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    Daily Express Challenge Trophy

    [1984]

    Silver plated circular plate with a decorative edge. There is an inscription in the centre of the plate, 'DAILY EXPRESS CHALLENGE TROPHY'. The inscription is surrounded by a scroll design. The...

    SA/SUB/TEX/19

    Daily Express Challenge Trophy

    Safe driver medals

    1940-1971

    Consists of 20 medals awarded for safe driving, two plain medals for years 1942 and 1945, 11 in the shape and design of a leaf for years 1942 - 1961, five with a scroll and diamond design for years...

    SA/DEP/TRAN/8

    Safe driver medals

    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

    Staff communications material for display

    2001- 2014

    Staff communications material designed for display in staff rooms and other staff-only spaces. This material is generally issued alongside store managers monthly briefings in ...

    SA/BRA/3/1/2/41

    Staff communications material for display

    Sainsbury Staff Association material

    Dec 1983-Nov 1995

    Includes a booklet about discount facilities for members of the Sainsbury Staff Association (SSA), December 1983 and an A4 sheet featuring designs for a colour and a black and white specification for...

    SA/EMP/SOC/3/9

    Sainsbury Staff Association 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

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1984

    1984

    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/2

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1984

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1993-1994

    1988

    Colour photographs and negatives of staff at dinner to mark 25 years service. Photographs have been labelled on the back with member of staffs name and the branch, depot or department they worked...

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/10

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1993-1994

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1990

    1990

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

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/6

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1990

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1991

    1991

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

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/7

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1991

    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 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

    JS 25 Club neck tie

    1997

    Navy blue silk neck tie with a repeated design consisting of a diagonal grid of orange diamonds around larger pale blue diamond outlines. There is a pale blue and orange woven inscription at the...

    SA/EMP/3/7

    JS 25 Club neck tie

    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

    25 Year club tie material

    1996

    Includes: correspondence relating to the presentation of members of JS 25 club with a tie, samples of material that could have used for the tie and an example of the finished tie.

    SA/EMP/3/10

    25 Year club tie material

    25 Year club material

    1985

    Includes: Three black and white contact sheets of photographs of Mr J.D Sainsbury presenting a gift (probably a wrist watch) to employees at a dinner held in honour of staff completing 25 years...

    SA/EMP/3/12

    25 Year club material

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1987

    1987

    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/4

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1987

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1992

    1992

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

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/8

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1992

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1993-1994

    1993-1994

    Colour photographs and negatives of staff at dinner to mark 25 years service. Photographs have been labelled on the back with member of staffs name and the branch, depot or department they worked...

    SA/EMP/3/IMA/9

    Images relating to 25 year club - 1993-1994

    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