'JS Journal', July 1986

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• Business winners play with Plasticrete
  02

  Business winners play with Plasticrete
  John Burns and Peter Cox. Carol Bode,
  Lynwen Barkham and Margaret Brace WHEN IT COMES to Plasticrete
  the B team has the market all
  sewn up.
  That the name isn't exactly a
  household one...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2-3
  News
  Page 4-7
  Openings
  — Selly Oak
  — High Wycombe
  Page 8-9
  Join the tea-set— the story of our favourite brew
  Page 10
  New products
  Page 11
  'On behalf of the committee . . .' profile on Geoff Davis
  Page 12-16
  The...

• FRONTLINE
  02

  FRONTLINE
  FAMILY DAY dominates this
  month's Journal and the annual
  event gets bigger and brighter
  every year. If you were there you
  may spot yourself in these pages.
  We crammed in as many pictures
  as possible.
  And the...

• Go ahead for new youth training scheme
  02

  Go ahead for new youth training scheme
  THE TWO YEAR programme
  of youth training introduced
  this year by the government will
  bring the UK more into line
  with countries like West
  Germany.
  The new programme is to
  provide...

• Property plans for Portsmouth
  02

  Property plans for Portsmouth
  SAINSBURY'S HAS submitted
  a planning application for the
  former Royal Hospital site, Commercial
  Road, Portsmouth. The
  site under proposal could accommodate
  a modern well designed
  food...

• Home economists' AGM
  03

  Home economists' AGM
  JS HOME ECONOMISTS, who
  form the company's speaker service,
  gathered at Stamford House
  on June 17 for the 16th annual
  general meeting.
  Following the year end results
  meeting, the economists were
  taken...

• JS trophy for excellent cheese
  03

  JS trophy for excellent cheese
  FOR THE first time, this year, JS
  has sponsored a cheese award at
  the Royal Bath and West Agricultural
  show.
  This show, which is a prestigious
  event covering all aspects of
  agriculture, is...

• Second award from big 5
  03

  Second award from big 5
  SAINSBURY'S LOW FAT sausage
  advertisement has won the
  company a second award from
  IPC's Big Five — the Creative
  Circle Advertisement of the
  Month award. The first award
  was also presented to JS...

• Trustees' donation to a-maze
  03

  Trustees' donation to a-maze
  A GIFT from the Trustees of the
  Sajnsbury Charitable Fund has
  resulted in many hours of fun for
  the children of Penton Primary
  School, Islington.
  The school had raised over
  £4,000 towards the...

• Branch opening—Selly Oak
  04

  SELLYOAK
  Opening date: 3 June 1986
  Address: 1 Chapel Lane, Selly Oak,
  Birmingham
  Opened by: Assistant managing director,
  retail, Joe Barnes
  Manager: Tony Lovegrove
  Staff: 190 (170 new jobs)
  Sales area: 27,040 sq ft
  Car...

• Branch opening—High Wycombe
  06

  HIGH WYCOMBE
  Opening date: 10 June 1986
  Address: Dovecot Road, High Wycombe,
  Buckinghamshire
  Opened by: Chairman. Sir John Sainsbury
  Manager: Rodney Woolliscroft
  Staff: 236 (85 new jobs)
  Sales area: 26,280 sq ft
  Car park:...

• That oh so British brew
  08

  NOTHING IS QUITE so British as a nice refreshing cuppa! For over 300 years, since lea
  r i i L • it t ft \ i\ • • i ' n i l i n l i i D r i f n i n it l i n e u r i m n I V n m K a i n d o r i i r o P i i i - I / i t i l i...

• Fish dishes all dressed up
  10

  THE FROZEN FOOD department
  has netted a couple of good
  catches — two new fish products.
  Salmon and Asparagus En
  Croute will provide an elegant
  meal for discerning diners. A light
  puff pastry encases pieces of
  luxurious...

• Perfecting the Pizza
  10

  FOR A SLICE of the continental
  life, try Pizza Italiana, new from
  JS.
  The light crisp base has a
  generous topping of tomatoes,
  cheese, olives, capers, red
  peppers, mushrooms and, possibly
  the most important ingredients
  —...

• Vegetarians' favourite flans
  10

  Vegetarians' favourite flans
  A FLAN MUST BE one of life's
  near perfect foods! It can be
  eaten hot or cold, as a snack on
  its own or as part of a meal.
  The sausage and pie department
  has recently re-packaged its
  whole range...

• A busy man about town
  11

  A busy man about town
  YOU KNOW what they say:
  'If you want a job done well,
  find a busy person to give it to.'
  That could be why Geoff Davis
  is given so many 'jobs'.
  In JS he is personnel financial
  controller. Out of JS he...

• FUN FOR ALL FAMILY DAY
  12

  THOUSANDS
  sizzled in Dulwich
  on a scorcher of a
  day. The sun
  blazed without a
  break ensuring a
  real carnival
  atmosphere for
  Family Day on
  June 15.
  For once It's a
  Knockout
  competitors were
  eager to take a
  dive in the...

• Funds soar as staff go all out
  17

  Cancer Relief
  Macmillan fund
  Funds soar as staff go all out Action is really hotting up out there as branches take part in
  their unique events to raise money for Macmillan Nurses • Haverhill went hiking for the
  Macmillan...

• Crossword solution
  19

  Crossword solution
  CONGRATULATIONS to the
  lucky winners of the Journal's
  latest crossword competition.
  The entries poured in, but out
  of the hat were picked these
  winning five:
  Ginette Baker, BPM at
  Kilburn; Gill Wood,...

• Photographic competition
  19

  Photographic competition
  The bottom line in fashion
  IT WAS NEVER a best selling
  book, it never broke box office
  sales at the cinema and the soundtrack
  of the film of the book
  never went gold — but the SSA/
  JS Journal...

• Those infuriating initials!
  19

  Those infuriating initials!
  WE KNOW it's been driving you
  all mad! But you say you've
  enjoyed it. And now we're going
  to put you out of your misery. . .
  It's T to TA or, if you like,
  Time to Tell All. Here are the
  results...

• Winning the milk racer
  19

  Winning the milk racer
  THE MILK RACE, Britain's top
  cycling event, came to London
  for the first time and more
  specifically to Sainsbury's head
  office!
  As part of the Milk Marketing
  Board celebrations they were
  invited to...

• Claire's adventure of a lifetime
  20

  MICK TILL'S little girl has just
  made friends with the lions!
  Claire Till, daughter of Mick,
  deputy manager at Exeter, beat
  thousands of schoolchildren to
  win her adventure of a lifetime.
  Claire, aged 12, was one of...

• Hurdling heights
  20

  Hurdling heights
  STEVE HALL, building timber
  manager at Croydon Homebase,
  has been building a reputation for
  himself on the athletics field.
  His months of dedicated training
  and hard work were rewarded
  with success at the...

• Pledge for hospice patients
  20

  Pledge for hospice patients
  OVER THE last year staff at
  Crawley branch have pledged
  small sums of money (20p-50p a
  week) in aid of St Catherine's
  Hospice, Crawley. Together with
  proceeds from raffles of gifts
  donated by...

• Veterans' whip round
  20

  THE VETERANS' GROUP, not
  wishing to be outdone by the
  working staff of the company
  again made a contribution to
  charity at the annual reunions.
  A total of £302.40 was
  collected for the Multiple
  Sclerosis Society and a...

• Walking for Kerry
  20

  Walking for Kerry
  THREE YEAR OLD Kerry
  Downham is handicapped, but
  life has been made a little easier
  for her thanks to the efforts of
  staff from Christehurch.
  Seven staff walked from
  Bournemouth Pier to Southbanks
  and...

• Jabberwocky juniors want jam on it
  21

  Jabberwocky juniors want jam on it
  Making a meal of their trip to Sainsbury's bakery at Bath are (left to right) Sophie Cameron, 4, Tom
  Kirkpatrick, 3, Mollie Lewis, 4, and Matthew Cameron 4. The youngsters visited the bakery on...

• Stage struck Leeds
  21

  Stage struck Leeds
  LEEDS BRANCH has been
  hamming it up for the third year
  in a row.
  It is now almost traditional for
  the staff to put on a pantomime,
  at the local church hall, to raise
  funds for charity.
  This year, 'Jack...

• Steps towards the target
  21

  Steps towards the target
  The West Essex CAT Scanner Appeal recently reaped the fruits
  of Harlow branch's foot-powered labour. Funds from two
  sponsored walks enabled Harlow to present a cheque for £1,650
  to the Appeal. (Photo...

• The 100 year old Reverend likes Jaffa cakes!
  21

  The 100 year old Reverend likes Jaffa cakes!
  THE REV Peter Humphries of
  Bridgwater was overheard passing
  on the following secret to
  longevity upon reaching his 100th
  birthday; 'Well I always shop at
  Sainsbury's.'
  It's...

• Wendy Craig
  21

  LOOK who our photographer spotted at Homebase. Wendy
  Craig, famous for her star roles in 'Butterflies' and 'Nanny'
  spent a couple of hours shopping at Bath Homebase on May
  16. Famous among the flowers!

• West Wickham wins the cups
  21

  West Wickham wins the cups
  EVEN BEFORE the roars began
  in the Azteca Stadium over in
  Mexico two dramatic finals were
  being played out at the Crystal
  Palace football ground.
  The Bromley area football
  finals tooks place on...

• Children compete on the catering front
  22

  Children compete on the catering front
  SCHOOLCHILDREN LEARNED how to
  feed the workers in a unique project conceived
  at Woking branch as part of Industry Year.
  Teresa Garlak, branch personnel manager
  at Woking (now at...

• Appointments
  23

  Appointments
  Frank Bishop, formerly manager
  at Forest Hill, has been appointed
  manager of Lewisham.
  Stephen Dadson, formerly
  manager at Gravesend, has been
  appointed manager of Forest
  Hill.
  Bob Simmons, formerly
  manager...

• Feedback
  23

  FEEDBACK
  Sport Aid
  at Streatham
  From: Jed Shah, stores
  accountant, Streatham.
  May I, through the Journal,
  thank all those people at Norwich
  House who sponsored me in
  Sport Aid's Race Against Time.
  I raised £110...

• Long service
  23

  Long service
  Derek Appleford, area administration
  manager at Woking area office, has completed 25 years'
  service with JS.
  He began his career with the
  company as a wages clerk and
  cashier at Blackfriars and in 1963
  became...

• Retirements
  23

  Retirements
  Jack Rowley, leading warehouseman,
  non-perishables, at
  Hoddesdon depot, has retired
  after 20 years' service with JS.
  John Staddon, production
  engineer at Basingstoke depot,
  has retired after 19 years with...

• Familiar history
  24

  ARCHIVES
  Familiar history
  This month, for the first time, Sainsbury's Archives is launching a summer
  competition to help while away those long wet summer holidays! he challenge is:
  how much can
  you find out
  about the...