'JS Journal', August 1981

Keywords:
branch openings at Prestwich, Purley and Lincoln (with photographs) pp.1 & 4-6;
Sir John to open Benn House for Benn Publications (with photograph) p.2;
JS's Kinermony Farm's Aberdeen Angus wins prize at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh (with photograph), JS steals the lead for grocery provision from Tesco in AGB poll, subsidised personal attack alarms for staff, Sainsbury's helps Long Life to raise money for the Royal Naval Lifeboat Institution, Sainsbury Staff Association draw announced for Dec 1, p.3;
Dunstable Freezer Centre (with photograph), new properties- Locksbottom, Northfield, Perton and Calcott SavaCentre (with photograph), permission to build in Exeter, planning permission denied for Blackburn, plans for Swansea developed, store modernizations and new layouts for many stores p.7;
new products- Cotes du Ventoux, eastern salad, muesli cookies and apple & sultana slices, Footsie, Mr Men and Buck Rogers children's plastic crockery, Sainsbury's Food Guides No.9, Basic Cooking Skills by Caroline Waldegrave (with photographs) pp.8-9;
Sir John Sainsbury's address on Food Retailing and the Environment for the AGM of the Oxford Preservation Society (with photographs), open letter from Cynthia Gillet, JS counsellor (with photographs) pp10-11;
Chelmsford branch's conga for Essex Physically Handicapped Association (with photograph), Chippenham branch to become first floral JS store (with photograph), Burton-on-Trent's sponsored walk for Burton Day Centre for the Disabled (with photograph) p.12;
D Howarth from Winton branch meets Prince Charles and Lady Diana at a function onboard the HMS Mercury, Dudley store's Roy Grew takes part in the Sandwell Marathon (with photograph), awareness of deaf issues at the Cambridge branch, royal wedding celebration at Barkingside p.13;
weekend students at Coldhams Lane store's sponsored bike ride (with photographs), praise for Sidney Street branch from a disabled customer (with photographs), a minute of free shopping at the Nuneaton store (with photograph), sponsored walk at the Magdelen Street store (with photograph) p.14;
retirements-Albert Appleby, Alfred 'Braces' Louden, Reg (ER) Weeks and Harold 'Frank' Surrey (with Photographs) pp.15-17;
advertising cards for Sainsbury's Tea (with photographs) p.20.

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Contents Page

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Page 2-3
News
Page 4-6
Branch openings—Lincoln, Purley, Prestwich
Page 7
Property
Page 8-9
New products
Page 10-11
Food retailing and the environment—the chairman addresses the Oxford Preservation Society
Page 11
Support from...
Good neighbours

02
Good neighbours
Sir John officially opens Benn House. COMPANY CHAIRMAN, Sir John
Sainsbury, was last month invited to open
the recently completed Benn House,
headquarters for Benn Publications, at
Tonbridge—on the opposite...
Half-year draw

03
Half-year draw
THE SECOND SSA lucky draw is to be
held on December 1 and, if you have
been a subscribing member of the
association for at least three consecutive
months by that date, it could be your big
chance to win...
Help

03
Help
PERSONAL ATTACK ALARMS have
been ordered by more than 7,300
Sainsbury's staff within the last six
months. They are subsidised by the
company and cost only £1.
JS joins other leading employers in
supplying these gas...
Lifeboat with Longlife

03
Lifeboat with Longlife
SAINSBURY'S ARE HELPING Long
Life in their national appeal to raise
£50,000 for three much-needed lifeboats.
Every special Long Life ring-pull
deposited in collection boxes at JS stores
represents a...
Market share

03
Market share
FOR THE FIRST TIME since Tesco
launched its price-cutting campaign in
1977, JS has stolen a lead in the grocery
market.
According to AGB figures the
company market share in the four weeks
to June 20 was 13.5...
Royal Show winner

03
Royal Show winner
A right royal Challenger on his home ground. IT WAS SWEET music to the ears of
Rory Edwards, manager of JS's Kinermony
Farm, when Nightingale General
Challenger was proclaimed reserve
supreme champion of his...
Lincoln

04
HOT AND SUNNY weather greeted
opening day customers at Lincoln branch
on July 28.
The store, which has a sales area of
16,700 sq ft and overlooks the picturesque
Brayford Wharf, is the first JS branch in
that historic city....
Purley

05
Joe Barnes and David Reynolds welcome the first customers. JS'S NEW STORE in Purley opened its
doors to a more than enthusiastic
reception on the morning of Tuesday
August 4.
A queue of eager shoppers that
stretched way out...
Prestwich

06
Preparation of the counter service delicatessen department almost complete
before the opening. ANOTHER NORTHERN outpost was
conquered by JS on August 11! A new
branch opened in the main shopping
centre at Prestwich as part of...
Dunstable freezer centre proves Its value

07
DUNSTABLE FREEZER centre has
certainly proved its value since its doors
were opened to the public on June 22.
Area general manager, Ron Guiney,
and manager of the Dunstable store and
freezer centre, Alex Watson,...
New properties

07
New properties
Calcot SavaCentre nears completion. JS HAVE ACQUIRED from Key Markets
their newly built store at Locksbottom,
Farnborough, Kent.
The store has a gross area of 40,000 sq
ft, sales area of approx imately 25,000...
Store modernisations

07
Store modernisations
STORE MODERNISATIONS and new
layouts have given many JS branches a
facelift recently.
The reorganisations and introduction
of new equipment is undeniably hard
work for all involved but the rewards...
MAKING A MEAL OF SALAD

08
EASTERN SALAD is one of the latest
additions to the delicatessen range at JS.
It is a fresh salad consisting of a mild
curry flavoured coleslaw with green
peppers and sultanas and is recommended
to accompany smoked...
TAKE THE BISCUIT

08
TAKE THE BISCUIT
MUESLI COOKIES are the latest addition
to JS's extensive own-label biscuit
range. They are available in 150 branches
and cost 31p (200 gram, 7.05 oz).
A unique recipe has been devised for
Sainsbury's Apple...
WINE OF THE MONTH

08
WINE OF THE MONTH
PROLONG THE HOLIDAY spirit by
sampling the September wine of the
month. The full flavour of Sainsbury's
Cotes du Ventoux (£1.80) will help to
recapture the memories of summer days.
This medium bodied dry...
BEST FOOTSIES FORWARD

09
BEST FOOTSIES FORWARD FOOTSIES ARE A FIRST for Salisbury's!
No other British supermarket
chain has yet realised the potential
popularity of these sturdy plastic
favourites designed to make mealtimes a
pleasure for...
NEW FOOD GUIDE

09
NEW FOOD GUIDE
BASIC COOKING SKILLS, the ninth
food guide from JS, priced 30p, has been
written to help new cooks learn
fundamental cooking techniques and
more experienced cooks to create more
elaborate dishes.
The author,...
Food retailing and the environment

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Food retailing and the environment
COMPANY CHAIRMAN, Sir John
Sainsbury recently addressed the annual
general meeting of the Oxford Preservation
Society under the title Food Retailing
and the Environment.
The talk centred on...
Support from the past

11
Support from the past
JS counsellor,
Cynthia Gillett,
in an open letter,
reveals some unusual
aspects of her job ONE OF THE MANY pleasures of being
a JS counsellor is the opportunities there
are to meet and enjoy the...
JS WITH FLOWERS

12
JS WITH FLOWERS
CHIPPENHAM BRANCH recently
became the first floral JS store.
The town of Chippenham held its
annual 'Floral Fortnight'—areas of the
town are decorated with flowers put up
by the Chamber of Commerce, and...
LONGA CONGA

12
LONGA CONGA
THE LONGA CONGA was a recent
attempt by the people of Chelmsford
firstly to break the world record for the
longest conga line and secondly to raise
money for the Essex Physically
Handicapped Association.
The...
WALKERS

12
WALKERS
MEMBERS OF STAFF from Burton-on-
Trent, along with representatives from
other stores and banks in the town, last
month took part in a colourful ten mile
sponsored walk to raise money for the
Burton Day Centre for the...
CAMBRIDGE CAMTAD

13
FACING A PROBLEM is what Pam
Lord, BPO at Sidney Street, Cambridge,
is encouraging staff to do.
Pam is trying to increase staff
awareness of deafness in the community.
As part of the branch's customer service
campaign a new...
LAST CALL

13
LAST CALL
THE FIRST PRIZE OF £100 could still
be yours. Let cash rewards provide
special incentive for your photographic
expertise and an imaginative interpretation
of this year's theme — 'street life'.
Due to many...
MARATHON MAN

13
ROY GREW, meat manager at Dudley,
last month took part in the Sandwell
Marathon.
He completed the 26 miles course in
three hours and twenty two minutes. To
help Roy on his way, staff at the branch
sponsored him with the...
MEETING ROYALTY

13
MEETING ROYALTY
THE ROYAL WEDDING took on extra
significance for Doreen Howarth, a
part-time skilled display assistant at
Winton branch.
Doreen attended a reception and
lunch on July 25 at HMS Mercury at
Petersfield at...
ROYAL ICING

13
ROYAL ICING
THE ROYAL WEDDING was used as a
fine reason for a celebration party by
Barkingside.
A special cake, baked by the canteen
staff and admired by all present, featured
a red, white and blue design and pictures
of...
Bikers

14
WEEKEND STUDENTS at Coldhams
Lane, Alan Cade and Ken West, both
aged 17, didn't want to get bored during
the school holidays so they've set off on a
1,200 mile sponsored cycle ride around
France.
'Other staff are raising...
Grub grab

14
Grub grab
EVERY SHOPPER'S DREAM came
true recently for Anthony Leonard who
was let loose in JS's Nuneaton store
with a minute of free shopping. He won a
star prize in Nuneaton Boro' Football
Club lottery.
At the end of a...
In praise off kindness

14
In praise off kindness
AN ACT OF KINDNESS might not cost
anything but it means so much to those in
our community who have a disability.
It was particularly encouraging for
Sidney Street branch staff to read in their
local...
Walk to California

14
Walk to California
STAFF AT MAGDALEN STREET,
Norwich recently presented a cheque for
£700 to Clive Bamford, chairman of the
Big C Appeal following a sponsored walk
during April in some of the worst weather
conditions this...
Almost the half century

15
Almost the half century
Albert and Joan Appleby ALBERT APPLEBY, a clerk at Charlton
depot, has retired after 49 years' service
with JS.
But surprisingly Sainsbury's were not
his only employers! 'I worked for two
years on the...
The sound of retirement

16
The sound of retirement
BEST REMEMBERED by the company
perhaps in his role as district manager,
Coventry area, Reg (ER) Weeks retired'
recently after 44 years with JS.
His final role was area trading manager,
also based in...
Weekday driver

16
Weekday driver
ALFRED 'BRACES' LOUDEN, a driver
at Basingstoke depot, has retired after 46
years' service with the company.
'I enjoyed it' said Alf. 'I was a driver for
45 of those years and when you're behind
the wheel it's...
Heading for the coast

17
Heading for the coast
A RETURN to the land is what the future
has in store for Harold 'Frank' Surry who
recently retired from Colchester branch
as assistant meat manager after 43 years'
service. Frank's expertise in his...
Feedback

18
Letters are welcome
and should be
addressed to the editor Camaraderie
From: Heather Bawden, skilled supermarket
assistant, Kingsland Rd
The camaraderie which exists amongst
the staff at Kingsland Rd inspired me to
write...
Appointments

19
Appointments
M Goy has been appointed to the
position of area produce specialist for the
Uxbridge area.
S Carter, formerly manager of Cowley,
has been appointed manager of 122
Harlow for the opening.
J Fulcher, formerly...
Long service

19
Long service
Rod Bryant, grocery manager at Hastings
branch, completed 25 years' service on
August 13.
Rod began his career at the old
Hastings store and later moved to the
Bexhill self-service branch. He was made
up to...
Obituary

19
Obituary
Irene 'Rene' Alleyn, a transport clerk at
Basingstoke depot, died on July 13 at the
age of 54 after a long illness.
Rene who had previously worked in
stock control, transferred to the transport
department in 1970....
Retirements

19
Retirements
Joan 'Watty' Watson, administration clerk
at Bromley area office, has retired after
33 years' service with JS.
She joined the company at Forest Hill,
where she was promoted to leading
saleswoman in 1950. She...
All in a cuppa

20
All in a cuppa
IF SOMEONE EATS your porridge, if
you have trouble waking in the mornings,
if you suffer from lost slippers, overgrown
beans, wolves masquerading as grandmothers
or cats who are too big for their
boots, the...