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    Staff social event invitations, menu cards and guest lists

    1957-1998

    Invitations, guest lists and dinner menus for Sainsbury's Staff Association (SSA) annual dinners (including finals of Miss J.S competition), 25 year club, 40 year club, veterans dinners and...

    SA/EMP/SOC/1/1

    Staff social event invitations, menu cards and guest lists

    25 Year Club and 40 Year Club material

    1963-1999

    Includes menu cards, programmes, seating plans and guest lists for JS 25 Year Club annual dinners including examples with personal messages from Mr Alan Sainsbury and examples produced for the...

    SA/EMP/3/9

    25 Year Club and 40 Year Club material

    JS 25 Club neck ties

    1969-1997

    Navy blue silk and polyester mix neck ties with a repeated design consisting of an orange 'JS25' logo. The ties have a lining of navy blue polyester and are still in their original packaging; a...

    SA/EMP/3/8

    JS 25 Club neck ties

    Design Studio guard book

    c. 1970s

    Containing wines and spirits leaflets, cigarette, cigar and tobacco price list, branch opening leaflets, branch shopping hours leaflets, staff advertising, social functions ephemera, public relations...

    SA/DES/38

    Design Studio guard book

    JS 25 Club annual dinner speeches

    1972-1992

    Includes speeches by the chairman given at the annual JS 25 Club dinner in honour of employees who have completed 25 years service. Also some seating plans, menu cards and profiles of members.

    SA/EMP/3/3

    JS 25 Club annual dinner speeches

    Design sample book

    [c. 1973]

    Samples of leaflet, booklet, card and flyer designs divided into nine sections; wines spirits cigarettes, branch openings, shop hours, staff advertising, social functions, J.S. 25, public relations,...

    SA/DES/4

    Design sample book

    Veterans material

    1973-1990

    A guest list for the Sainsbury's Veterans Group 25th anniversary luncheon (1973) and programmes for the 31st and 42nd annual reunions (1979 and 1990). Also includes a summary of the history of the...

    SA/EMP/3/2

    Veterans material

    JS 25 annual dinner programmes and menus

    1975-1990

    Menu cards and programmes including seating plans and guest lists for the JS 25 club annual dinner. The JS 25 Club is a club for all Sainsbury's staff who had completed 25 years service in the...

    SA/EMP/3/1

    JS 25 annual dinner programmes and menus

    'JS Journal', September 1975

    Sep 1975

    Front page: "Not too hot to handle" about hot summer effect on produce; "Town hall price lists about local price surveys/comparisons; anti-influenza is out about flu vaccine not being offered to...

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/9

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/9 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', September 1975

    'JS Journal', October 1975

    Oct 1975

    First page: "Inflation shrinks the Christmas stocking" about less shopping; "A second JS depot to handle produce" in Basingstoke, "Cheap petrol: sales rocket". Page 2: "Seagulls over Sainsbury's"...

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/10

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/10 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', October 1975

    'JS Journal', November 1975

    Nov 1975

    First page: "Never so many" about the opening of five stores before christmas; "New member makes his maiden speech" about Chairman John Sainsbury; "Upstairs, downstairs" about the Barkingside store on...

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/11

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/11 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', November 1975

    'JS Journal', December 1975

    Dec 1975

    First page: "Profits take a bashing" about the impact of the country's economic problems; "The big one Kempston opens" about Sainsbury's largest ever store, contined on pg.2. Page 2: "Brighton...

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/12

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/12 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', December 1975

    'JS Journal', Christmas 1975

    1975

    First page: "Will it be a happy Christmas?" about 3 armed robberies in Ruislip, Chelsea and Bromley; "Depots at the ready" about christmas distribution; "Staff give up free time to help old and...

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/13

    SA/SC/JSJ/29/13 - JS Journal Christmas 1975
    'JS Journal', Christmas 1975

    'JS Journal', January 1976

    Jan 1976

    Review of Christmas shopping sales pgs 1 & 8; Retail conference pg 1; Effect of sex discrimination act on JS pgs 1-8; Training course for branch personnel officers and deputy managers pg 2;...

    SA/SC/JSJ/30/1

    SA/SC/JSJ/30/1 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', January 1976

    JS 25 Club annual dinner papers

    1977-1991

    Includes: colour photographs of unidentified people; menu cards; guest lists; file of internal communications from the Chairmans office regarding the dinners; staff profiles and seating plans.

    SA/EMP/3/4

    JS 25 Club annual dinner papers

    25 years service wrist watch

    1977

    [Gold plated] wind-up wrist watch with leather strap. Has second hand and date display. This was presented to Mr A.G. Hart on completion of 25 years service. Engraving on reverse of watch reads...

    SA/EMP/3/11

    25 years service wrist watch

    40 Year Club luncheon papers

    1978-1992

    Material relating to the organisation of the annual luncheon in honour of employees who completed 40 years service. Includes: correspondence with venues; invitations; acceptance letters; seating...

    SA/EMP/3/5

    40 Year Club luncheon papers

    'JS Journal', January 1979

    Jan 1979

    Keywords: panic buying, road haulage dispute, food storages pp.1-2; pensions p.2; Christmas trading p.2; Boardroom changes, directors, Simon Sainsbury, Bernard Ramm, Angus Clark p.3; Ruislip...

    SA/SC/JSJ/33/1

    SA/SC/JSJ/33/1 - JS Journal
    'JS Journal', January 1979

    Images relating to 25 year club

    1980s-1990s

    Black and white photographs of staff at dinner being presented with a gift by Mr J. D. Sainsbury to mark 25 years service. Photographs have been labelled on the back with member of staffs name and...

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/1

    Images relating to 25 year club

    "Supermarket Growth Creates New Jobs" press release and cutting, 17 Oct 1980

    17 Oct 1980

    Press release about Sir John Sainsbury's speech at the 25 Year Club dinner (for Sainsbury's staff who had served 25 years with the company) in which he reported on the number of new stores and store...

    SA/PR/2/1/15/65

    "Supermarket Growth Creates New Jobs" press release and cutting, 17 Oct 1980