'JS Journal', October 1984

Table of content

• £7,000 to hospital
  02

  Front from left to right: Bromley manager, Roger Austin;
  Doctor Boulis and David Dahms.
  £7,000 to hospital A CHEQUE for £750 from
  Bromley area office and Bromley
  branch topped up the Farnborough
  Hospital Scanner
  Appeal to...

• British Kidney Patients Association
  02

  FARNHAM'S efforts over the past four
  years have put £ 2 , 0 0 0 at the disposal of the
  very deserving British Kidney Patients
  Association.
  The latest push resulted in a cheque for
  £622.40 being presented to Mrs E...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2=3
  News
  Page 4-5
  Welsh openings —Newport, Thornhill
  Page 6-7
  Homebase openings —Willesden, Walthamstow
  Page 8-10
  New products —Santa Claus is coming to Sainsbury's
  Page 11
  Business news —Including ASDA results...

• Property
  02

  PROPERTY
  WORK IS DUE to begin on the
  52,000 sq ft Chichester store at
  Westhampnett Road. It is scheduled
  to be completed by the end
  of 1985.
  JS application to open a separate
  off-licence next to our
  supermarket in Farnham...

• Sponsoring an orchestrated effort
  02

  Sponsoring an orchestrated effort
  JS IS SPONSORING a concert
  by the Northern Chamber
  Orchestra (NCO) on November
  13. The concert which will take
  place at All Saint's Church,
  Habergham, Burnley, will feature
  music by Handel,...

• Helping a butterfly take flight
  03

  Helping a butterfly take flight
  JS HAS FUNDED a scheme to save someone's
  home situated on the site of the proposed
  Sainsbury's store at Ipswich.
  The resident who was so generously
  accommodated was the rare Silver...

• Welsh openings—Newport
  04

  THE SHIPSHAPE new Sainsbury's store
  which was launched in Newport on August 21
  at 9.30 am itself feels like a new port. It is
  situated on the banks of the river Usk and the
  architects have surrounded the store with
  nautical...

• Welsh openings—Thornhill
  05

  SAINSBURY'S FOURTH store in Wales and
  second store in Cardiff opened on August 29
  at Thornhill.
  The planning and building was an exercise
  in conservation and landscaping (see JSJ Feb
  '84). Natural copses have been retained...

• Homebase openings—Willesden
  06

  GLOWING IN the early morning sun,
  Willesden House and Garden centre
  welcomed customers clad in shorts and
  T-shirts on opening morning, August 20 at
  9.00am.
  Situated in the High Street, the new store
  has an indoor and outdoor...

• Homebase openings—Walthamstow
  07

  HOME, HOME on the Homebase, where, if
  the deer and the antelope don't roam,
  the bullocks certainly do!
  Just a week before the new Walthamstow
  Homebase opened, manager Paul Shoemaker,
  was enjoying a quiet cup of coffee in the...

• Biscuits are in the pink
  08

  Biscuits are in the pink
  REALLY FRUITY and fluffy are
  Sainsbury's Mallow Biscuits with
  raspberry flavoured filling.
  Each biscuit is topped with a
  generous helping of raspberry
  jam and lots of pink marshmallow.
  The biscuit...

• Crunch a Crouton
  08

  Crunch a Crouton
  SOUPER STUFF is the best way
  to describe Sainsbury's Soup-ina-
  Cup Special.
  What's so special about it? Not
  only is it available in four
  tempting varieties—Tomato and
  Vegetable (88g), Minestrone
  (80g),...

• Let the wine be Buzet
  08

  Let the wine be Buzet
  WINE OF THE month for
  October is Sainsbury's Buzet
  (Appellation Cotes de Buzet
  Controlee).
  This excellent medium bodied
  red wine comes from the region
  of Buzet situated on the left bank
  of the...

• Premium pastes
  08

  Premium pastes
  JS HAS GONE potty this month
  and introduced a new 'fab four'.
  Potted Pastes with butter are a
  line which is totally innovative
  and come in four varieties—
  Turkey, Salmon (could these
  replace the Christmas...

• Red or white autumn choice
  08

  Red or white autumn choice
  TWO NEW wines for autumn
  have arrived at JS.
  Vina Ardanza 1976 is the latest
  wine to join the Vintage Selection.
  It is an excellent example
  of full, smooth Rioja from the
  highly acclaimed Bodegas...

• Tea shop for sale
  08

  Tea shop for sale
  FOLLOWING THE success of
  last year's Assam Blend Tea in a
  caddy, Sainsbury's has come up
  with yet another Christmas trump
  card.
  This particular sure winner is
  JS Earl Grey Tea Caddy in a
  smart...

• Winning way with turkey
  08

  Winning way with turkey
  GOING FOR gold are Sainsbury's
  new Turkey Medallions.
  A delightful way of presenting
  turkey, these consist of disc
  shaped pieces of meat coated in
  golden bread-crumbs. Bake, grill
  or fry and serve...

• Busy bubbles
  09

  Busy bubbles
  FOR FIZZINESS that means
  business.
  JS have introduced a new range
  of soft drinks—Limeade, Orangeade
  and Cherryade.
  The economical two litre bottle
  ensures plenty for even the biggest
  thirst. Tasty enough on...

• Course but refined
  09

  Course but refined
  'LOOK WHAT marmalade,' goes
  the old joke about a hen laying an
  orange. In this case mama also
  laid a grapefruit, a lemon and
  some limes!
  Sainsbury's have three new
  coarse cut marmalades on the
  shelves,...

• JS 1985 Calendar
  09

  To check those important events at a glance, use a JS
  1985 Calendar—all good looking dates.
  Very appealing with its colourful animal illustrations
  is the Slimline Calendar. Ideal for the office, bedroom,
  kitchen, or anywhere...

• Homemaking by the book
  10

  Homemaking by the book
  A NUMBER of best sellers has
  been published by JS this month.
  Make a date with Sainsbury's
  1985 Household Diary.
  Newly developed and sure to
  be a big success, the diary has 144
  pages which include a...

• New luxury lines for the ladies
  10

  New luxury lines for the ladies
  A NEW EXTENSIVE range of
  exclusive toiletries and cosmetics
  are essential items for the wellgroomed
  Christmas list.
  The 'J' range has five new lines:
  The 'J' Christmas Make Up
  Collection...

• A light breakfast
  11

  A light breakfast
  HAS SOM EON E commissioned a
  study of loony alternatives to
  electricity in view of the continuing
  miners strike? Why else
  should Swiss researcher Jurg
  Loeliger be reporting that stale
  breakfast cereals...

• Bringing home the medals
  11

  Bringing home the medals
  JS AS AN OLYMPIC team? It's
  true— Sainsbury's can boast its
  very own Sebastian Coe and
  Daley Thompson.
  In the recent Wine Olympics,
  fought out not in Los Angeles but
  on the pages of the...

• It's only natural
  11

  It's only natural
  HEALTH FOODS are no longer
  just for cranks, according to a
  study by the Leatherhead Food
  Research Association.
  The study looks at natural
  foods', cereals and pulses,
  supplements and remedies,...

• Listening to their master's voice
  11

  Listening to their master's voice
  master's
  THE LENGTHY saga of Tate &
  Lyle's take-over bid for Brooke
  Bond Group took a novel turn
  when Brooke Bond sent copies of
  a cassette tape to all its shareholders.
  The tape contained...

• That's ASDA profit
  11

  That's ASDA profit
  ASSOCIATED DAIRIES GROUP
  announced exceptionally good
  results for the year to April 28.
  Profit before tax increased by 35
  per cent to £104.6 million and
  turnover grew by 15.5 per cent to
  £1,755 million....

• The in-store bakery
  12

  The in-store bakery
  Almost one hundred Sainsbury's stores nave a different
  smell to the rest. Customers entering the doors can
  seen sniffing the air like hungry Bisto kids.
  Following their noses will reveal the source of...

• A day in the life of...
  14

  Above: the bakery at West Ealing branch. Below: Icing the buns in the creamery. A day in the life of... WEST EALING'S bakery
  ^manager, Ken Towle,
  described a day in the life
  of an in-store bakery:
  'Three bakers in...

• A place for everything
  15

  A place for everything
  DO YOU always receive your
  copy of the JS Journal at the
  beginning of the month? Are
  there enough Journals to go
  around? Or are you swamped
  beneath copies which lie about
  the staff restaurant?...

• How not to behave in Sainsbury's
  15

  SHOPPING NIGHTMARES that's
  what the children of Little
  Sutton school, Chester, know all
  about.
  With imaginations on the
  rampage they each wrote a poem
  entitled 'How not to behave in
  Sainsbury's'. And on paper...

• All can go to the ball on the wall
  16

  All can go to the ball on the wall
  GOING UP the wall with a
  handful of mice is Gordon
  Pointer, a bacon boner at
  Basingstoke depot. He is the
  artist responsible for the magnificent
  mural which now takes
  pride of place on a...

• Bowled over
  16

  Bowled over
  AUGUST 12 saw a battle on the
  bowling green between the
  Hoddesdon and Rye Park bowling
  club and Sainsbury's staff association
  team. The bowlers were
  competing for the Sainsbury
  Bowls trophy. Hoddesdon and
  Rye...

• Canoe for club
  16

  Canoe for club
  PADDLING their own canoe
  thanks to JS are members of
  the Exeter Canoe Club. Exeter
  store manager, Derek Hawkins,
  presented the club with a
  cheque for £300, on behalf of
  the company, towards the cost
  of a K2...

• Not half bad
  16

  Not half bad
  A THIRTEEN MILE jog by
  Douglas Whyte, acting produce
  manager at Cambridge, resulted
  in £138 being raised for charity.
  Cancer Research was the cause
  and on July 16, Douglas took part
  in the Sinclair Half...

• So sad to lose Betty
  16

  So sad to lose Betty
  WHEN BEACONSFIELD freezer
  centre's manager, Betty Kinloch,
  retired recently she received a
  flood of tributes and thanks.
  Betty, who was Sainsbury's
  only female store manager, even
  had a customer's...

• Cider is the downfall of JS team
  17

  Cider is the downfall of JS team
  THE PROLONGED agony of a
  penalty shoot out decided the
  fate of the Blackfriars team in a
  national five-a-side competition.
  The team, which comprised
  Ian Carpenter, Kevin O'Connor
  and Shawn...

• Enabling
  17

  Enabling
  SAINSBURY'S has recently
  donated a handicart trolley for
  disabled people to the London
  Borough of Merton following an
  inquiry on behalf of a young
  disabled couple.
  Disabled trolleys were introduced
  into branches...

• Graduation day for YTS students
  17

  Graduation day for YTS students
  QUALIFIED and in work. Two
  of this year's successful Youth
  Training Scheme workers are
  pictured here receiving their
  certificates and reports from
  Macclesfield manager,...

• Guide dogs
  17

  Guide dogs
  FOLLOWING A YEAR'S intensive
  fund raising in aid of the
  Guide Dogs for the Blind, Shirley
  branch was delighted to present
  the association with a cheque for
  £1,000 on July 2.
  In return two framed photographs
  of...

• Intrepid slimmers
  17

  Lose a few lbs, gain a few £s. That's what it's
  all about at Worle branch.
  Pictured above are the intrepid slimmers
  who raised £100 for the local hospital's
  Buy-a-Bed appeal and lost a total of 501b.
  They are (I to r):...

• JS Welwyn Garden City
  17

  Now Match of the Day is back on our screens the JS Welwyn
  Garden City team is back in training. Last year's results
  in the Welwyn and Hatfield Sunday League didn't exactly
  set the talent scouts swarming but the team is...

• EXERCISE IN FUNDRAISING
  18

  EXERCISE IN FUNDRAISING
  CYCLING nowhere fast is
  how Bridgwater raised £112
  for the children's charities.
  On August 14 a handful of
  energetic staff took part in a
  sponsored exercise cycle ride. Belinda Fry, store...

• Sponsored cricket match
  18

  TWO ROMFORD AREA districts went batty on cricket and
  decided to challenge each other to a sponsored match on
  August 15.
  Managers and deputy managers from Stuart Carter and Ken Barden's districts battled it out till the bitter...

• Star effort
  18

  Star effort
  SAINSBURY'S All Stars football
  team kicked off their efforts on
  Sunday August 6.
  Derby, Kimberley, Arnold and
  Beeston joined ranks to form the
  All Stars team and played a
  challenge match against the Ex
  Rams All...

• Truffle challenge
  18

  Truffle challenge
  HENRY COOPER and Ian
  Botham eat your hearts out. A IS
  talent has emerged who can eat
  more than two! The items in
  question are not a certain
  breakfast cereal but a delicate
  sweet on a Sainsbury's staff...

• Uxbridge count
  18

  Uxbridge count
  UXBRIDGE AREA reveals tha
  its children's charities campaigi
  fund now stands at arouni
  £8,000!
  Said area director, Eddi*
  Ricketts: 'Targets were based 01
  the number of staff in each stor
  and already several...

• On a bicycle made for two
  19

  On a bicycle made for two
  AT WEMBLEY branch deputy
  manager, Tim Roberts and
  produce manager, Steve Rose,
  recently took the NSPCC
  challenge by the horns, or rather
  by the handlebars.
  Members of staff sponsored
  them to ride...

• Photographic Competition '84
  19

  SSA/JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION '84
  GRAB YOUR cameras for
  the picture game that makes
  dreams come true. Rivals
  proudly boast of giving away
  £1,000,000, but play the big
  one —the original win-ahundred
  pounds...

• Rikkie's runners
  19

  Rikkie's runners
  THIRTEEN members of Bedford
  branch tackled the Bedford Half
  Marathon on August 23.
  These JS runners boldy went
  where they have never been
  before and raised over £400.
  Team captain, Rikkie...

• What a smashing idea
  19

  What a smashing idea
  WELLINGBOROUGH branch is
  now famous for its welly throwing
  egg heads!
  On Sunday September 2 they
  organised a Fun Day at Irchester
  Sports Ground in aid of the
  children's charities. Events
  included welly...

• Accidents will happen
  20

  'The skilled application of
  accepted principles of
  treatment on the occurrence
  of any injury or in the case
  of illness, using facilities or
  materials available at the
  time. It is the approved
  method of treating a
  casualty...

• Appointments
  22

  Appointments
  Peter King, previously manager
  of Dagenham, has been appointed
  manager of South
  Woodford.
  Graham Naylor, previously
  manager of South Woodford, has
  been appointed manager of York
  for the opening.
  John Roberts,...

• Homebase appointments
  22

  Homebase appointments
  Richard Crann, previously
  manager of Leeds, has been
  appointed manager of York for
  the opening.
  Ian Forrester, previously
  manager of Northampton, has
  been appointed manager of
  Coventry for the...

• Long service
  22

  Long service
  Denis Milner, CDC/grocery
  administration at Blackfriars, has
  completed 40 years' service with
  JS.
  Derek Woods, manager at
  Brentwood, has completed 40
  years with the company.
  His first branch was Chingford.
  In...

• Looking back at three long careers
  22

  Looking back at three long careers
  THIS MONTH'S 'retirees' of
  over 40 years' service have
  between them more than 130
  years of experience and have
  worked in more than 60 branches.
  Ben Ranger, manager at Bedminster
  is the...

• Retirements
  22

  Retirements
  Lofty Higgins, driver at Buntingford
  depot, has retired after 21
  years' service with JS.
  Ann Carter, part time supermarket
  assistant at West
  Wickham, has retired after 18
  years with the company.
  Sylvia Jones,...

• Dressed to kiss
  23

  No, Homebase
  i s not selling
  exotic lingerie.
  Dressed to
  kiss is Lorraine
  Gaunt, store
  instructor at
  Leeds.
  Receiving the
  smacker is
  manager,
  Richard Crann,
  before his
  transfer to York
  Homebase.

• Feedback
  23

  FEEDBACK
  Letters are welcome
  and should be
  addressed to the
  editor
  60-year-old
  memories
  From: R Higgins, veteran, West
  Wickham.
  I left the company in 1965 after
  serving 32 years. I have lost count
  of the number of...

• Obituary
  23

  Obituary
  Doreen Strange, supermarket
  assistant at Hove, died suddenly
  on August 19 aged 55.
  She had been with the
  company for ten years.

• Wonderful week for Watford
  24

  ARCHIVES
  Wonderful
  week for
  Watford
  LATE OCTOBER in Watford. Back in 1928
  the Watford Tradesmen's Association
  undertook to proclaim the virtues of Watford
  as a shopping centre and for this purpose
  inaugurated Watford...