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  • Contents 02

    NEWS ROUNd-UP ................................................................. 4
    We recognise an inspirational woman through our ‘You Can’
    award, and say cheers to our Master of Wine.
    NEWS ROUNd-UP...

  • Upfront 02

    Welcome to a very special Journal, which marks its 65th birthday with this issue.
    You can read the story of the magazine and take a look back through its history
    on P32-33.
    Of course, the big theme of this edition is Christmas,...

  • Contributors 03

    Gemma
    pritchard,
    Calverton Local
    Cinderella
    Turkey or a goose
    for dinner?
    A big turkey.
    Christmas cake or
    Christmas pudding?
    Both!
    Mulled wine or
    champagne?
    Mulled wine.
    Snow or sun on
    Christmas day?
    Snow of...

  • Freeze Frame 03

    tomime characters and delicious food.
    And Jamie’s thoughts? “What a great way to
    Read more about Jamie’s farewell on page 14.
    It’s Jamie’s last ever Sainsbury’s advert. Oh yes it
    is! With a fantastic pantomime...

  • Guest editor: Chris Risby 03

    I’m a produce assistant at Woolwich
    store, where I’ve been for eight
    years. The Journal is a great way
    to communicate with colleagues,
    so I’m really happy to be the Guest
    Editor in this Christmas issue.
    Here are five...

  • A quick word with... 04

    Katie Piper won our Sainsbury’s Women of
    the Year “You Can“ award recently. Her
    charity, The Katie Piper Foundation, provides
    rehabilitation and scar management for
    burns survivors.
    Q: How do you feel about winning our...

  • News Round-Up 04

    Katie Piper won our Sainsbury’s Women of
    the Year “You Can“ award recently. Her
    charity, The Katie Piper Foundation, provides
    rehabilitation and scar management for
    burns survivors.
    Q: How do you feel about winning our...

  • Poppy praise 04

    When the Sainsbury’s Community Team
    attended the Royal British Legion’s corporate
    reception recently, they had no idea that we
    would receive an award.
    The Legion’s National Chairman, John
    Farmer, surprised colleagues by...

  • Stores get a taste of Nectar 04

    Stores get a taste of Nectar
    PartY SPIrIt: colleagues at Canvey Island
    cheer on our progress with a special party paid
    for by their Nectar points.
    Christmas came early at Canvey Island, Bede
    Island Local and...

  • A master of her art 05

    Pure vintage… our in-house
    winemaker Clem Yates is now a
    Master of Wine.
    Before our own brand bottles
    reach the customer, Clem works
    with buyers and suppliers to ensure
    the best grapes and processes are
    used. She has most...

  • Big Stats 05

    65 430 633
    the number of years since
    the first edition of your
    Journal.
    of our stores are making
    fresh bread from scratch
    every single day.
    the number of editions of
    the Journal since it stared
    in 1946

  • In Brief 05

    Supporting our farmers
    From soil to shelves, we’re showing we
    care about the food and drink we bring
    to customers.
    We held a ‘Farm for Life’ conference
    alongside the BBC Good Food Show
    in November to demonstrate...

  • They made it happen! 05

    As we strive to be a place where people love to
    work and shop, our non-food colleagues have
    been getting set for Christmas through ‘Get Set
    Week, ‘store standards’ and ‘10 for 10’.
    ‘Get Set Week’ challenged our...

  • Cheering on our payroll progress 06

    Congratulations to
    our Central Payroll
    Department, which
    recently received
    the Payroll Quality
    Partnership (PQP) Accreditation from the Chartered Institute of
    Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
    Colleagues Chris Wiltshire and Jim...

  • Justin's Honour 06

    An agricultural
    college has
    given Justin
    an honorary
    degree to
    mark our
    commitment
    to British
    farming and
    sustainability.
    It’s the first time the chief
    executive of a major UK
    supermarket has been
    recognised by...

  • Match of the day 06

    With family budgets under pressure
    and Christmas fast approaching, our
    customers need the best possible value
    now more than ever.
    Our Brand Match offer was launched
    across all of our stores in October
    following a successful...

  • Our trees branch out 06

    branch out
    Many of you walked among them
    at Our Conference at the NEC in
    Birmingham, and now the trees
    from the Christmas Village are
    being planted in local parks.
    Over 300 of the trees were
    donated to Solihull...

  • Big Stats 07

    40,000 50m 400%
    ... alternative fish
    samples given out in our
    Jamie-fronted ‘Switch
    the Fish’ campaign.
    ... the number of Jamie
    recipe cards that have
    been printed.
    ... boost in sales of
    nutmeg when Jamie
    appeared in...

  • Healthy choice 07

    Healthy choice
    Our efforts to advise customers how to manage a range of
    health issues through changes to their diet have been
    recognised at the IGD Food Industry Awards. The food
    and grocery experts awarded us the Nestlé...

  • Sweet dreams are made of this 07

    Let them eat cake! Or Belgian buns,
    strawberry tart or seven Danish
    fruit crowns.
    Our bakery aisle and patisserie counter
    are being relaunched with more than
    30 new or improved lines – half of them
    hand-finished...

  • Xmas savers 07

    Xmas savers...
    Here are some great money-saving tips
    from our Sainsbury’s Energy team ...
    H A well-stocked freezer needs less
    energy to run efficiently so get stocked up
    this Christmas.
    H Don’t go over the top with your...

  • Local News: North 08

    Best feet forward ➔
    Colleagues in Region 53 have been supporting runners in the Great North Run
    through Cancer Research UK. Each store donated a case of Sainsbury’s Light
    and Whippy chocolate bars to share with runners as...

  • Local News: Convenience 09

    Brixton Bash
    Our guardian angel saves the day
    Areas 65 and 68
    A grand effort
    After the damage caused to their
    community during the London Riots,
    colleagues from Brixton Road Local wanted
    to cheer people up, so they...

  • Spotlight: Vision and Values 10

    We’ve got the love! There was a real sense of excitement at Our Conference in September as the new Goal,
    There was a real sense of excitement at Our Conference in September as the new Goal, Vision and Values were launched....

  • Local News: South 12

    Tea time for Stamford’s shining stars ➔
    After the damage caused by the London Riots in August, colleagues from Stamford
    Hill wanted to do something for the local community – so they organised a tea party
    to raise the...

  • Local News: SSC 13

    When Andy ‘Cookie’ Cooke from
    HR Shared Services in Manchester
    tragically passed away, aged just 25, his
    team chose to honour his memory by
    raising money for the band he regularly
    played with.
    “Outside of work Cookie...

  • Spotlight: Jamie’s Farewell 14

    We’ve watched him on screen since he captured the nation’s hearts with his
    cheeky charm and enthusiasm for getting stuck in to cooking. And since 2000,
    we’ve been lucky enough to call him our colleague. But now, after 11...

  • Local News: East 16

    Star PR ambassador ➔
    Media-savvy Crystal Peaks colleague Sangita Mistry has
    been tireless in promoting the good work of her store in the
    local community. When the store took part in the UK School
    Games Relay Race, Sangita...

  • Our Christmas Panto 17

    It was a week before Christmas and Cinderella was
    worried. With so much to do before the big day, she
    didn’t know which way to turn. The Ugly Sisters had
    left all the food and gift buying to her as usual.
    Fed up, Cinderella...

  • Local News: West 26

    Strictly Basingstoke ➔
    Strictly fever hit Basingstoke recently when colleague Maureen Durn gave
    dancing lessons instore. She’s been teaching colleagues, friends and family how to
    Cha-cha-cha and Foxtrot Strictly Come...

  • Local News: Logistics 27

    The Central Logistics team have made an
    amazing effort recently to meet their very
    own ‘Charity Challenge’.
    “I started doing things for charity about
    nine years ago and recently took part in a
    Ten Peaks Walk in the Lake...

  • Spotlight: 20 by 20 28

    We’ve been helping people to Live Well for Less, and that message is perhaps even
    more important when you think that our world and its resources are under such
    serious strain. We’ve recently launched our 20 by 20...

  • London 2012 Paralympic Games 30

    We’re just weeks away from 2012 and as the
    We’re just weeks away from 2012 and as the Paralympic Games draw ever nearer, our Paralympic
    reporter Holly Jackson checks in with two more
    hopefuls to see how preparations are...

  • The Journal 32

    1946
    JS Journal, as it was then known,
    came about as a way of linking
    the Sainsbury’s headquarters at
    Blackfriars with colleagues from the
    246 stores.
    World War 2 ended just 16 months
    previously and the effects of...

  • Crossword 34

    Across
    7. At the 2011 Academy Awards, she won
    the Best Actress Oscar for ‘Black Swan’
    (7,7)
    8. In September, thousands of Liverpool
    commuters were stuck in rail tunnels
    below this river (6)
    9. With Twitter deciding to...

  • Gok, Take Tu! 34

    Following on from the fantastic success of the Gok for TU range, a
    second brilliant collection has been released by our favourite fashion
    guru, and is available in selected stores now.
    Gok has created fantastic desk-to-dance...

  • Take a Break 34

    Following on from the fantastic success of the Gok for TU range, a
    second brilliant collection has been released by our favourite fashion
    guru, and is available in selected stores now.
    Gok has created fantastic desk-to-dance...

  • A Halloween hoot! 35

    A big thanks goes to all of you who sent in your spooky
    Halloween dressing-up photos! Among the many witches,
    wizards, werewolves, ghouls, goblins, and
    ghosts was our final winner – Jake Ellerker
    from Newland Avenue local in...

  • Family Values 35

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  • Last issue’s winners 35

    Congratulations to our iPad 2 competition
    winner Julie Hesse, fron Newcastle-under-
    Lyme. Well done also to our Oral-B competition
    winner Netta Whelband from Glen Road.
    The winner of last issue’s Hamper competition
    was...

  • Poetic praise 35

    When nine year-old customer
    Jonathan Grant wrote a
    poem about Sainsbury’s, he
    couldn’t have known he’d
    receive a response from the
    CEO himself!
    Jonathan praised his local
    store and commented how
    nice it was,...

  • Win a £250 Win a £250 experience 35

    To celebrate our new Virgin Experience Days
    ‘Deluxe Gift Collections’, our competition this
    issue is all about doing something very special.
    With the old year coming to a close, we’re
    giving one lucky reader the chance...

  • Our People 36

    Exceptional
    colleagues
    Colleagues recognised as
    ‘exceptional’ in Mystery
    Customer visits.
    Vera Adjei, West Norwood. Lesley
    Bailey, Redhill. Linda Bewick,
    Portsmouth. Stevie Bond, Fallowfield.
    Theresa Book, Bath...

  • Our People: A night to remember 36

    We are Cheering On Our Progress,
    and our recent long service dinner
    was a great chance to recognise the
    fantastic contribution being made by
    some of our most loyal colleagues.
    The event gets bigger every year
    and around 850...

  • Our People: Exceptional colleagues 36

    Colleagues recognised as
    ‘exceptional’ in Mystery
    Customer visits.
    Vera Adjei, West Norwood. Lesley
    Bailey, Redhill. Linda Bewick,
    Portsmouth. Stevie Bond, Fallowfield.
    Theresa Book, Bath Convenience.
    Karen Bunyon,...

  • Our People: Long service 25 years 36

    Conisbrough.
    Newland
    Putney.
    Long service
    25 years
    Alison Adams, Hull. Ian Ali,
    Edenthorpe. Motossir Ali,
    Whitechapel. Timothy Almey, Queens
    Road. Lorraine Armitage, Archer
    Road. Margaret Alyward, Kilburn.
    Julie Bagga,...

  • Our People: The oldest trolley colleague in town 37

    Colleagues from Altrincham have waved
    goodbye to their oldest trolley colleague.
    Arthur Heath, who is 77, joined the
    store five years ago, after he retired from
    his career as an
    engineer. He is
    now retiring for
    the second...

  • Our People: Long service 40 years 38

    Long service
    40 years
    Paul Ainger, Fairfield Park. Janice
    Bracewell, Pinner. Douglas Burrell,
    Olympia. Roy Cherry, Kingston.
    Alan Curtis, Finchley Road. Graham
    Cuthbert, Debden. Richard Eden, Holborn store support centre....

  • Our People: Promotions 38

    Nick Airey, Eagle Parade Local.
    Jennifer Bartle, Holborn store
    support centre. Kenneth Bicker,
    Saltcoats. Andrew Blackburn,
    Holborn store support centre. Chris
    Brand, Attleborough. Tara Byrne,
    Eastleigh. Jo Coldwell,...

  • Our People: Retirements 38

    Retirements
    Paul Ainger, Fairfield Pk (40 yrs).
    Janice Allen, Northfield (10 yrs).
    Roger Annett, Walton (9 yrs).
    Laurence Armes, Watchmoor Park (13
    yrs). Linda Asher, Scunthorpe (6 yrs).
    Dawn Ashley, Tunbridge Wells (19...

  • Our People: Obituaries 39

    Obituaries
    Chris Bicknell, 69, Chichester (9 yrs).
    Andrew Bowyer, 49, Biddulph (1 yr).
    Rosemary Browne, 66, Gloucester (26
    yrs). Cheryl Clayton, 56, Warrington
    (14 yrs). Georgina Cox, 50, Pulborough
    (11 yrs). Walda Dean, 57,...

  • Our Values: Best for food and health 40

    • Active Kids has
    donated over £115m
    worth of equipment
    and experiences to
    schools, clubs and
    groups since 2005.
    • We have nearly
    6,000 schools signed
    up to the challenge
    already, and just under
    2 million...