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  • Contents Page 02

    CONTENTS
    HEADLINES
    WRITELINES
    SHREWSBURY
    STORE OPENING
    COMPETITIONS
    PENNY BACK SCHEME
    ANNUAL GENERAL
    MEETING
    LIFELINES
    OPENING OF THE
    SAINSBURY WING
    FAMILY DAYS
    MERCY MISSION
    TO ROMANIA
    NEW LINES
    BEHIND THE...

  • Frontline 02

    The past few weeks have seen the
    Sainsbury name very much in the
    public eye. The private funding by the
    chairman and his brothers of the
    Sainsbury Wing extension to the
    National Gallery; the company's
    Annual General Meeting,...

  • RTS TRAINEES IN CERTIFIED SUCCESS 02

    RTS TRAINEES IN CERTIFIED SUCCESS
    Around 400 RTS trainees complete their one year vocational
    training with JS each year. Pictured is a group of
    17-18 year olds from David Ware's district who all
    received their National...

  • BAKERY USED ITS LOAF 03

    BAKERY USED ITS LOAF
    Winchmore Hill's bakers have been awarded third prize
    in the Master Baker Commercial Loaf class in an exhibition
    at Barking Technical College.
    The award was the highest to be achieved of all...

  • HODDESDON MEN ARE FIRST GRADUATES FROM DISTRIBUTION COURSE 03

    HODDESDON MEN ARE FIRST GRADUATES FROM DISTRIBUTION COURSE
    Hoddesdon depot's branch services manager, Gary
    Webb, and produce and Trident area manager, David
    Martin, have both gained qualifications in distribution
    management...

  • RIGHTS ISSUE WILL RAISE EXTRA MONEY FOR 'PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES' 03

    RIGHTS ISSUE WILL RAISE EXTRA MONEY FOR 'PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES'
    Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on
    July 4 approved a Rights Issue which will raise approximately
    £489.4 million to be used in developing the...

  • RECYCLING MONEY TO AGE CONCERN 04

    RECYCLING MONEY TO AGE CONCERN
    The aluminium can collection which began last summer
    at Castle Boulevard enabled store manager, Graeme
    Eggleston, to hand over £1,000 to the branch's nominated
    charity. Age Concern, on May...

  • SIR ROY RETIRES AT AGM 04

    SIR ROY RETIRES AT AGM
    Deputy chairman,
    David Sainsbury, writes:
    'Sir Roy Griffiths retired
    from the J Sainsbury
    board following the
    Annual General Meeting
    on July 4.
    'Sir Roy, who relinquished
    his executive
    duties as...

  • STORE PROPOSED FOR EDINBURGH 04

    STORE PROPOSED FOR EDINBURGH
    A planning application has been submitted by JS to the
    City of Edinburgh District Council for a retail store on
    the British Gas
    Scotland site at
    Craigleith Quarry,
    Blackhall. The proposal
    is for...

  • APPOINTMENTS 05

    APPOINTMENTS
    Retailing
    RODNEY WOOLLISCROFT,
    currently senior store manager of
    Camden, has been appointed
    district manager on the Northern
    area, with effect from August 5.
    IHe replaces Bill Williams, who joins
    Homebase in...

  • DEVELOPMENT ADVERTISING WINS MAJOR AWARD 05

    DEVELOPMENT ADVERTISING WINS MAJOR AWARD
    The advertising campaign, launched last summer to
    highlight the quality and standards of JS stores to local
    authorities and planners, has won the architecture and
    building section of...

  • THEY'RE ON THEIR BIKES 05

    THEY'RE ON THEIR BIKES
    JS is sponsoring young people fronn 17 to 25 tal part in what is now called tlie Sainsbury's Operation
    Raleigh Round Britain Bike Ride.
    The cyclists will cover up to 3,000 miles around
    Britain...

  • Writelines 06

    SWITCH OFF
    TO SAVE
    Matt Smith, retail service
    desl(, Blaci It is good to see the company's
    many conservation initiatives,
    penny back on carrier
    bags, CFC refrigeration,
    the paperchase project
    etc. However, when...

  • Branch opening—Shrewsbury 07

    SHREWSBURY
    Despite summer rain and cooi winds, it was not long after the doors opened tliat staff and customers were
    seen warming to eacti otiier in Sliropshire's second JS store. Ttie county's first JS opened on
    16 January...

  • 1991 JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 08

    1991 JS JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
    The categories for this year's
    competition are:
    black and white - Tone and Texture;
    colour - Spectacular Spectrum,
    and black and white or colour -
    The Lighter Side of Life.
    The first...

  • YOUR CHILD COULD BE A WINNER 08

    YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAUST OF THE YEAR AWARDS
    A reminder that children of JS employees
    are invited to take part in a nationwide
    competition to find the Young Environmentalist
    of the Year.
    There are great prizes on offer for...

  • Penny Back scheme is nothing short of life-saving 09

    Penny Back scheme is nothing short of life-saving
    A staggering 30 million pennies have been
    given away since the start of the company's
    penny back scheme. The scheme, whereby one
    penny is given to customers at the checkout...

  • TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS 10

    TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
    W, ith an agenda including the rights issue of new
    ordinary shares and the scrip dividend scheme, which
    enables shareholders to take their dividends in the form
    of shares, this year's annual general...

  • FUNNY GIRL DOLLY LEADS A DOUBLE LIFE 12

    FUNNY GIRL DOLLY LEADS A DOUBLE LIFE
    Actress, comedienne, wife and mother, writer and
    director, night club manager and compere,
    fundraiser and full time JS secretary - Dolly
    Tobin tells the Journal how she finds time to...

  • A GIFT TO THE NATION 13

    A GIFT TO THE NATION
    The nation has taken to its heart the Sainsbury Wing extension to the National
    Gallery. Following the opening of the Sainsbury Wing by the Queen on Tuesday,
    July 9, 43,000 members of the public visited the...

  • A DAY FOR THE DISTRICT 17

    A DAY FOR THE DISTRICT
    The fun day organised by the branches on
    Jack Cornwall's district in the South
    Western area attracted large crowds to the Fort
    Hill Community School, Basingstoke, on June 9.
    Not only was the day a lot...

  • OUTBREAK OF FUN IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREA 18

    Children's egg and spoon races, It's-a-Knockout
    competition, laser clay pigeon shooting
    and reasonable weather all helped to make
    Central and Western area's family day a fun
    event at the Stoke Place Country Club, Slough,
    on...

  • Bringing the children something to smile about 20

    Bringing the children something to smile about
    They are known as Ceaucescu's orphans, but
    they don't belong to any person, only to a
    country which can ill afford to house, clothe
    or feed them. There are an estimated 200,000...

  • BEST OF THE SUMMER WINE 22

    BEST OF THE SUMMER WINE
    The new JS Summer Wine Brochure - a 16 page, full
    colour magazine, containing a pull-out price booklet - is
    designed to help customers find their favourite wine, as
    well as making new discoveries.
    The...

  • GOING FOR GOLD 22

    A first class winner, JS Olive Gold combines the healthy
    characteristics of olive oil - low in saturates, and high in
    mono-unsaturates - with the versatility of a spread. Ideal
    for baking, roasting, and frying delicate foods,...

  • PACKING THE PERFECT PEANUT 22

    PACKING THE PERFECT PEANUT
    JS Peanut Butter, in Smooth or Crunchy
    variety, has bright new packaging to go with
    a new improved recipe. Pacl peanuts and in two sizes, they are available
    in all stores priced £1.03 for...

  • PUT A TIGGER ON YOUR TABLE 22

    PUT A TIGGER ON YOUR TABLE
    Winnie the Pooh and now there's Tigger too. The new
    range of JS tableware with a bouncy Tigger design - they
    are wonderful things and lots of fun - complement the
    existing Winnie the Pooh range.
    In...

  • GIVE THEM A GRILLING 23

    GIVE THEM A GRILLING
    Grill pan gastronomes will be delighted with the latest thing
    in breadcrumbs - Bacon & Cheese Grills made with minced
    bacon and topped with Cheddar cheese.
    Delicious as a main meal or snack. Bacon &...

  • RICE GOES ON A WORLD TOUR 23

    RICE GOES ON A WORLD TOUR
    Anyone with a sense of adventure can now send their
    taste-buds around the world without leaving the dining
    room thanks to the range of five new special recipe rices.
    From the East there is Chinese...

  • SNAP HAPPY CEREAL 23

    SNAP HAPPY CEREAL
    Snapping up the latest addition to tlie JS Breakfast Club -
    JS Chockles - is Snapper Crocodile, who is featured in a
    cartoon strip on the back of the packet.
    Chockles are chocolate covered cornflakes and...

  • THE COOLER SOUP 23

    THE COOLER SOUP
    A cooling starter for summer
    evenings is new JS Minted Pea
    Soup. The refreshing smooth
    textured soup with chopped
    mint, should be served chilled.
    Available in all stores priced
    55p for 425 grams.

  • THE ONE AND ONLY 23

    THE ONE AND ONLY
    For convenience and quality when painting, Homebase One
    Coat is the ideal choice.
    Its high opacity formula means that under most conditions
    only one coat is required.
    Available in all Homebase stores at...

  • BOOST FOR THE BABIES 24

    BOOST FOR THE BABIES
    Badger Farm is looking after the babies. They have
    presented Winchester Special Baby Care Unit with a
    cheque for £1,200.
    The money was raised by a ten kilometre run
    around Romsey by the Badger Farm Road...

  • RUGBY PLAYS BALL 24

    RUGBY PLAYS BALL
    Football and rounders were the order of the day at
    Rugby when the Tesco store there challenged the JS
    store to a charity double match.
    They may have regretted the idea when our valiant
    men and women beat them...

  • STEVE IS RIGHT UP THEIR STREET 24

    STEVE IS RIGHT UP THEIR STREET
    York's deputy manager,
    dry goods, Steve Taylor,
    has found fame if not
    fortune.
    As the store's SSA
    secretary, Barbara
    Flaherty, told the
    Journal: 'Steve is
    always talked about
    because he...

  • COLCHESTER COLLARS MONEY FOR GUIDE DOGS 25

    COLCHESTER COLLARS MONEY FOR GUIDE DOGS
    Colchester branch has handed over £1,200 to the
    Guide Dog for the Blind Association (GDBA) to pay for
    the training of a dog they have named Kathy in memory
    of their dear colleague and...

  • GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME HELPS YOUTH 25

    GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME HELPS YOUTH
    The Sainsbury's Good Neighbour Scheme continues to
    benefit youth groups throughout the country. Groups
    nominated by all stores are receiving, on average, £250
    each to carry out special...

  • MUSWELL HILL POTS THE TITLE 25

    MUSWELL HILL POTS THE TITLE
    Keith Fitzpatrick's district on the Central and
    Western area held the final of their pool competition
    on June 11. Battling for supremacy were Dunstable
    and Muswell Hill and, in what was described as...

  • TAUNTON FIXES IT FOR LUCY 25

    TAUNTON FIXES IT FOR LUCY
    Customers at Taunton looked, then looked again.
    Was this another indication of advancing years?
    Policemen look like schoolboys and checkout assistants
    look...well, about eight years old!
    But they had...

  • BOLTON STUDENT IS BEST BAKER 26

    BOLTON STUDENT IS BEST BAKER
    Prize winning Alan Jarret, a JS student employee at
    Bolton, is on a three year bakery/catering course at
    Bolton College where he was voted best first year student, receiving a
    trophy as his...

  • DEM BONES HELP CHILDREN TO LEARN 26

    DEM BONES HELP CHILDREN TO LEARN
    The skeleton came out of the closet and into the classroom
    when staff at Guildford branch presented Holy
    Trinity Middle School, Guildford, with a skeleton to be
    used in their biology lessons....

  • FURRY FUNDRAISERS WILL BRING SUNSHINE 26

    FURRY FUNDRAISERS WILL BRING SUNSHINE
    Staff at Eastbourne raised £600 when they raffled a
    teddy bear made by Joyce Chapman, packer. The
    money will go towards a district-wide, money-raising
    initiative to buy a sunshine...

  • MAGIC IN STORE 26

    MAGIC IN STORE
    Once upon a time Stefan King, a ten year old from
    South Harrow, wrote a fairy story about his local JS
    branch, imagining what would happen if the produce
    came to life. Stefan suffers from Cerebral Palsy...

  • THE EUROPEANS MANGE TOUT 26

    THE EUROPEANS MANGE TOUT
    The onset of 1992 inspired staff at Halifax to have a
    series of European theme days in their staff restaurant.
    The first was a 'French Day' when delicacies
    such as Supremes a L'estragon, Bananes...

  • APPOINTMENTS 27

    APPOINTMENTS
    RICHARD STANKIEWICZ, from store
    manager, Woodhall Farm, to
    spare manager, Kettering. DAVID
    JOHNSTONE, from store manager,
    Kilburn, to store manager,
    Woodhall Farm, replaced at
    Kilburn by VINCE BALZAN,
    promoted...

  • LONG SERVICE 27

    LONG SERVICE
    Employees who have completed
    25 years service are:
    MARGARET BRUNSOEN, grocery
    replenishment assistant,
    Bitterne. JOHN DAVIES, store
    warehouse assistant, Basingstoke
    depot. JOYCE DELLAWAY,
    confectionery...

  • OBITUARY 27

    OBITUARY
    (Length of service is shown in
    brackets)
    ALAN BARCLAY, warehouse keeper,
    Buntingford depot, died on
    February 16 after a long illness,
    aged 46 (16 years). TINA BRABEN,
    checkout/replenishment assistant,
    Epsom, died...

  • RETIREMENTS 27

    RETIREMENTS
    (Length of service is shov/n in
    brackets)
    LES BUTTON, assistant grocery
    manager. Bury St Edmunds
    (39 years). CHARLES OLIVER,
    driver, Basingstoke depot
    (37 years). GEORGE SCANTLEBURY,
    warehouse keeper,...

  • TROLLEY GOOD FUNDRAISER 27

    TROLLEY GOOD FUNDRAISER
    Dunstable branch raised £822 for Age Concern by the
    raffling of a trolley dash around the store. The winner
    was Florence Bridle, who at 73 years of age thought it
    wise to elect her daughter, Margaret...

  • THE OLDEST CAMERA SLINGERS IN TOWN 28

    This month the archives have decided to indulge
    in a bit of blatant cheating, and hope that we
    can convince people that we were taking photographs
    as far back as 1912.
    As you no doubt noticed in the June Journal,
    entries for...