'JS Journal', January/February 1990

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Award says JS care for environment is 'outstanding'

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Award says JS care for environment is 'outstanding'
JS HAS WON a major award for 'outstanding
achievement in environmental care.' The award was given by
Business and Industry
Commitment to the Environment
and was presented...
Contents Page

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Contents
Headlines
New lines
Branch openings —
Sunderland
Bolton
Cobham
Edgware
JS health
education — win a
weekend for two
Customer service
awards
Community service
awards
More
photographic
winners
Lifelines...
Frontline

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FRONTLINE
THE TIMES THEY ARE achanging,
and, in 1990 there will
be changes in the Journal following
extensive market research
which was carried out in 1989.
We'll be telling you more about
that in the near future.
One...
JS buys out HMP shareholders

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JS buys out HMP shareholders
JS IS BUYING out Canada
Packers' share of Haverhill Meat
Products which is currently
owned 50/50 by the two companies.
Canada Packers had
required JS to do this in exercise
of its rights under...
Another commendation for energy efficiency

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Another commendation for energy efficiency
JS HAS BEEN HIGHLY
commended in the regional
rounds of this year's Beta
awards for buildings which have
saved energy by using it
efficiently.
The Bromley, Walters Yard,
store was...
Feed the workers at Christmas time

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Feed the workers at Christmas time
ON NOVEMBER 30 a well
laden 32 tonnes transporter left
Charlton depot with a giant
Christmas box to deliver to
Leninaken in Armenia.
The £7,000 food gift was sent from JS to help 50...
Mum's appeal for donors

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Mum's appeal for donors
A FOUR WEEK campaign has been mounted in
Newcastle-under-Lyme store to appeal for kidney
donors. This unique event took place
when supermarket assistant,
Maureen Moores, whose son,
Darren, has...
The art of winning awards

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The art of winning awards
The NYT in Moscow. HRH THE PRINCESS of
Wales presented J S with the
1989 ABSAjDaily Telegraph
Award for Best Spons
o r s h i p of British Art
Overseas, at the Royal
National Theatre in London,
on...
APPOINTMENTS

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APPOINTMENTS
Steve Biddlecombe
Colin Moffat
Nigel Broome
Brian Doonar
Carolyn Gray Joe Marsh DISTRIBUTION AND
DATA PROCESSING
THE FOLLOWING
changes are effective from
March 19:
Derek Graham will
become...
Could you be Checkout Assistant of the Year?

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Could you be Checkout Assistant of the Year?
THE SEARCH IS ON for Supermarketing magazine's
Checkout Assistant of the Year 1990.
The title carries £1,500 prize money with a further
£2,500 to be shared by eight runners up....
Hand of welcome to Hungarian visitor

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Hand of welcome to Hungarian visitor
THE DRAMATIC EVENTS
taking place in Eastern Europe
may seem far removed from
Nine Elms, but on December 13
district manager, Colin
Etheridge, and store manager,
Peter King, became...
Happy with houseplants

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Happy with houseplants
HOMEBASE'S HOUSEPLANTS
have been given the
seal of approval for their good
quality and low prices in Which
magazine's Gardening report. In a survey of superstores and
high street stores. Which...
Prize butcher

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Prize butcher
QUEEN'S ROAD butcher,
Warren Kerry, has won a prize
for producing the best project at
the Associateship level of the
Institute of Meat.
Helping hand for the hanging garden

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Helping hand for the hanging garden
A compost for hanging baskets and containers,
specially formulated for easy watering, has
been introduced into Homebase stores. The 15
litre bag is £2.59 and the 40 litre is £5.49....
LONG SERVERS CELEBRATE AT THE SAVOY

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LONG SERVERS CELEBRATE AT THE SAVOY
THE 22 GUESTS who gathered with their partners at the
Savoy Hotel to meet the chairman and fellow hosts for a
celebratory luncheon on January 8, boasted between them a
total of 880 years of...
New soups with vision

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New soups with vision
A new range of soups in a
jar — Tomato & Herb,
L o b s t e r B i s q u e ,
Watercress and Creamed
Curry — has been introduced
at 85p. Also new
are two reduced calorie
soups. Tomato and...
Branch opening—Sunderland

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Branch opening—Bolton

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BOLTON Famous in days gone by for
its cotton industry, Bolton
is now better i of the busiest shopping
centres in the North-West.
Adding to this reputation is
the new JS supermarket
situated in the heart of...
Branch opening—Cobham

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COBHAM
Situated in an area of low unemployment,
Cobham opened with staff recruited from as
far away as Middlesbrough.
1. The
management
team,
with
manager,
David
Mellows-
Facer,
seated
third from
left.
2....
Branch opening—Edgware

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EDGWARE The new supermarket in Edgware's Broadwalk
Centre opened in plenty of time for Cliristmas
although building work on the new centre will take
until spring to complete. While most other stores in
the centre lacked a roof...
QUIT SMOKING

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QUIT SMOKING
DID YOU quit smoking as a
New Year's resolution? Have you
been able to stay off cigarettes
since then? To encourage those of
you who have given up smoking,
or would like to do so, the
Journal is running a...
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FOR HEALTHY LIVING

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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FOR HEALTHY LIVING
VIDEO AND AUDIO-CASSETTES on a range of subjects covered by the JS
Health Programme since its launch eighteen months ago, are now available
for loan t o groups of staff or individual...
Customer service awards awards

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Veronica Connor, supermarket
assistant, Prestwich:
'Mrs Connor's approach to all
aspects of her work Is
excellent.' David Ware
Pam Harrison, supermarlcet
assistant, Crayford:
'She Is quick to notice when
special services...
Community service awards

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WE'RE ALWAYS hearing about members of
staff who devote time, energy and enthusiasm to
serving their community through a wide variety
of organisations.
Now the company is rewarding that caring
commitment with the JS Community...
SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 1989 ^-i

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IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE WE SHOWED YOU THE WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE SSA//5
JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. NOW IT'S TIME TO VIEW SOME OF THE RUNNERS UP. THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED BY DAILY EXPRESS PICTURE EDITOR,...
ALISON'S STICKING TO WHAT SHE DOES BEST

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ALISON'S STICKING TO WHAT SHE DOES BEST
VERY FEW PEOPLE have the
sporting talent to represent their
country, as anyone who's ever
kicked, thrown or batted a ball in
the school playground or local park
will appreciate.
One...
JOHN'S WORK AND DANCE ROUTINE

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JOHN'S WORK AND DANCE ROUTINE
L IFE ON THE SHOP floor can be
tough on your feet at the best of times,
but think how you'd feel by 8.30pm if
you'd been dancing all day.
John Abraham is a first year
student at the Ballet...
Cardiff managers name guide dogs

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Cardiff managers name guide dogs
TO THANK STAFF at the Homebase and JS at Colchester Avenue,
Cardiff, for permitting a collection to be taken outside the stores, the
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDA) presented the...
Gloucester gets puddled

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Gloucester gets puddled
WHAT'S GOT A hundred legs,
is very, very wet, and is worth
£1,000 to Gloucestershire Royal
Hospital?
Answer: the group of 50 staff
from Gloucester who got up
early one rainy Sunday to trudge
ten...
Men go mad in Homebase!

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Men go mad in Homebase!
A MAN IN HOMEBASE is a man possessed, according to
Woman's World magazine.
In a feature entitled '50 Facts About Men', fact 29 reads:
'Men can't stand food shopping with their girlfriends. Men
like...
Watford says fund raising is for the birds

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Watford says fund raising is for the birds
STAFF AT WATFORD
handed over £3,000 to the Royal
Society for the Protection of
Birds (RSPB) during the branch
Christmas dinner on December
14.
With the current emphasis...
A recipe for happy children

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A recipe for happy children
IF YOU'RE NOT doing
anything on Sunday,
March 18, you might like
to try this special recipe:
RECIPE FOR MAKING
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
HAPPY
Ingrediente
You and two friends
Pair of running...
Christmas card campaign helps Save The Children

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Christmas card campaign
helps Save The Children
BEDFORD'S HAZEL HODGE and Ian French found a novel way to
raise £100 for Children in Need and the Save The Children Fund.
They asked staff to donate the money they saved by...
Lucky lady won't be leaving

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Lucky lady won't be leaving
A BINGO WIN of £43,000
won't change life for Anthoinette
Ajeon, cashier at Peckham.
Apart from planning a holiday
to Mauritius and getting the
chance to put her arm around
the store manager...
Kid's Stuff at Coventry

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Kid's Stuff at Coventry
THE FREEHOLD STREET
nursery in Coventry is £250
better off after a cheque was
presented to them by Coventry
store under the Good Neighbour
Scheme. They were
among 40 groups who applied for the...
Lost ring returns for Christmas

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Lost ring returns for Christmas
AN APPEAL in the December issue of the Journalto trace the
owner of a wedding ring prompted a grateful phone call from
Diana Bell, grocery section manager at Kidderminster.
The 18ct gold band...
Meet the Kryptonites

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Meet the Kryptonites
WAKEFIELD AND HUDDERSFIELD
staff managed
to complete the gruelling
Krypton Factor assault course
on Holcombe Moor near
Ramsbottom. In the process
they raised over £800 for the
MacMillan Fund for...
Sylvia in wonderland

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Sylvia in wonderland
HAVE JS CARRIER bag, will
travel! Sylvia Knevett, skilled
supermarket assistant at
BcMcombe, went on a 'holiday
of a lifetime' to Disneyworld
and Florida and brought back
this snap. She is pictured...
Old people will play on

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Old people will play on
COOKING UP fundraising
ideas to buy a new music
centre for a local^ old people's
home was no problem for
Buntingford depot's canteen
staff. It took them just one
week to raise £430 through
raffles,...
Romford old, Romford new

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Romford old, Romford new
WHEN THE OLD Romford superstore
closed recently, staff held
a party to celebrate their move
to the new store in December. Pictured at the party are superstore
market assistants, Marjorie
Handley,...
That's not half bad John!

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That's not half bad John!
THE STROUD half-marathon presented
no problems for Tewkesbury
Road grocery manager,
John Umpleby. He raced past the
finishing line and raised £265 for
Guide Dogs for the Blind. John is
pictured...
Dunstable is thanked by the book

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Dunstable is thanked by the book
FOLLOWING THEIR school
visit to Dunstable, a class of
five year olds from Ardley Hill
School compiled a 'workbook'
as a thank you to staff at the
store for their tour. As you can see, BPM...
How green is my marsh

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How green is my marsh
ONE OF THE greenest projects
undertaken as part of
environment week must surely
be the reafforestation of Hackney
Marshes. JS provided the
trees and the supervisory skills,
in the form of Kingsland...
Hull hams it up

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Hull hams it up
HULL'S SSA COMMITTEE
and friends, dressed in all their
finery, managed to get themselves
captured on film before
97 three to eight year olds
descended for the stafi" children's
Christmas party.
News

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THE THIRD ANNUAL
charity cricket match, played
between store managers from
Stuart Carter and Ken Barden's
districts, raised £1,777 for the
Marie Curie Memorial
Foundation.
The Foundation was chosen
in memory of Tony...
Staff answer appeal from Children in Need

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Staff answer appeal from Children in Need
The BBC Children in Need Appeal is an annual
fundraising event in which the whole country participates
to raise money for various children's charities.
Here are just a few of the...
Winchester raises treasure for baby care unit

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Winchester raises treasure for baby care unit
WINCHESTER WAS BUSY
with its fundraising efforts in
1989 for Winchester Hospital
Special Baby Care Unit.
It all started in March with
Steve Fryer, deputy manager,
services^...
Long Service

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Long Service
Employees who have completed
40 years' service are:
Dave Cope, meat manager,
Basingstoke Central.
John Such, non perishables
warehouseman, Basingstoke
depot.
Stan Williams, leading
trades assistant. Wood...
Obituary

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Obituary
(Length of service in brackets):
Geoff Beech, aged 52, customer
service assistant at Wolverhampton,
died on October 17
after a short illness (two years).
Ruth Key, aged 39, a supermarket
assistant at High
Wycombe,...
Retirements

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Retirements
(Length of service in brackets):
Walter Ramsey, store service
assistant, Chadwell Heath (39
years).
John Hobby, quality controller,
Basingstoke depot (38
years).
Claude Battrick, senior
butcher, Worthing (34...
Tours and tournaments ahead

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Tours and tournaments ahead
Colin Downey
WORCESTER CENTRAL
meat manager, Colin Downey,
has retired after 40 years'
service with the company.
He began his career at
Winchmore Hill before spending
time at Windmill...
Writelines

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WRITELINES
Kettering's
kindness
From: Hilda Chapman, supermarket
assistant, Kettering.
I should like to take this
opportunity of thanking all the
staff at the Kettering branch
where I work for their...
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE EIGHTIES

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LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE EIGHTIES
LOOKING BACK OVER THE
1980s I T ' S HARD TO
BELIEVE HOW FAR WE'VE
COME.
In 1979-80 the 15 new JS stores had an
average sales area of just 16,889 sq ft,
among them were Surbiton,...