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  • A Matter of Taste 02

    A genera/ view of the sampling kitchen at Blackfriars. On the left of the
    picture are Angela Farmer and Katie Bartholomew, on the right
    Veronica Taylor who is our Home Economist.
    A Matter of Taste Quality Control has always...

  • Burton-upon-Trent 10

    Burton
    upon Trent
    New
    su per ma rket
    It's not just a pretty picture of a
    river and a bridge in the historical
    town of Burton-upon-Trent, but a
    symbolic one of the town's
    main industry, brewing. In the
    corner is an Ind...

  • Bracknell 14

    Bracknell
    This new supermarket lies in
    territory familiar to the firm,
    between Ascot and Wokingham.
    It is a new town with a large
    shopping precinct that was still
    building when our new supermarket
    opened on December 2nd...

  • Bell Green 16

    Bell Green
    This new supermarket was opened on
    November 25 last year. A part of
    the firm's Midlands expansion, it
    lies about three miles north of
    Coventry and is sited in a large new
    shopping precinct. The tower
    block on the...

  • Managers Conference at Brighton 18

    Managers Conference Brighton 1970
    The Managers Conference took
    place this year during a January
    weekend at the Bedford Hotel,
    Brighton. It was different from
    previous such occasions because
    it was a residential...

  • Badminton 20

    Badminton
    The Badminton finals were held
    at the Blackfriars canteen on
    Sunday February 8th. Top right
    are the winners of the Men's
    Doubles, Mr. H. Rutherford and
    Mr. M. Sweeney. Mr. Dudman who
    presented the prizes is...

  • Table Tennis Finals 1970 21

    Table Tennis Finals 1970
    The table tennis Finals took place
    this year on Sunday, March 1, at
    Blackfriars Canteen. Prizes were
    presented by Mr. Dudman. Picture
    on the right is of Tony Cordingley,
    winner of the Symonds Cup....

  • Six-a-Side at Dulwich 1970 22

    Six-a-Side at Dulwich 1970
    Showery weather on Easter
    Monday at Dulwich did not deter
    enthusiastic onlookers from
    cheering and eating and generally
    enjoying their day out.
    On this page are pictures of the
    six-a-side teams...

  • Netball 24

    Winners of the Netball Competition
    were Bognor (above). Left to
    right: Miss A. Cole; Miss B. Lowe;
    Miss J. Bradford; Miss R. Flanigan
    Miss S. Palmer; Miss L. Jackson;
    Miss I. Ganaway. Far right is
    Miss Flanigan, Captain...

  • Round Up 25

    Round up
    Above: a good time was had by
    the many children invited to the
    party given by Basildon section.
    Right: five gentlemen whose total
    service to the firm adds up to
    223i years. They are, left to right,
    W. Overton, E....

  • S.E. Area Dance 26

    S.E. Area Dance
    From Swiss Cottage to Balham,
    from Wallington to West Wickham,
    1200 Sainsbury staff from the
    South East Area came to this
    dance at the Orchid Ballroom,
    Purley, on Wednesday, March 11th.
    A net full of...

  • Movements and Promotions 28

    Movements and Promotions
    Managerial Appointments
    D. 6. JONES
    D. W. SMITH
    from Assistant Manager a t
    Kentish Town to the Management
    of Whetstone from March 9
    from Reserve Manager at
    Welwyn Garden City to the
    Management of...

  • Retirements 30

    Retirements
    We send our best wishes to the following colleagues
    who have just retired.
    G. Ansel I joined the iirm in August 1926 a t 193
    Catford and was appointed to his first
    management in November 1935 at Catford Hill.
    He...

  • Obituaries 34

    Obituaries
    We regret to record the death of the following
    colleagues, and send our sympathy to all relatives.
    J. Aylward commenced with the Company on
    18th April, 1961 as a Warehouseman at 24
    Croydon. He was transferred to...

  • Contents Page 36

    Page 2
    A Matter of Taste
    Page 10
    Burton-upon-Trent
    Page 14
    Bracknell
    Page 16
    Bell Green
    Page 18
    Managers Conference at Brighton
    Page 20
    Sport
    Page 25
    Round Up
    Page 26
    S E Area Dance
    Page 28
    Staff News
    Out front cover...

  • Our sincere apologies 36

    Our sincere apologies to Mrs. Roy Jenkins pictured here with our Chairman
    and his wife at the opening of our Decimal Shop at Croydon. Regrettably,
    we referred to the organisation of which she is Chairman as the Consumer
    Council...

  • Sainsbury Home Economics Award 36

    Above are the winners of the Sainsbury Home Economics Award Miss Susan
    Ripper of Braintree College of Further Education and Miss Barbara
    Thornton-Smith of Croydon Technical College who have been awarded two
    weeks' holiday in...