.
  The...

• Property
  03

  PROPERTY
  A NEW freezer centre opened
  adjacent to Clifton Down branch,
  Bristol, on Tuesday, December 4.
  The new store is under the management
  of Wally Ross, previously
  deputy manager at Bedminster
  branch.
  With a sales area...

• Roy Griffiths joins medics
  03

  Roy Griffiths joins medics
  MANAGING DIRECTOR, Roy
  Griffiths has been elected a
  governor of the United Medical
  and Dental Schools of Guy's and
  St Thomas's Hospitals. This is the
  body which governs the teaching
  of medical...

• Say it with flowers
  03

  Say it with flowers
  'I WANDERED lonely as a
  cloud... when all at once I saw a
  crowd, a host of golden daffodils.'
  A walk round York City walls
  in spring will reveal such a sight
  thanks to Sainsbury's and a
  handful of...

• School support
  03

  School support
  PUPILS AT Colchester Royal
  Grammar School have received
  some new computer equipment
  — thanks to an educational award
  given by Sainsbury's 80 years ago.
  The equipment was presented
  to the school to mark its...

• Senior appointment
  03

  Senior appointment
  PETER COX has joined the
  company as senior manager
  responsible for management
  development and training.
  He was previously manager of
  business services at the Institute
  of Grocery Distribution.

• A singing success
  04

  A singing success
  AS VIEWERS ALL over Britain
  witnessed on television, the
  Sainsbury's Choir of the Year
  are the Renaissance Singers.
  The Sainsbury's Youth Choir of
  the Year is the City of Sheffield
  Girls' Choir.
  It was in...

• An invitation to view
  04

  An invitation to view
  DULWICH picture gallery-the
  oldest public gallery in the
  country— is in danger. Without
  financial aid the gallery will close
  and an appeal has been launched
  to raise money. One thousand
  pounds has...

• Homebase openings—Walsall
  05

  THE SEARCH was on for fogbound Walsall
  Homebase, 1 Bradford Place, on Monday
  November 19, 1984. By 9.00 am on opening
  morning the first intrepid explorers had
  arrived ready to stake their claims in the new
  House and Garden...

• Branch opening—Burnley
  06

  THERE WAS a larger than average number
  of teenage girls queuing for the opening of
  the new Sainsbury's supermarket in Burnley
  on November 20 and although JS devotees
  often display enthusiastic anticipation before
  the opening...

• Homebase openings—Coventry
  07

  FATHER CHRISTMAS gave Coventry a
  spanking new present on December 10—a
  Homebase House and Garden Centre.
  Situated on Sir Henry Parkes Road, the
  opening attracted eager DIY shoppers who
  up to now had been starved of shops to...

• Global gathering for NSPCC
  08

  Global gathering for NSPCC
  BEAUTIFUL MONEY! Thousands
  were raised on November 9
  by that most famous fund raising
  group—the Variety Club of Great
  Britain. The occasion was the
  Miss World Charity Tribute
  Luncheon, the venue...

• Royal ball
  08

  Royal ball
  . . . A WEEK LATER JS area
  directors and assistant managing
  director, Peter Davis, were in
  attendance at the Miss World
  Ball. The event took place at the
  Grosvenor Hotel straight after
  the excitement of the...

• Party at the palace
  09

  Robin Whitbread presents
  Nicholas Vaughan of
  Southampton with the £5,000
  cheque.
  Party at
  the palace
  A TREAT for the children who
  help the children. That's what
  JS made possible with a £5,000
  donation as part of its...

• Picture the thanks
  09

  Picture the thanks

• Together they make St £100,000
  09

  Together they make St £100,000
  THE NSPCC funds are better off
  by £100,000 thanks to a scheme
  by Sainsbury's in conjunction
  with four major food manufacturers
  —Brooke Bond Oxo,
  Coca-Cola, Heinz and...

• Introducing...Homebase senior managers
  10

  Homebase is now in its fourth year and,
  appropriately enough for a DIY and garden centre
  business, it was well built and is now enjoying a
  healthy growth. It has developed a structure to
  manage all the major functions of the...

• Duet in Dee major
  12

  Duet in Dee major
  DEE CORPORATION has continued
  its ambitious climb into the
  big league of food retailing by
  buying International Stores from
  BAT Industries, the tobacco based
  conglomerate, for £180 million.
  The deal gives...

• New hours for auld
  12

  New hours for auld
  AS EXPECTED, the Home Office inquiry into shop
  opening hours has recommended sweeping changes
  to the law. The committee of inquiry, chaired by Mr
  Robin Auld QC recommends the abolition in
  England, Wales and...

• Spuds galore
  12

  Spuds galore
  WORRI ED FROWNS are currently
  the order of the day at the Potato
  Marketing Board. The Board,
  which looks after the interests of
  UK potato growers, expects the
  current year's crop to be 850,000
  tons in surplus....

• Tesco tones up its image
  12

  Tesco tones up its image
  TESCO'S IMAGE has been
  bolstered recently by first announcing
  a respectable set of half
  year results and secondly, and
  more importantly, proclaiming a
  link up with Marks & Spencer to
  develop...

• Building up the fight against cancer
  13

  Building up the fight against cancer
  In the midst of this year's charity campaign
  for the children the ambitions of the
  previous campaign, for cancer research,
  have been realised in bricks and mortar.
  On January 1, 1982, a...

• Bags of rice
  14

  AN UNPLEASANT feature of
  cooking rice is washing the
  saucepan afterwards. But JS has
  put paid to this inconvenience
  with Boil in the Bag Rice.
  Just pop the bag into boiling
  water for 18 minutes and the rice
  is ready to...

• Ein fine wine
  14

  Ein fine wine
  A NEW Vintage Selection wine
  for January is Wachenheimer
  Konigswingert Riesling Spatlese
  1983.
  A wine of quality, this is from
  the village of Wachenheim in the
  Rheinpfalz region, Germany's
  most important...

• Favourite thins
  14

  Favourite thins
  WHAT ARE these thins here
  then?
  They are the latest additions to
  Sainsbury's savoury biscuit range
  —Wholemeal Thins and Herb
  Thins.
  Delicious with butter, cheese
  or on their own, these thin,...

• Fish tales
  14

  Fish tales
  TWO VERY fishy products have
  been hauled into Sainsbury's
  freezers.
  Joining the successful range of
  ready fish meals are:
  Smoked Haddock Pie —thick
  chunks of juicy haddock, with
  mushrooms and peppers,...

• Fruit salad soap
  14

  Fruit salad soap
  TO MAKE A CLEAN start to
  1985 JS has come up with some
  new fruity smelling Translucent
  Soaps.
  In four varieties—Mandarine,
  Apricot, Fresh Lemon and Green
  Apple—they smell good enough
  to eat from the...

• Great granules it's chocolate
  14

  Great granules it's chocolate
  WITH THOSE harsh winter
  months ahead, JS has introduced
  instant warmth with Sainsbury's
  Drinking Chocolate Granules.
  This fat reduced product may
  be made in an instant with hot
  milk and is just...

• Just desserts
  14

  Just desserts
  THREE NEW additions have
  joined Sainsbury's range of luxury
  Italian dairy desserts.
  Ideal for small family gatherings
  is Cassata (£2.85) with four
  ample servings. This is chantilly
  cream and candied fruits...

• Raw deal is square deal
  14

  Raw deal is square deal
  GET A healthy square deal with
  Sainsbury's Cane Sugar Cubes.
  Made from natural raw cane
  sugar, they contain no artificial
  additives or colourings.
  Naturally excellent for sweetening
  beverages, Cane...

• Take your pulse
  14

  Take your pulse
  GIVING LENTILS a good name
  is Sainsbury's latest food guide
  'Rice and Pulses' by Gail Duff.
  The booklet shows the great
  variety of both pulses and rice
  available and also shows how best
  to cook and serve...

• . . . And these boys mean action
  15

  There's no business like Beaujolais business when
  it comes to making money for Action Research
  for the Crippled Child...
  . . . And these boys
  mean action Here's how Martin Jackson, Woking area
  computer installer, Martin...

• Cat food tests
  16

  ALL WAS quiet in the depths of
  surburbia, nothing was yet
  stirring. .. except in the feline
  world.
  Aah! I felt better for that
  stretch. The sun's just risen, must
  be time for breakfast.
  'It's a bit nippy in this...

• Country girl
  16

  Country girl
  TAKING THEIR partners by the
  hand on November 6, 1984, were
  Bretton branch who 'ho down'd'
  in aid of the children's charities.
  During the country and
  western evening, music was
  provided by the duo Nichols...

• Cycling against the odds
  16

  Cycling against the odds
  A SPIN on two wheels by Phillip
  Bell, customer service assistant
  at Northwich, raised over £100
  for the children's charities.
  Phillip cycled from Northwich
  to Southport and back, a distance
  of 108...

• Darting to victory
  16

  Darting to victory
  HITTING DOUBLES and
  trebles with ease, earned Sandra
  Page, acting produce manager at
  Ipswich, a top prize recently.
  Sandra distinguished herself at
  the Jersey Festival of Darts by
  winning the runners-up...

• Making bread
  16

  Making bread
  RAISING LOTS of dough for the
  children's charities on November
  20 was Geoff Wright, senior baker
  at Burton-on-Trent, ably assisted
  by bakers Graham Emmerson
  (pictured above) and Roger
  Hayward and meat...

• Miss United Kingdom
  16

  DAVID CLAPHAM, area director,
  presents Miss United Kingdom,
  VMenne Rooke, with a bouquet
  shortly after she made the draw
  for the Fiesta Ghia raffled in
  Bromley area.
  Proceeds from the raffle were
  £11,000.

• A life saver in the crowd
  17

  A life saver in the crowd
  THANKS TO his first aid
  training, Neil Croome, tradesman
  at Bedminster, saved the life of a
  spectator at Bristol City's football
  ground.
  Just before kick-off at the local
  derby match, Neil noticed...

• Hazel pockets top prize
  17

  Hazel pockets top prize
  HAZEL DABROWSKI, senior
  supermarket assistant at Oxford,
  has done it! (See JSJ November
  84).
  On November 10 and 11, the
  first lady of the baize pocketed
  the British Ladies Pool Championship
  at...

• Miss JS North West
  17

  Miss JS North West
  Finalists of Miss JS North West are I to r: Catherine Grove,
  supermarket assistant, Southport; Donna Wrapp, supermarket
  assistant, Northwich (1st) and Sue Calverley,
  assistant checkout manager, Macclesfield.

• Coventry's catch
  18

  Coventry's catch
  PUT A little extra bite into
  supper tonight with this 8ft
  monster! Caught off Britain's
  North Sea coast, the 2061b Porbeagle
  shark definitely provided
  Coventry folk with tasty
  fish'n'chips.
  'We get shark...

• Going nowhere fast
  18

  Going nowhere fast
  WITHOUT MOVING an inch,
  staff at Hornchurch branch and
  the local Round Table cycled 772
  miles to raise £1,000 for charity.
  Those involved took turns to
  pedal away on two exercise bikes
  outside the store...

• Schools in store
  18

  Schools in store
  FOOD FOR thought. Sainsbury's
  has once again been featured on
  school curricula up and down the
  country, in particular at Victoria
  and Reading branches.
  On October 23 a group of
  children visited Victoria...

• Appointments
  19

  Appointments
  Gerald Fulcher, formerly deputy
  manager at Blackpool, has been
  appointed manager of Cwmbran.
  Stuart Gallaway, formerly
  deputy manager at Kempston,
  has been appointed manager of
  Hemel Hempstead.
  Martin Miles,...

• FUN FAYRE
  19

  FUN FAYRE
  Father
  Christmas
  had a very
  Jolly time at
  Leeds branch
  recently.
  Entering the
  festive spirit,
  staff held a
  winter fayre
  and raised
  £50C for the
  NSPCC.
  'Now what
  would you like
  in your
  stocking?'

• IN COURT
  19

  IN COURT
  What a racket!
  Shuttling back and forth on
  the badminton court, staff
  from Stratford branch
  battled out a sponsored
  match in aid of the NSPCC on
  November 12, 1984.
  Two hours of play raised
  £200.

• Last month's YTS story
  19

  Last month's YTS story showed this picture captioned 'Tracy
  Lancaster receiving her certificate from Eddie Ricketts.'
  In fact the YTS student was Beverley Moxham of Kempston.
  So apologies both to Tracy and to Beverley. On the...

• Long service
  19

  Long service
  Brian 'Dinger' Bell, assistant meat
  manager at Bognor, has completed
  25 years' service with JS.
  Alan Chamberlain, meat
  manager at Coldhams Lane, has
  completed 25 years with the
  company.
  He began his career...

• Obituary
  19

  Obituary
  Garth Allison, transport clerk at
  Hoddesdon depot, died after a
  short illness on November 9, aged
  58.
  He had been with the company
  since 1956.
  Lynda Collins, part time
  supermarket assistant at Colchester
  Avenue,...

• Parish poem
  19

  Parish poem
  ANY CUSTOMERS in the congregation?
  Ian Neyts, customer
  service assistant at Thorley
  branch is churchwarden at St
  James' —his parish church. He
  wrote the following poem which
  appeared in the parish...

• Retirements
  19

  Retirements
  George Cussell, pallet truck
  retriever at Charlton depot, has'
  retired after 23 years with the
  company.
  Joyce McGinn, senior cook at
  Shirley, has retired after 20 years'
  service with JS.
  She began her career...

• Notable namesakes
  20

  Notable namesakes
  ~W~ "jfAS LORD Sainsbury discovered a
  m m forgotten JS branch, hidden away
  m -J in the wilds of rural Suffolk with
  J . M. self-service having passed it by, not
  to mention computer checkouts and BOS...