'JS Journal', January/February 1989

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A LIFE PEERAGE FOR SIR JOHN

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A LIFE PEERAGE FOR SIR JOHN
Sir Roy Griffiths, non-executive deputy chairman,
writes on the occasion of Sir John
Sainsbury becoming a life peer. 'Some announcements are
simply awaited. The only question
relates to the timing....
CHAIRMAN SPEAKS TO FOOD AND FARMING PRESS

02
AT DECEMBER'S Royal
Smithfield Show, the chairman
was invited by the Guild of
Agricultural Journalism to give
the Royal Smithfield Show
Lecture. This prestigious
lecture takes place as part of
the show which covers...
APOLOGIES

04
APOLOGIES TO Savacentre's
Merton store director, John
Hayler, and Basildon store
director, Ray Hayne, whose
names were incorrectly spelt in
the December issue.
Celebrating 40 years of service

04
Celebrating 40 years of service
THIRTY THREE people
gathered at the Howard Hotel,
London, on January 9 to celebrate
a total of 600 years' service
with JS.
The years had been put in by
15 of those present. They and
their...
Contents Page

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Page 2-3
A peerage for the chairman
Page 4-7
Headlines
Page 8-9
The sweetest sounds around from the Sainsbury's Choir of the Year competition
Page 10-12
Openings
— Weedon Road
— Camden Town
— Walsgrave Homebase
Page...
Frontline

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FRONTLINE
HAVING JUST got used
to writing 1989 on our
cheques, we are already
looking forward to how
the company will look in
1990. As we went to press,
the whole of JS's senior
management was gathering
at Eastbourne for...
Homebase appointment

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Homebase appointment
PAUL SHOEMAKER, formerly
store manager at Romford
Homebase, has been
appointed regional manager
designate. He commences his
new role early in the new
financial year when the company's
stores will be...
Energy saving generates award

05
Energy saving generates award
THE COMPANY HAS
received a 1988 Gas Energy
Management (GEM) award
from British Gas Southern for
an energy conservation project
at Basingstoke depot.
The project involved
converting an oil...
Health initiatives rewarded

05
Health initiatives rewarded
JS HAS SCORED a double
first in Keighley for taking
health initiatives.
The store is the first food
business in Keighley to gain the
Bradford Council's Heartbeat
Award, and is the first in...
JS funds bus for the disabled

05
JS funds bus for
the disabled
THE LONDON Borough of Camden is running a unique
shopping bus service for the disabled thanks to a
substantial donation from JS. The support covers five
years' running costs and the purchase...
Praise for staff efforts

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Praise for staff efforts
A STATEMENT on Christmas
trading was made by the chairman.
Lord Sainsbury on
December 23. It appeared on all
notice boards.
The chairman thanked everyone,
saying: 'I should like to
congratulate all...
Coming to the small screen

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Coming to the small screen
KEEP AN EYE on TV screens for two new Homebase commercials on
the theme 'for good ideas, there's no place like Homebase.'
One ad features a make believe gardening competition. The 'plot'
revolves...
Getting to know Grimsby

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Getting to know Grimsby
COMMUNITY LINKS with
Grimsby were strengthened
recently by joint managing
director, David Quarmby,
speaking at the annual prizegiving
of local St James
School.
The town's new supermarket opened on...
Helping the old beat cold

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Helping the old beat cold
THE BETA AWARD presented to JS by the Electricity Council for
the most energy efficient large building in the South East (see JSJ
November 88) is proving to be good news for sufferers of...
Children's yogurt project to go live

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Children's yogurt project to go live
JS IS BACKING a new flavoured yogurt developed in the
classroom by a group of Wokingham schoolchildren. The children, from Nine Mile
Ride Primary School, created
the marmalade yogurt...
It's a family affair

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It's a family affair
WORKING FOR JS is a family
tradition in the Wilson household.
Three generations of the
family have worked for the company.
Left to right; Sharon, who
works at Warwick; David junior
who works at...
Ministers drink to safe driving

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Ministers drink to safe driving
MINISTER FOR ROADS
and traffic, Peter Bottomley
and environment minister,
Virginia Bottomley, paid a
visit to Ladbroke Grove just
before Christmas to promote
low and non-alcoholic drinks.
As...
CHOIRS SING FOR THEIR SUPPER

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CHOIRS SING FOR THEIR SUPPER
NOW THE VOICES have faded away and we can announce that the
Sainsbury's Choir of the Year 1988 is the Vasari Singers from
Dulwich, London; the Sainsbury's Youth Choir of the Year is the
Chamber...
Branch opening—Camden Town

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Opening date: 12 December 1988
Aiirt-raggr 14 Kentish Town Road, Camden Town, London NWl
Opened by: Joint managing director, Joe Barnes
' ISanager: Rodney WooUiscroft: Staff: 433 (390 new jobs)
Sales area: 30,883 sqft Car...
Branch opening—Weedon Road

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WEEDON ROAD Northampton's 52 year
association w i t h JS looks set to
continue long into the future. The
town's new 'high tech' store is
equipped w i t h all the most
modern JS technology including
facilities for customers...
Homebase opening—Walsgrave

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WALSGRAVE
Residents of Walsgrave were given a Christmas present far too
big to fit into a stocicing — a brand new Homebase store.
Cracicers containing mystery gifts popped everywhere as Santa
dropped in to give away a...
POSITIVE STEPS FOR INNER CITY TRAINING

13
AT PRE-RECRUITMENT
training programme, set
up during the twelve
months before the opening
of Ladbroke Grove,
has won a National
Training Award for JS.
Local unemployment in
'inner city' North Kensington
was averaging 17...
AFTER THE FIRE . . .

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AFTER THE FIRE . . .
AS THE SHUTTERS went down on 1988 and the Journal looked back over its
year, one story demanded a closer look.
Regular readers may remember the report In October 88's JS Journal of the
fire at Tewkesbury...
LOOK WHAT'S COOKING

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THE SEARCH FOR Sainsbury's
Young Cook of
Britain has begun.
The competition was
launched before members of
the press by deputy chairman,
David Sainsbury, and
television presenter, Sarah
Kennedy.
Four young hopeful...
A SAUCE YOU CAN'T REFUSE

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A SAUCE YOU CAN'T REFUSE
JUST THE (Italian) job!
Unlike many 'Italian' sauces
on the market, the new
Classic Italian Sauce range
is actually made in Italy.
There are three varieties:
traditional; w i t h
mushrooms, and w i...
CURL UP WITH A TREAT

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CURL UP WITH A TREAT
NEW BITE-SIZED Curls are
the answer to every sweettoothed
nibblers' dream.
Milk chocolate coated
sponge with toffee or
orange flavour filling.
Available in 156 stores, they
are priced at 69p for a...
DRIVE CAREFULLY

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DRIVE CAREFULLY
THIS IS THE time of the year
when motorists need to pay
special attention to their
jalopies, bangers, jam jars,
tanks, and yes, even their
cars! That's why Homebase
has launched a car care
range, including...
ESCAPE THE DRAUGHT

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DRAUGHTS can be excluded
with the new domestic
insulation products from
Homebase. The range offers
everything, from letterbox
draught excluder (£2.49) and
rolls of insulation for
surrounding doors and
windows, to door...
JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME

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JS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME Left: These leaflets are available in confidence
from personnel managers in all
locations.
Right: Danielle Douglas, programme coordinator
(left) and Christine Jones,
assistant area personnel...
Hair today — gone tomorrow

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Hair today — gone
BUNTINGFORD DEPOT
DRIVER, Gavin Little,
sacrificed his good looks on New
Year's Eve to give a brighter
outlook for 1989 to some children
close to the hearts of the
transport department.
Jubilee House, a...
Woman chooses Liz as a model mum

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Woman chooses Liz as a model mum
LIZ BROWN, Epsom's customer
service section manager, is
a special woman.
Liz was chosen by Woman
magazine to appear in their
'Woman of the Week' feature in
November, where she was
described...
Blockbusters go for gold

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Blockbusters go for gold
TWO STUDENTS from
Taunton branch had the Midas
touch recently when they took
part in the television quiz
show. Blockbusters. Sara Goddard
and Emma Jackson managed
five gold runs and in
addition to...
CAT that got the cheque

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CAT that got the cheque
STANWAY RAISED £470
recently for the CAT (Cancer
Scan Appeal). Carol Fowler
and Ann Trott, both store
instructors, drew a large cat,
divided it into squares, sold
each one and the winning
square...
Driver wins award for bravery

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Driver wins award for bravery
AN HEROIC DEED by a
driver from Charlton depot has
won him the High Sheriff of
London Award.
Robert Cashin was returning
to the depot when he noticed
what appeared to be a scuffle
between a...
Look who's on the menu

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Look who's on the menu
CAMDEN TOWN'S management
team has turned into a
sweet bunch thanks to the
creative skills of bakery section
manager, Louise Roberts.
Louise, who studied bakery
for three years at Ashtonunder-
Lyne...
Cop a load of this!

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Cop a load of this!
THE FAIREST COP of them
all turned up to apprehend a
cheque for £1,449.50 as it proceeded
in a southerly direction
from Buntingford depot to the
Wishing Well Appeal at Gt
Ormond Street.
TV's Glynis...
When shopping is a drag

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When shopping is a drag
WHEN DAME Doris Trot went
on a shopping trip to Redhill, the
staff were more than a little
perplexed. Especially as the
Dame had taken the Princess, the
King and Daisy the Cow with her!
But there was...
Blind date anyone?

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Blind date anyone?
DO YOU WANT a lorra,
lorra laffs? Are you single and
over 18? (What is this?) Are
you lively, witty and enthusiastic
with a great sense of fun?
OK, who wants to go on Blind
Date?
Cilia is up to her old...
Bradford bags them young

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Bradford bags them young
BRADFORD TAKES the
prospect of the shortage of
management in the 90's very
seriously. So deputy manager,
Joe Thurley, went on a 'catch
'em young' recruitment drive,
and gave a guided tour of...
CRACK A JOKE COMPETITION

23
CALLING ALL COMEDIANS! Cast your minds back to Christmas
day the turkey, the cranberry sauce the crackers. How many
can honestly say the jokes in their crackers were worthy of a snigger or
a smile, or anything other than an...
Manager is an angel

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Manager is an angel
STAFF AT Newcastle-under-
Lyme raised £77 for Children
in Need by betting the newly
appointed manager, Mark
Smith, that he wouldn't dress
up as an angel. Taking up the
gauntlet (or should that be...
A bright new baker

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A bright new baker
TRAINEE BAKER Simon
McDonald has proved he's a
'bloomin' success when it
comes to baking.
Simon joined the company
as a YTS trainee three years
ago at Hastings. He entered a
competition at...
Green fingers helped Wishing Well fund to grow

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Green fingers helped Wishing Well fund to grow
SOUTHEND'S STORE
INSTRUCTOR, Vivienne Odell,
gave the Wishing Well Appeal
the fruits of her green fingers
recently.
By selling bedding plants
raised in her...
No break for 16 days

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No break for 16 days
HOME FOR Andy Scott, Bracknell BWS section
manager, for 16 days, was a large shopping precinct
auditorium. His aim was to break the existing
snooker playing record of 366 hours 14 minutes, and
to raise...
Quick climb into record books

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Quick climb into record books
'CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN'
was the song sung by
three climbers, two of whom
work for JS, after they had
marched their way into the
history books.
David Evans (left), produce
manager at Letchworth,...
Long service

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Long service
Employees who have completed
40 years' service are:
Poppy Fox, BPM, Kettering.
John 'Hawk-eye' Hayfleld,
grocery manager, Perton.
Employees who have completed
25 years' service are:
Roger Austin, service...
Obituary

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Obituary
(Length of service in brackets)
Irene Attoe, aged 54, supermarket
assistant at Central
Croydon, died on November 27
after a long illness (18 years).
Mandy Allum, aged 21,
skilled supermarket assistant at
Newbury,...
Retirements

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Retirements
(Length of service in brackets):
Desmond Butcher, perishables
supervisor, Charlton depot (35
years).
Ralph Richardson, deputy
meat manager, Wimbledon (35
years).
Pam Brown, senior trades
assistant, Shirley (34...
Writelines

25
New customer for Keighley
From: June Williams, customer,
Keighley.
For many years now I have
been a faithful Morrisons
shopper and have spent a great
deal of money in the Keighley
store. However, about three
months ago I...
Basingstoke depots stiver jubilee

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TWENTY FIVE years ago
this month, the first JS
lorry pulled out of the
brand new Basingstoke
depot at 8.22am precisely.
The driver, F Brown, was
saluted with champagne by the late N C
Turner, company secretary, and...
PHOTO FINISH

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PHOTO FINISH
THIS MONTH THE JOURNAL closes with a photographic flourish. These
three entries in the colour 'Time for Leisure' section was each highly
commended by the SSA//5 Journal photographic competition judge, Len
Greener,...