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JSJOURNAL NEWS is published every month for employees of J Sainsbury pic Stamford House Stamford Street London SE1 9LL Telephone: 01-921 6660 Associate editor Yvonne Burke Assistant editor Ann Grain Writer/secretary Jane Heeney Design Alex Evans Typesetting and Printing Libra Press Contents News 2/3 Branch opening — Blackpool 4/5 Homebase opening — Penge New products 7-9 Children's charities campaign—a look at what the charities do and what is being done at JS to help them 10/11 Cider—The history of this golden drink and how it's made 12-14 Solutions to those stains Middlesex Advertiser and Gazette — Everyday cleaning problems solved 15 Business news 16/17 ENTERPRISING DONATION News in brief Area director, Eddie Ricketts, above right, finance, premises and marketing. a round up of events presented a cheque for £1,500 on behalf of Michael Shersby, above left, the local company wide 17-21 the company to the Hillingdon Enterprise member of parliament, is honorary president Hobbies—a slithery pet 21 Agency (HILENTA) on July 20. of the agency and he was present to receive People 22 The agency has been formed to encourage the cheque at Uxbridge branch. Feedback- -your new small business growth in the borough by Second from left is Tony Sansom, secretary letters 22/23 providing a free advice centre for proposed, of HILENTA and second from the right is Don Competition results existing and developing small businesses on Greenwood, chairman of HILENTA. —Word Search 23 Archives 24 the United Kingdom. The four SAINSBURY'S stages of the competition will be Another IS Cover story recorded by the BBC for sub­ sequent transmission. This little girl is a spastic During the months of June and wins as a result of brain damage July 17 regional auditions took suffered at birth. Preven­ place from which 48 choirs were IS tion of spasticity is one of m\ MYear chosen to take part in the first the areas in which Action \iUompdiuonstag e of the competition. Six JOHN STEWART is the second Research for the Crippled choirs (four adult and two youth) winner of the J Sainsbury prize Child is making good prog­ will go forward to the finals for the best final year student on ress. which will be held during the the retailing and distribution Action Research for the weekend of December 8/9, 1984 course at UMIST (The Univer­ Crippled Child and the at Buxton Opera House, where sity of Manchester Institute of National Society for Pre­ crrmiD they will compete for the titles of Science and Technology). vention of Cruelty to am Sainsbury's Choir of the Year John, whose prize was £100, Children are the two 1984 and Sainsbury's Youth Choir hopes to become a management children's charities which Search for of the Year 1984. accountant. will benefit from the staff The winning adult choir will Last year's winner, the first to fund-raising campaign. receive a cheque for £1,000 and receive the prize, was Barbara Details on pages 10/11. voices the youth choir one for £500. Larkin. THE COMPANY is sponsoring a Both will also be presented with a The prize scheme which is new and exciting nationwide Sainsbury's Trophy. planned to continue for five years choral event, the Sainsbury's The competition is part of an was instigated by JS to promote Choir of the Year Competition. extensive arts sponsorship pro­ the study of retailing as a spe­ The competition, which is the gramme with a strong emphasis cialist subject at university level. largest national choral competi­ upon regional involvement, and Since UMIST began its full time tion of its type ever staged in the includes support for children's retailing and distribution course, UK, will be open to mixed and theatre, opera, ballet and the in 1977 it has become increasingly single-sex choirs from throughout visual arts. popular with students. THIS IS Kate Kennedy, editor of store as part of her fact finding the Australian Hardware Journal, tour of the UK. talking with Richard Olliffe, She is hoping to foster good manager of Croydon Homebase, relationships with British hard­ in the store's garden centre. ware industries and develop an Kate Kennedy was visiting the exchange of ideas. WINNING WITH VISION One of die prize winners in the architecture section of this year's Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy was a drawing of Sainsbury's Canterbury store due to open this autumn. The architects who produced the visual i Ahrends, Burton and Kovalek. PROPERTY JS PLANS for a supermarket and Homebase at Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, have been finally turned down by Birmingham planning committee. Sainsbury's has submitted plans for a store to be built on the ABC site in Camden. market at Staples Corner, The company has lost its Cricklewood, have been pre­ appeal against Chesterfield sented to Brent Council. Council's refusal of planning Warrington Borough Council's permission for a supermarket to plans subcommittee has given be built in Chesterfield. permission for a petrol filling Outline planning permission is station to be built alongside the being sought from Elmbridge store site, off School Brow, Council to build a 60,000 sq ft Warrington. supermarket on the former Sainsbury's is seeking planning Cobham Sewage Works site. The consent from Harrogate Council development includes a 650 space for a 49,000 sq ft store to be built car park. at Upper Poppleton, York. Sainsbury's have submitted Openings for the month of TROLLEY SCULPTURE plans for a 54,000 sq ft super­ September are: Have trolley will pile up, at least that/s what a French market to be built near Victoria Walthamstow Homebase, on Circus, Southend. Plans include Monday, September 10 at 9.00 artist thought when he created this 28 ft high sculpture. a 430 space car park. am. Exhibited at the fifth annual Chicago International Art. JS plans for a 48,500 sq ft Canterbury supermarket, on Exposition, the pile up consists of 125 supermarket supermarket in Jersey Farm, St Tuesday, September 11, at 9.30 trolleys carefully placed one on top of the other. Albans, have been rejected by am. Any offers? If s for sale. Now you know what happens the council planning committee. NB: All store sizes given are total to all those trolleys which are supposedly lost! Revised proposals for a super­ areas not sales areas.

3 BRANCH OPENINGS

HAVING A lovely time on Tuesday, August 7, were hundreds of customers discovering the delights of the new Sainsbury's store at Red Bank Road, Bispham, Blackpool. The queue stretched down the road and preparations were complete so retail director, Joe Barnes, opened the doors minutes earlier than the planned 9.30 am. Coventry area director, Tom Haynes, welcomed another queue of customers at the store's second entrance which leads from the 279 space car park. All the customers praised the store's design which complements the seaside architecture of Blackpool. There's a glazed canopy round the front of the store and car park entrance and a Gothic arch The Sands and Tower, E shaped entrance to the store reminiscent of seaside pavilions. The store itself has 23,573 sq ft of sales area and joins Southport and Preston, already open in this part of the North West. First customer was Nellie Etchells who had arrived at 7.20 am but manager, Chris Hemsley, made mention of an earlier vain attempt to be first through the doors—it was a dog. 'Yes, he was definitely first. He must have Job Cfrrffe lo begin recruiting. We had a good The entrance from heard about JS Supreme dog food. He arrived response. The atmosphere is friendly. One Red Bank Road, just just before 7.00 am but of course he has to day a gorilla turned up at the store! It was a a short walk from stay outside.' gorillagram for a member of staff on her 21st the front with its Of the new store he said: 'It's extremely from her friends here.' regular tram exciting to open and handover was very The total number of staff at Red Bank service. smooth. The staff are of a high calibre and Road is 205. Of that figure 180 are newly Karen Bach (left) they've taken to the job very well.' created jobs. Some, like Simon Wilkinson, and Sam Linsley. Chris Hemsley was last at Kidderminster have transferred from other branches. Simon, Joe Barnes branch which he opened as manager. He's a trades assistant, was previously at Maccles­ welcomes Nellie been with JS for 12 years. field. 'This new store is bigger and I'm hoping Etchells. BPO, Judith Dodson, was previously with tiiat this will give me more experience Manager and BPO another supermarket chain and joined JS in because I have trainee management in mind. (centre) with February: There's a wider range of goods and I'll meet management team 'I trained for six weeks then went into the more people.' and staff (5).

4 *4 £ HOMEBASE OPENINGS

PROUDLY PERCHED on Oakfield Road, Penge Homebase House and Garden Centre 1 \^~' opened its doors on Monday July 16, at 9.00 am. The third store to open this year, Penge has JL-— a total indoor and outdoor sales area of p i 41,920 sq ft. Barbara Fitzhenry, the first customer in the queue couldn't believe her eyes. 'It looks so big and impressive from the outside it really must be something else inside. I actually HP came on Friday,' Barbara told the Journal, 'thinking it would be open and I was terribly w«* i i n B3J upset when I found it wasn't! There is nothing in particular I want, just a snoop around.' 1. Facing the world. Barbara scored a double first when she was 2. Drinks all round. the first customer to go through the checkout. 3. Manager Mike Keene. Greeting the first customer was Gurth 4. Don't forget to clean the bath. Hoyer Millar, Homebase Chairman; Dino Adriano, director and general manager, and Mike Keene, store manager. 'I was previously deputy manager at Croydon Homebase and am now thrilled to have my own store. We've all worked extremely hard for the opening,' said Mike, 'and staff have really made the store their own and given 100 per cent. The opening created 76 new jobs, full and part-time. Conrad Royer, assistant point of sale controller, came to Penge straight from college where he was on a business studies course. 'I am very pleased with my new job. Homebase is a great place to work and it has a happy atmosphere. My main aim now is to work my way up the Homebase ladder!' By 9.30 am the 106-space car park was full. Customers were coming and going at a furious rate. Many left armed with paints, brushes and power tools but some rushed in just for a look!

6 PW PRODUCTS Book those Christinas presents now A DELIGHTFUL collection of new books from JS are the ideal titles to put on Christmas present lists. (Yes, it's almost that time again!) Josceline Dimbleby has two new books. 'First Impressions' (75p) is the latest addition to the Sainsbury Cook Book series. The book demonstrates just how good starters can be in setting the scene for a main meal. There are some tempt­ ing cold starters and the hot first courses are not only delicious, but they can be prepared in advance to avoid a last minute rush. 'The Josceline Dimbleby Collection' (£1.99) is a selec­ tion of over 300 recipes from the various cook books that she has written for Sainsbury's. The book is illustrated througf out with colour plates and drawings. Recipes range from first courses to gateaux and include meat, fish and vegetable dishes. A second book for JS, 'Chicken Dishes' (99p), has been written by Clare Ferguson. There are over 130 recipes and each is accom­ JINGLE BELLS ALREADY? panied by a full colour photo­ graph. Also included are recipes for duck, turkey and game as well as instructions for trussing, jointing, boning, stuffing and rolling. 'Sainsbury's Kitchen Log Book' (£1.99) is an essential addition to the kitchen library. With a wipe clean cover, the book has several basic recipes with space to jot down notes and other recipes. Also there are chapters on cooking equipment, an A-Z of cooking terms, hints on fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices and a food storage chart. The 'Clever Cook' section has useful tips for time, space and money saving. The final chapter gives hints for successful menu planning. After trying out all of these tempting meals, it is possible that the waistline may suffer a little! At this time, reach for the Sainsbury Book of Exercise and Diet, by Pat Baikie. For just 99p, healthy living may be obtained. The book opens with a chapter on self-assessment and how to have a positive outlook on appearance. To get the 'ideal body' there are chapters on shaping up and exercise. Sleep, relaxation, healthy eating and slimming are also covered. high calibre magazines like Vogue and appearances/ Keep the Sainsbury Book of Exercise and Diet by your Good Housekeeping, attended. If July seems a little early to be stringing leotard. Said Cathy Forman, the PR executive out the tinsel, Cathy explained that: It is Not only are the books useful responsible for presenting the Christmas essential to get the information to monthly and beautiful but they are very products: 'Many of the journalists were magazines very early to catch their copy available, being on sale in all amazed at the diversity of our range and a dates/ stores. NEW PRODUCTS There is a mustard to suit Nature takes a every palate and meat dish. shower Typically French is the smooth, suave Dijon Mustard (lOOg). It WHY NOT be totally indulgent makes the perfect accompani­ and take the nearest thing to ment to poultry. asses milk into the shower—new For 'roast nouveau' try a touch JS Showergel. of Coarse Ground Mustard (95g). An extension to Sainsbury's A taste with a little 'je ne sais bubble bath range, Showergel quoi' is Mustard with Pepper­ comes in two varieties: Marine— corns (lOOg). This will establish a blue gel made from seaweed perfect entente cordiale with, for extracts, and Alpine—a green gel example, pork pies. All of these new mustards are also ideal for use in many recipes such as 'Lapin a la moutarde', as suggested in the Sainsbury Book of French cooking. New real French mustards from JS are available from 92 branches for 27p. Bon appetit! On a silver dishy Pure and simple puree A TASTY new product has been GIVE YOUR COOKING a new your fingers fresh. A simple navigated onto Sainsbury's lease of life with Sainsbury's four squeeze will do the trick. shelves. The Fisherman's Pie is a purees in a tube —Garlic, Mixed Available in 160 branches unique new line. You will wait Herbs, Onion and Anchovy Anchovy Puree sells for 59p, with 'baited' breath as the deli­ Puree. Mixed Herbs, Onion and Garlic cate aroma of chunky cod, No more weeping over chop­ for 49p (3,5 oz). whose pine aroma conjures up parsley sauce, creamy potato and thoughts of breath-taking scenery ped onions and now you can keep Just taste the difference! and forest trails. It is a totally invigorating expe­ rience in a daily sprinkle and an j*a*y *. """f*^k Sweet wine for • essential item for the bathroom cabinet. "&$**** saut «** n5*e September Showergel costs 59p (200ml) A NEW QUALITY wine has and is available from 159 joined the existing range of branches. German wines. Kliisserather St Michael Ries­ Crackers ling Spatlese is a rich, medium A CRACKING good snack is JS's sweet white wine produced from Wheat Crackers. Riesling grapes grown near the Twenty-four golden brown river Mosel. The term Spatlese crackers to a pack, these are refers to the grapes harvested made from wholemeal flour and after the normal picking period, are delicious with cheese. They resulting in the characteristic are also ideal for snacks, picnics, flavour of this wine. parties or just quick nibbles. To cheddar cheese surfaces from Serve lightly chilled at any retain freshness, once opened, your cooker and lands onto your time, Klusserather St Michael keep in an airtight container. plate. Riesling Spatlese costs £2.80 JS Wheat Crackers cost 27p The Fisherman's Pie can be (70 cl) and is available from 123 (200g) and are available from netted at 103 branches and is a branches. Sweetness indicator 76 branches. good catch at 95p. three. uttons and WHEAT rolls CRACKERS TWO SWEET bags of fun SAINSBURV'S have recently arrived on Sainsbury's shelves—Mini Jelly Buttons and Mini Cocon'* Rolls. Pink and blue Mini Je Mustard and more Buttons are aniseed flavo OOH, LA LA! The French are on and are covered in hundre__ their way to the Great British and thousands of hundreds dinner table in the guise of les and thousands. trois moutardes. Mini Coconut Rolls are ids for those who love all sorts i liquorice sweets. Pink and yellow coconut flavoured outers surround a soft black liquorice centre. Mini Jelly Buttons and Mini Coconut Rolls cost 28p (113g) each and are available from 136 branches. BEAUTY'S HOLD 'PACK UP your troubles in your new kit bag'. There are four new beauty bags from JS's mix and match Beauty Care range. Ideal for lipstick and powder is the cosmetic ungussetted Zip Purse. Just the right size for popping into handbags. It costs 99p. The gussetted cosmetic Zip Purse is large enough for many necessary beauty items, but still compact enough for handbags. This costs £1.49. For beauty, bath and first aid items is JS's Toilet Holdall with zip. A large bag with an internal pocket. This will hold everything for perfect pickling and also but the bathroom sink. Looking suggested recipes. elegant and attractive enough for New Pickling Malt Vinegar any bathroom shelf, this Zip Bag costs 69p (1.3 litres) and is costs £2.50. available from 242 branches. A useful holiday companion is JS's Large Clip Purse. This has cotton. JS Beauty Care Mix and Beauty Care holdalls. Available Paradise tinned enough space for any selection Match bags and purses, with in four flower prints in pink or ENJOY THE TASTE of paradise from the 'J' or Occasion range waterproof lining, are available green, it is fully waterproof and is with JS own label South Seas and still leaves room for more! from 159 branches. an essential item for each trip or Tuna in oil now available in 92 The large clip purse costs £2.95. To cap it all is JS's Beauty Care dip. branches. All of these beauty holdalls are Shower Cap. An attractive JS's Beauty Care Shower Cap available in two flower prints in toiletry/bathroom accessory this costs £1.55 and is available from pink or green and are made of fully co-ordinates with the new 159 branches.

Perked up Pickling coffee perfection LOVERS OF percolated coffee IN A PICKLE? The Sainsbury's Specially selected from Pacific can now buy own-label Vacuum Pickling Malt Vinegar is ready to catches its light fresh colour and Packed Medium Ground coffee come to the rescue. delicate taste makes it ideal for especially prepared for perco­ This new product is ready summer salads, pates and dips. lators. spiced for making pickles, For only 56p South Seas Tuna Packed for freshness, Con­ chutneys, relishes and sauces. All is paradise without passport tinental Roast, Kenya, Original, they are produced in a very the bottles come with instructions control. Coffee & Chicory, Viennese and modern factory, every pasty is Costa Rica blend are the six crimped individually by hand. choices available in attractively This is the real thing! designed 8 oz packs. It's certainly a meal in Prices range from 82p to £1.33 itself—made with chunky pieces depending on the blend. of prime beef and fresh local vegetables, cooked with a traditional blend of spices it can be eaten hot or cold. Currently available in 149 stores for 65p. Butter them up NEW IN the JS freezer this month are Vegetables in Sauce. Peas in Butter Sauce and Sweetcorn in Butter Sauce consist of juicy young vegetables in a thick, luxurious butter sauce. They may be part of a multitude of meals, such as fish dishes, meat plates or any vegetarian beanfeast. New Vegetables in Butter Chicken feed Sauce are available from 70 THE POULTRY buying depart­ approximately £1.60 per joint for Cornish pasty branches and for 8 oz cost 48p ment has been going to pieces two to three people. from Cornwall (Peas) and 58p (Sweetcorn). lately! They've added two new Both products are extremely :. lines to the Fresh Chicken Portion versatile and cooking instructions THE CORNISH tell us that a ,/m Range and launched a larger along with recipe suggestions are ^SWI'.l.TCORN 1 pasty was the first convenience iiiHullcrSaiur J pack of Drumsticks in Bread­ given on the bottom of the tray. food of the Western world with a crumbs. JS Fresh Chicken Drumsticks history dating back many JS Fresh Chicken Leg Portions in Breadcrumbs in packs of four hundreds of years, long before are priced at £1.08 per lb and are priced at £ 1.46 per lb so each burgers were even dreamed of! I ** J 48p |M are packed two per tray. JS Fresh pack costs approximately £1.35. JS's new Premium Cornish Pasty a IB. 1—'- 1 Chicken Breast Joint costs £1.44 All these products are avail­ is made in Cornwall. Even though wm®m\ per lb which works out at able in 60 branches.

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The outlook for premature babies has | improved in recent years thanks to research. But a great deal of work still remains to be done. A Massive appeal throughout the then the more likely it is that you'll be appearing in these pages. branches has been launched to raise Areas are setting their own targets and area directors are money for Action Research for the co-ordinating branch activities. Retail director, Joe Barnes, is Crippled Child and the National Society overseeing the whole campaign. He explained: for Prevention of Cruelty to Children 'There is great competition between areas to reach a higher (NSPCC) in its centenary year. All areas target and area directors have initiated the fund raising through are becoming involved in fund-raising branches and SSA committees. They are making sure that activities and the efforts will continue posters and literature are available and they are giving support until the end of this financial year. The when required. final amount of money raised, which CHILDREN'S will be divided equally between the two 'It is very much left to the individuals to decide what, if CHARITIES charities, at present can only be they wish to be involved, they would like to do and then CAMPAIGN speculated upon but the companywide to organise it themselves. Activities organised by area offices campaign in aid of Cancer Research will be discos, shows and dinner dances. two years ago raised thousands of pounds and everyone is 'The fund raising will continue until April and then the confident that as much effort will go into this campaign. money raised by staff will be kept as an entirely separate figure Events have begun and range from the tried and trusted from the other two aspects of the campaign. These are a direct sponsored walks to more bizzarre activities. The Journal wants grant to the charities from the company and a customer fund to hear about them all. There will be continual progress reports raising exercise for the NSPCC in conjunction with a number and the more unusual your ideas or the more money you make of major food manufacturers.' FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN

NSPCC Case history Action Research for The society's latest research suggests that at As a punishment for refusing to bath when the Crippled Child least one child a week in this country dies she was dirty, four-year-old Nicola was forced from injuries inflicted by parents. to stand with her back to a blazing gas fire for This charity is part of the National Fund Last year the NSPCC helped over 47,000 several minutes. for Research into Crippling Diseases. It was children at risk of being burned, bruised or Medical opinion confirmed that had it not founded in 1952. Since then it has made over neglected and denied love and affection. been for the intervention of the NSPCC the 2,000 grants for medical research to a value in excess of £15 million —allowing for inflation Only a tiny percentage of the society's toddler would have died within two weeks this means around £40 million in today's caseload involves prosecuting parents and from her terrible burns or from malnutrition. money. taking their children into care. It has a high Nicola had also been hit with a brush and success rate at preventing cruelty to children. thrown on the floor. X-rays revealed two Many major advances in prevention and Many of these parents approach the fractures of the skull. There were bruises on alleviation of disability have been helped by NSPCC themselves. Most of them are her arms, legs, hands and feet. the charity. These include: polio and rubella ordinary men and women who, for one Nicola's parents were found guilty by the vaccines, artificial hips, aids for disabled reason or another—be it because they have courts. people, diagnosis of viruses affecting the marital problems, are experiencing emotional The NSPCC inspector now reports that unborn baby, nerve regeneration and repair stress, are in financial difficulties or living in Nicola is making a good recovery and will by microsurgery, life saving advances for appalling housing conditions—just can't take remain in the care of the local authority. premature babies, spina bifida, stroke, anv more. metabolic diseases, haemophilia and The NSPCC: Customer campaign dwarfism. • Maintains a network of some 250 trained The fund has influenced the whole pattern Sainsbury's has joined four major food inspectors, which covers England, Wales and of British medical research by founding 12 and drink manufacturers—Brooke Bond Northern Ireland. Together these men and university research posts and more than 50 Oxo, Coca-Cola, Heinz and United women provide a 24-hour service and spend laboratories. The most advanced equipment Biscuits-to raise £100,000 for the NSPCC. most of their time working with parents, such as electronic microscopes, scanners and The scheme which begins this autumn will helping them to overcome problems and computers are made available to researchers. form part of the NSPCC's 1984 Centenary difficulties before they do something they'll Some particularly hopeful areas in which Appeal. regret for ever. the charity is at present supporting research Customers will be encouraged to collect • Has established over 60 therapeutic play­ include: diagnosis of congenital dislocation labels, ring-pulls and pack tops from grounds in England, Wales and Northern of the hip, prevention of spasticity and Brooke Bond PG Tips and Oxo cubes; Ireland in which children from stressful genetic mapping. Coca-Cola and diet Coca-Cola; Heinz homes can play in freedom, while their canned soups and puddings; McVitie's Recent Research Grants mothers can relax and begin to come to terms Digestive, Chocolate Homewheat, Jaffa Artificial Hips. Royal Victoria Infirmary, with their problems. Cakes, Penguin and United. The Newcastle upon Tyne £32,552 • Has set up 13 special units which provide companies concerned will donate 5p to Mucular Dystrophy. Royal Free Hospital, skilled treatment for families in which there is the NSPCC for every proof of purchase School of Medicine, London £24,992 a risk of children being injured. The units also received. Special post boxes are being Premature Birth. John Radcliffe Hospital, provide a consultative service for other placed in each store for customers to Oxford £47,492 professionals. return their proofs of purchase. Inherited Disorders. Welsh National School • In the areas in which units are operating, The appeal will run in all stores for four of Medicine, Cardiff £25,000 there is evidence which shows that there are weeks from Monday October 8 and will be Arthritis. University Department of Medicine, significant reductions in the rates of fatality, backed up by wall posters and leaflets. Glasgow £30,073 serious injury and re-injury. The Duke of Westminster who is Spina Bifida. University of Leeds £21,734 • Initiates research into the problems of spearheading the £12 million Centenary Brain Damage. Royal Infirmary, Manchester child abuse. Appeal commented: 'I am delighted that £30,242 • The society's National Advisory and Sainsbury's and its suppliers are launching Aids for the Disabled. Brunei Institute of Consultative Service is used by professionals this scheme. I am sure that customers will Bioengineering, Uxbridge £150,000 from both this country and abroad who seek respond very generously.' Chairmobile. Prototype/EB Instruments Ltd., advice on matters relating to child welfare. Bath £20,000 Cider - still a master's art In the heart of the apple HISTORY orchards in the West Many improvements were introduced by the Country, many different Normans after their conquest (1066 and all that!) and perhaps cider drinking was one of apples are blended the best! New varieties of apples were together to produce the produced complementing the older ones. Cider making became a major cottage fine flavours of Sainsbury's industry; every farmer's wife would have a own label ciders. And few cider apple trees among the fruit growing in her orchard and in the 18th century it was behind the modern bottles even customary to pay up to a fifth of a farm and boxes are centuries of labourer's wage in cider. Historically cider has played an important traditional skills. role: it was carried on Captain James Cook's ships in an attempt to prevent the sailors ORIGINS contracting the dreaded scurvy during his Cider has a long and fascinating history in exploratory voyage to New Zealand and this country. It was probably known to the Tahiti. In the 1800s cider began to acquire a Celtic people but it is generally assumed that considerable reputation, even finding its way it was introduced by the cider makers to Queen Victoria's dining table, and no brought by William the Conqueror at the time wonder when the diarist, John Evelyn, in of the Norman conquest. 1664, had written 'Generally all strong and Apple trees were grown in England well pleasant cider excites and cleanses the before the Romans came although wine was Stomach, strengthens Digestion, and infallibly still the common drink. The Normans, frees the Kidnies and Bladder from breeding however, with their experience of cider the Gravel Stone'! making in northern France, recognised that the climatic conditions in southern England APPLES were rapidly becoming unsuitable for the At least two varieties of cider apple have growing of grapes. The same conditions were survived from these early days and are still ideal for the cider apple and gradually cider bearing fruit to-day. The cider apple has a began to replace wine. fibrous texture which facilitates the extrac­ It is not coincidental that Somerset and the tion of the juice. It has a high tannin and South West of England in general is renowned sugar content and a low acid content. Four for cider making—both the climate and soil types of apple are used—bitter sweet, sweet, conditions in that area are most suitable, bitter sharp and sharp. influenced by the Gulf Stream, the relatively Apples ripen in the early autumn. 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12 ^Generally all strong and pleasant cider excites and cleanses the Stomach, strengthens Digestion, and infallibly frees the Kidnies and Bladder from breeding the Gravel Stone'! branches with a long hooked pole picking up frame is then removed and the next slatted the fruit by hand and putting it into bags for board placed on top of the envelope. The transportation to the mill. process is repeated ten to 15 times to build up Larger orchards are harvested mechanic­ the 'cheese'. The juice is then extracted by ally, however, and three different kinds of means of a hydraulic press (4). machines are used: shakers, sweepers or This method extracts about 80 per cent of blowers and gatherers. Shakers are a the total weight of the apple in juice leaving a mechanical version of the hooked pole. substance known as pomace. This traditional Gathering is then carried out by the sweepers method of building a 'cheese' is time or blowers which heap the fruit into rows consuming and labour intensive. Nevertheless from where it is collected by the gathering other methods of juice extraction are now machines with rotating rubber paddles which available using mechanical presses. These are flip the fruit off the ground. operated by pumping in pulp and when full, Although mechanical harvesting is rapid it hydraulic pressure is applied to the piston. does have the disadvantage that the fruit This squeezes the pulp and the apple juice becomes bruised during gathering and has runs to the outside of the press. By this therefore to be processed rapidly on reaching method juice can be extracted from up to five the mill. tons of pulp an hour. The juice is then taken away for fermentation (5). CIDER MAKING It is at this stage that the juice is usually Cider is not brewed like beer but is treated with sulphur dioxide, which destroys produced by skilful blending more like the undesirable organisms, and then yeasted. The wine making process. Every year from the selected strain of yeast carries out the end of September until Christmas, when fermentation process and the dead yeast apples reach their peak, farmers from all over drops to the bottom of the vessel at the end. Somerset deliver their apples into giant silos When fermentation has ceased the cider is (see diagram below). From here the apples pumped into vats which are topped up and are conveyed through water courses for sealed (6). The capacity of these may be washing (1). It is during this first process that anything from 1,000 to 49,000 gallons. The the good fruit is separated from the debris. maturing period after fermentation, during The good apples are dropped into a hopper which time the full character of the cider is where high speed blades reduce the fruit to developed, is much shorter than that required pulp (2). for wine so that cider may be ready for sale in The traditional method of juice extraction only a matter of weeks. is to build a 'cheese' which consists of a pile of Once matured the cider is blended from slatted boards (3). A measured amount of different vats to produce products of a apple pulp is dropped onto a cloth inside a consistent quality and flavour. This blending four-inch deep frame over the slatted board. is carried out by highly experienced cider The corners of the cloth are folded over the makers whose palates have been cultivated id gold. pulp to form what is called an envelope. The for a minimum of ten years. •

A master cider maker at work.

13 French Sparkling cider in a champagne pre­ QUALITY CONTROL sentation bottle (75cl). The conversion of apple juice to cider is Making sure cider is flowing consistently a microbial process which means that at any into all Sainsbury's branches is cider buyer, stage of the process there are a number of Martin Brecknell. He is responsible for organisms which may cause disorders either negotiating prices, co-ordinating supplies, by altering the drink's flavour, its texture or estimating forward requirements and setting appearance. Therefore several checks are quality standards. 'We are delighted at the undertaken during the production of cider way cider sales are growing,' commented and tasting is a principal one. The master Martin. 'Within the off-licence department cider maker will taste the juice and cider cider is second only to table wine in growth. constantly to ensure a top quality product. The big two-litre bottles have made a Laboratory tests are also carried out on each tremendous impact and of course cider is still batch of cider produced. A final check is very good value for money, despite the undertaken three days before the cider leaves Chancellor's efforts' Stone relic of the past... an old the mill and also at various intervals selected It is interesting to note that 36 per cent of press which in days gone by would bottles from the latest consignment all adults drink cider and of those just over have been turned by a horse. distributed are opened and tasted to ensure half are men. Amusingly, from the age of 18 Country magic: each year a pagan custom is no changes have taken place while bottled. until the age of 64 cider consumption drops still performed which is said to guarantee a from 28 per cent of the population to nine per heavy crop of the best apples. The Wassail PACKAGING cent. But after retirement at 65 the figure Queen pours mulled cider round the roots of Cider is packaged in a number of ways for rises again. Perhaps John Evelyn's confidence the trees—this is to encourage growth. She Sainsbury's. Medium Sweet and Strong in the medicinal properties of cider has places toast soaked in cider in the branches of Medium Dry are available in litre bottles and something to do with this! the trees for the robins—the good spirits— in two-litre PET bottles. Premium Cider is Cider has very definitely taken its place and finally guns are fired into the trees to available in a two-litre flagon and for the avid alongside beer and wine as a true value for frighten away the evil spirits. Does it work? cider drinker there is a three-litre box. Finally money drink with the widest possible appeal No one knows—but the quality of Sainsbury's for celebrations JS sell English Sparkling and but nonetheless it still has an aura of West cider would suggest it does!

Apples arrive in truck loads at the cider mill then science takes over and keeps strict control from pressing to bottling and quality control in the laboratory. 14 A SOLUTION TO THOSE STAINS

OUT, OUT damned spot! How many times have we put on a clean pair of trousers or a skirt and a few hours later spilt coffee down them. How many of us have friends who kick glasses of red wine over newly shampooed cream carpets? And worse, how many times has our stain removal technique turned a small stain into a muddy lake? This month the Journal takes a look at stains and the best way to remove them. There's no magic cure-all, each problem has to be considered and treated according to the staining agent and the material stained. But here are a few suggestions to help budge those unwanted spots. Clothing probably attracts more stains than anything else but these stains can often be removed by simple methods. First of all it's important to determine whether the garment is washable or not. This may seem The JS range of cleaning products. obvious but if the material should only be dry-cleaned, take the garment to a reputable follow these instructions. Take a ball of white Action must be taken immediately to cleaners, pinpoint the stain and specify what kitchen paper and place under the stain to remove carpet stains and warm water on a caused it. They will use a special treatment absorb moisture. Then apply the cleaner clean cloth is often the best bet. Nevertheless and then clean the whole garment. Do not slowly round the stain. If gentle rubbing is if the stain contains a colouring agent, such as attempt to remove a stain from a dry-clean necessary apply the cleaner with a clean that found in orange squash, try Sainsbury's only garment, you can only do damage. This white cloth using protective gloves if liquid cleaner which contains ammonia. It is applies specially to ball point pen stains. required. If the stain is removable it vital to try the cleaner out on a hidden corner If the garment is washable, try to apply the will be soaked up by the kitchen paper rather before applying it to the stain. Red wine stains following method as soon as possible. First of than spread over the cloth. Always try any on carpets or clothing can be removed with all apply cold water, if this does not remove remover on a hidden part of the garment, eg, white wine (the new JS Reisling would do the stain use hot water, if neither produces a hem, to see if it is affected by the liquid. nicely!) or in extremes Borax. But take care satisfactory result wash the garment in the Follow up by washing a couple of times if not to rub the patch with anything else but normal way. Food and blood are usually necessary. a clean white cloth. removed easily with biological washing Now for stains around the house. powders. Although it is noteworthy that it is Sainsbury's have a very extensive range of not a good idea to use these products on silk. cleaning products (March '83 JSJ) and three Try more than one wash before taking other of these are very effective stain removers. measures. Carpets are a big problem when it comes to If all else fails, use a cleaner listed on the stains, as invariably the vile spot is obvious for chart below, according to the stain, and all to see! STAIN REMOVER

Iron (a yellow brown stai n) from staples, Oxalic Acid paper clips, old blood sta ins Vi teaspoon/J/2 pint water (take care)

Nail Varnish Nail Varnish Remover (Remove as much as possible by scraping first)

Hair Lacquer Methylated Spirit Grass (flammable) Nicotine w^^l Tea and coffee stains on formica tops are If Ice Cream Grease Solvent _ quite easily removed by using JS Cream Lipstick Cleaner and a little gentle persuasion. Candle Wax JS Cream Cleaner is also an ideal product Grease to remove bath stains. Abrasives such as scouring powder should never be used as they Paint Turps Substitute. Follov ay washii damage the surface. If the stain is a stubborn Tar (flammable) one fill the bath with water and add JS own label bleach and leave overnight. Wine Borax Paint is another devil round the house but Jam (1 dessertspoon/'/i pij •warm water) JS Floor and Wall Cleaner helps. Just add a Scorch marks little to a damp cloth and apply a little pressure on the paint stained floor or wall. Mildew Lemon Juice and salt rubbed in By following the above indications, stains should disappear as fast as they appeared.

15 BUSINESS'NEWS Delightful year lor Dee DEE CORPORATION continued its recent seeking to expand supermarket sales area by secondhand sites such as the two rather run­ occupation of the limelight with the 20 per cent per year for the foreseeable future down superstores it acquired in Yorkshire announcement of its results for the year to and the acquisition and development of over during the year. April 28. The figures contained some very 100 new stores is under negotiation. Dee attempted to paint a rather hopeful impressive-looking percentage increases. Dee's typical new store will possess 6,000 to picture of its Cash and Carry operations and Sales increased by 52 per cent to £1,387 10,000 sq ft of sales area compared to a new particular emphasis was placed on its competi­ million and profit rose by 67 per cent to £28.3 JS supermarket which has 20,000 to 32,000 sq tiveness compared to, surprise, surprise, million. A lot of this growth is due to the ft. There are particularly ambitious plans for Booker McConnell. This is nevertheless Dee's takeover of the Keymarket and Wellworth Irish stores following the purchase of the major problem area as profits fell to £1.4 chains during the year, however, the company Wellworth Company. The chain currently million compared to £4.3 million in the pre­ has also apparently succeeded in improving consists of 20 stores and it is hoped to double vious year. the returns from the assets it has acquired. this number within two or three years. Sales are now growing at 20 per cent per The occasion was fully exploited by Dee in Carrefour, Dee's hypermarket division, had a annum compared to declines of 15 per cent at publicising the reasons for the proposed good year with profits up by 34 per cent to £5.4 the beginning of the year but this is at the takeover of Booker McConnell and they million. Carrefour is actively seeking new sites expense of margins. Half of the increase in believe that judging by the views of analysts and it has been announced that a new sales comes from cigarettes which are being and shareholders the commercial logic of our Carrefour hypermarket will be built as part of sold at cost. Perhaps this needs a government bid was well accepted.' the Metrocentre at the Tyneside Commercial health warning! At the end of its financial year Dee owned Park, Gateshead. Dee has also woken up to another area 343 supermarkets with an aggregate sales This announcement took a lot of people beset with difficulties. It reported that it has area of over two million sq ft. Future plans are unawares since it was thought that Carrefour written off an investment in a small alarm clock ambitious to say the least. The company is would mainly concentrate on picking up company!

countries in still having a high to be having some effect. In 1979 Oliver as a palliative for gout, usage of washable nappies. In the UK market for disposables obesity and- other eighteenth explaining this contrast the was just £22.6 million, last year century ills. Shortly before his colour to the makers of terry nappies point to the figure had grown to £92 death in 1784 the good doctor the high quality of their product million and this year it is expected disclosed his secret recipe to cheeks compared to foreign varieties. In to reach £125 million. Atkins his coachman. Atkins ASHTON BROTHERS, the market America thinner cotton materials The terry nappy is unlikely to promptly opened a shop in Green leader in terry towelling nappies, are used while the French and face extinction, however, since in Street, Bath, and amassed a large has announced that it will be Italians place their trust in other countries, notably America, fortune. starting to sell coloured nappies gauze-like fabric. the market share of washable in the autumn. Thus, the clothes­ The suppliers of disposables nappies is fairly stable. American line traditionally adorned with a are now mounting a very strong mums are apparently becoming string of sparkling white nappies challenge and after the expense increasingly concerned about the Super Co-op may soon become a thing of the of their current advertising blitz environment problems that dis­ past with shades of pink, blue and little is left over for profit, such is posables may cause and they also on the way? yellow becoming available. Ash- the battle to lever open the British have the advantage of readily MERGER FEVER is at large as tons are keen not to miss any market to the use of the disposable. available diaper services which Co-operative Societies join to­ tricks in the battle for market Their advertising budgets are remove most of the chores from gether to solve financial problems share. thought to exceed the annual using this type of nappy. No doubt and try to compete more effec­ The U K market for terry nappies sales of Ashton Brothers. This they will get to the bottom of the tively with the big multiples. has held up remarkably well in the disproportion is created by the problem eventually! The South Suburban Co­ face of competition from dispos­ nature of the two products. When operative Society based in ables. Disposables are used for a mother buys a £15 pack of terry Croydon has agreed to merge less than three out of every ten nappies for her baby and uses with Co-operative Wholesale nappy changes in Britain as them throughout the child's pre- In search Society (CWS). This brings the compared with seven out of ten in toilet trained years this effectively CWS, the financial powerhouse in the US and nine out of ten in West prevents sales of disposable of the the Co-operative movement, into Germany. In fact Britain is nappies worth £180 to £240. The retailing in England for the first almost alone amongst developed advertising expenditure appears Bath Oliver time and is a very positive step to BATH OLIVER biscuits, the reverse the Co-op's failing fortunes invention of a West Country gout in the South East. South Suburban doctor in the eighteenth century, has 55 stores and an annual have become rather scarce turnover of £47 million but has run recently. Indeed, regular con­ up losses of ten million pounds sumers have been driven crackers over the past four years, thus trying to find sufficient supplies! prompting the approach to CWS. The biscuits are traditionally The CWS has strong retailing taken with a glass of pale sherry interests in Scotland and Northern and were the pride of Huntley & Ireland. Palmer, which made them at its Troubled Co-ops in England and factory in Huyton, Merseyside. In Wales normally approach Co­ 1982 Huntley & Palmer was taken operative Retail Services, the over by Nabisco Brands, the US biggest retail society, however, it is food giant which makes Shredded still digesting previous mergers Wheat and Ritz crackers. and is not willing to take on further Last year Nabisco announced rescues at the moment. It is the closure of the Huyton works, reported that the Royal Arsenal with the loss of 770 jobs. Produc­ Co-operative is also talking about tion of Bath Olivers has now a merger with the CWS so a apparently been switched to a Super Co-op' in the South East factory in Bermondsey. Nabisco may soon become a reality. Royal have confessed to being tempo­ Arsenal has accumulated signifi­ rarily out of stock' of the biscuits cant losses in recent years and but are now scaling up production had a turnover of £160 million last facilities to cope with demand. year. It is understood that Royal The biscuit was originally Arsenal is particularly anxious to created in Bath by Dr William secure capital for development to 16 match increasing competition. Up North, regrouping is also the order of the day. The York Co­ operative Society has been having a difficult time lately and has now agreed to merge with the relatively successful Harrogate Society. generally impressed by their If the merger is approved by soundness and value for money, members it will create a North they outshone most competitors.' Yorkshire Society with sales of Waitrose was complimented for a over £36 million a year. wide and impressive assortment of wines, good value at all levels.' Marks & Spencer had quite a good rating, its wines were JS wine considered reliable if unexciting outshines drinking.' Apart from favourable comments the rest for Bejam and Argyll other judge­ THE CONSUMERS' Association ments were rather critical. All has recently published a report on wines provided by International supermarket wine in Which? Wine were dull, many flabby and Monthly that slams most of the fruitless, and others we considered wine sold in British supermarkets. positively unpleasant.' Budgen Blind tastings were conducted on wines were badly bought and up to a dozen wines from each of dull: 11 retail chains. Unfortunately, The Co-op picked up the Safeway and Tesco wines were wooden spoon in the contest and not tasted in time for publication the tasters' wrath was vented in the report. upon them. 'We derived no plea­ JS was top of the class and the sure at all from these wines and judges commented we were cannot recommend any we tasted.' THE PLOT STRANGER THAN FICTION A CRIMINAL plan by evil genius Nathan Noskeau was foiled immediately it was put into action. In an attempt to start a poison scare he wrote to Salisbury's saying he had the draft of a novel detailing how terrorists could poison food at supermarkets. Signing himself 'Murphy' he wrote that, in the common good, the authors were prepared to destroy the book but wanted £360,000 for royalties they would lose. But police were promptly informed and the retired businessman from Dorset was jailed for 18 months. fudge John Hazan, QC, said that anyone trying to cash in on the fear of food retailers inevitably faced prison. He added: The bizarre facts of this case are such that we would expect them in fiction rather than in real life/ Argyll takes over IH Amos Hinton John has pedal AMOS HINTON, the North East slipped from 1.78 per cent in the supermarket chain, has accepted previous year when profit ex­ power a £25 million takeover bid from ceeded two million pounds. The Argyll. The announcement follows company has 54 supermarkets ONE FIGURE on wheels which held in Cirencester on July 8. weeks of mounting speculation and a seven per cent share of the almost whizzed by on our TV The gold medal was awarded after Hinton's disclosed that an Tyne-Tees packaged grocery screens during the Olympics was to John for a time of 2 hours 14 approach had been made but the market. This will be a very useful that of John Oakes, part-time minutes and 26 seconds. identity of its mysterious buyer top-up for Argyll's, traditionally assistant at Beckenham. John is a This victory follows on the remained secret. It appears that North Eastern based, Presto champion cyclist who made it heels, or rather, the pedals of Argyll was not the first on the chain. The combined group will onto the shortlist for Olympic John's 1983 achievement of silver scene and only stepped into the have a market share of nearly 20 selection. T wasn't chosen medal and bronze in 1982. arena after William Low, the per cent in the Tyne-Tees area. because I was considered too old John has been racing for six Scottish supermarket group, had The offer values Hinton's shares at 32.' years and in 1981 held the record opened the initial discussions. at nearly 1.5 times the share Nevertheless John recently for 30 miles. He has represented Hinton's reported profits of price ruling before the takeover reached the peak of his career by Great Britain and raced in £1.91 million for its latest financial approach was first disclosed. Over becoming National Cycling Europe. year on sales of £126 million. The £16 million of the £25 million deal Champion in the 100 kilometre Amazing how far a man can net margin of 1.52 per cent had will be paid in cash. team time trial. The event was get by shaving his legs!

17 NEWS IN BRIEF Re-burial ceremony at York A MEDIEVAEDIEVAL cemetery disdis- covered during the construction of York supermarket and Home- base has recently been re-sited adjacent to the store's car park. The graveyard, believed to have dated back to the 12th century was unearthed when the foundations were being prepared for the car park. Records indicated that the remains were of Jewish origin and before excavation work on the site could be carried out permission was obtained from the home office in close liaison with the Chief Rabbi, Sir Immanuel Jakobovits.

A team of 20 experienced excavators removed some 500 inhumation burials—a total of over 50,000 bones—in a period of intense excavation between February and May 1983.

York Archaeological Trust took place opposite the re-burial gether with several curious sight­ carried out the excavation and site. seers. removed approximately 500 It was attended by about 50 Trevor Baker of the JS Estates bodies; some going back 800 members of the Jewish commu­ department represented Sains- years. Construction work was nity from as far away as bury's at the ceremony. then resumed. Newcastle, Leeds and Man­ He said: 'The coffins were Re-burial commenced on chester and it was officiated by laid out in the ground in the Sunday, July 8, at 8.30 am under Sir Immanuel Jakobovits. Also in same approximate relationship land that will be laid out by JS as a attendance were representatives to one another as when they commemorative garden. At of York City Council and the were originally excavated some 4.00 pm a short open air service York Archaeological Trust to­ 18 months previously." Tanks for a dream true

FULFILLING a lifetime ambi­ tion, Maureen Brighton, super­ market assistant at Chippenham, recently climbed into the cockpit of a Chieftain tank and ma­ noeuvred it over Salisbury Plain. Maureen's dream came true thanks to the Chippenham Rotary and Round Table and members of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment at Tidworth. She wrote to the Rotary and Round Table who have been organising 'Dream Come True' events. The drive was soon set up and Maureen achieved her driving ambition. 'It was absolutely fantastic' she said afterwards.

18 Pushing up the children's fund HAVE SOUTHPORT branch quantities of orange juice, staff gone off their trolleys? On sandwiches, plasters, spare shoes Sunday July 1 manager, David and socks' Mellows-Facer and eight branch It took a lot of effort to members walked 18 miles from complete the long, long 18 miles, Sainsbury's Preston to Sains- but the event was enjoyed by all bury's Southport, pushing their participants who were en­ trolleys before them. couraged on their way by They left Preston at 9.30 am members of staff who drove past and arrived home at 3.00 pm. us en route. One member of the team was 'Two members of staff even Miss JS Pam Smith, BPO at opened their garden to us and Southport. She described the served refreshments to spur us on day: the last five miles, which were the 'The walk was in aid of the hardest. NSPCC and with individual 'Blisters were the size of sponsorships and money marbles and hot baths essential collected along the way. we but we were all back at work raised a total of £421. bright and early on Monday 'The weather was perfect on morning.' the day. Not a drop of rain, but In addition to Pam and the not too hot either. Legs were manager, team members were: aired as shorts were donned and meat manager, Derek Cook; NSPCC T-shirts advertised our assistant meat manager, Gordon cause, as did the trolleys which Brown; senior butcher, Eddie were decorated with posters, Elmer; meat assistants, Andria balloons, badges and stickers. Grainger, and leanette Garrett, photographer whose picture is 'The trolleys performed well and supermarket assistants Tim printed in the Journal during and were useful for carrying vast Dobinson and Sandra Brindle. SSA/JS JOURNAL the course of the competition. PHOTOGRAPHIC RULES COMPETITION'84 • The closing date is Sep­ tember 28, 1984. A special day from • All photographs must be black and white. A NOT TO BE SNIFFED at • Entries are not limited but the drivers first prize of £100 could be each print must have a yours if you enter the SSA/JS completed entry form attached IN WHAT seems determined to An extra treat was a film show Journal Photographic Compe­ on the back. become an annual event handi­ starring the children themselves. tition and just think what you • The 1984 Photographic capped children in Basingstoke A video had been made of the could do with the money! Competition is open to all JS were taken for a ride on July 29. day and shown before everyone On September 28,1984 your employees, full or part-time For the third year running went home. time is up, so waste it not. Snap and JS veterans. Basingstoke depot's drivers Said Jim Barlow, transport shift to it now. • Photographs previously arranged a special day out for manager: 'It was a splendid day. The themes are: entered for Journal competi­ children from Saxon Wood and We seem to have adopted the 1. SPORTING LIFE tions will not be accepted. Lymington House schools. children or they've adopted us!" 2. NIGHT LIFE • All photographs will be The drivers showed the And on the fund raising side 3. THE ELEMENTS returned after the competiton children around the depot and Basingstoke certainly isn't idle. Remember we will accept has been judged. the Hampshire Fire Brigade On October 14 six drivers are black and white photographs Meanwhile on the theme of arrived, not to put out any fires planning a relay run from only. sporting life we have selected but to light up excited eyes. Bournemouth to Basingstoke In addition to the £100 prize one of our favourites taken by Children then chose to ride in which is around 60 miles. They for the overall winner there Andrew Morris, Seven Kings whatever vehicle they wished. hope to raise £800 to buy a will be a £30 prize for each of Homebase. This choice will Afterwards the depot laid on a computer for Saxon Wood the section winners and £15 for not affect the final judging. special tea and each child school. If the weather is good the each of the runners up. A £2 JS children will be at the depot to We are now awaiting the big received a present from the voucher will be sent to any onslaught of entries! drivers. welcome their heroes home.

ENTRY FORM Please carefully attach an entry form to the back of every photograph entered for the competition. Entries should be sent to: JS Journal, J Sainsbury pic. Ground Floor, Stamford Street, London SE1 9LL. NAME FULL JOB TITLE LOCATION

TELEPHONE NO: THEME OF ENTRY

-Picture by Mike Herod, Basingstoke Standard

19 CARRYING IT rURTMcR

A Sainsbury's carrier bag was recently spatted wending its weary way round the Great Wall of China. In hot pursuit Is Jeannette Romeril, secretary to Cecil Roberts, buying director.

'Please Sir can we have some more?' Welling­ with the 1960's theme of the whole carnival. borough branch were out to get the most from They managed to raise £307. the public on July 7 when they joined in the Wellingborough carnival to raise money for a Fifty floats took part in the parade but it was number of charities. The theme of their float the Sainsbury's float which the local paper was based on the musical 'Oliver' in keeping featured in its report.

What a star! GRAHAM CRANGLE is a nice certainly is a nice person. Never person. _ That's what the Daily have I met such a friendly, polite Star has' confirmed. A customer and helpful young man, not only of Sainsbury's East Ham branch, to elderly citizens but to all Eric Beckton, wrote to the Daily customers.' Star's regular 'Nice People' The Daily Star featured Eric's column saying: comments in their column and A young gentleman, Graham sent Graham, who has worked Crangle, who works for the East for JS since 1973, a wonderful pot Ham branch of Sainsbury's, plant arrangement.

UPREAAE CRIME!

Basingstoke bowls BOWLS ARE GATHERING stoke and District League. momentum at Basingstoke depot The Club holds seminars since the Griffin Bowls Club was periodically in order to improve formed in October of last year. standards. Teachers include Ted So far the Club has 100 founder Wride, club captain; Ernie Curtis, members and all are doing great and Northern Hampshire area things. coach Jack Spencer. Ken Jenkins, reach truck ser­ The Club hopes one day to viceman, has reached the area have its own bowling green next Some pets will do anything to get hold of JS Supreme final of the Hampshire County door to the depot and then they pet food! In West Wickham the offenders left a trail of pairs and in June reached the will start recruiting new empty cans behind them. It is feared they are cats and final at Family Day. Two teams members. dogs not fed on JS Supreme. are in the Whitchurch League Until that day arrives, keep the and one team is in the Basing­ bowls and the awards rolling in!

20 Over the last five months Woking area branches have taken Mountain Gorillas under their wings (JSJ February 1984) and raised £3,659 in sponsorship money. David Attenborough, a keen supporter of the Mountain Gorilla project, attended a presentation at Bath branch on July 17 to receive a cheque for the above amount on behalf of the project. The money will go towards educating local people in the protection of this endangered species from Central Africa. Left to right are: manager, Sean Why to; David Attenborough and Bath staff members, Val Leach, Ann Whitehead and Stefan Jones. HOBBIES Snakes alive! A REAL FAST mover with a wonderful wriggle shares the home of lean Griffiths, part-time supermarket assistant at Churchill Square. He is five-year-old Percy, a 15 ft reticulated python, who, since joining the family, has increased his length eight times over. As everyone knows, a growing boy needs all the food he can eat. Percy was no exception. As a youngster he used to gobble down mice—fur, bones and all. His diet has changed over the years and now he delights in tucking into rabbit from Jean's freezer. But Percy is still a growing lad. Reticulate pythons are amongst the largest of all snakes and may reach lengths of up to 35 ft. Percy lives in a large heated aquarium but does enjoy romps about the house. One night he decided to go slitherabout in the lounge. Next morning, the Griffiths family discovered a host of broken plants and pots where Percy explored the mantelpiece. When he's not wrecking the lounge, Percy enjoys the bedroom, especially the bed. He once popped under the bed and discovered the springs. For reasons known only to himself Percy became very closely entwined with the springs. Jean tried to remove him, but the more she tugged, the tighter he clung on. It took all day for Percy to tire of his new found friends and return to his tank. Snakes are cold blooded and so to maintain Jean with Percy the python. their body temperature must move into son took him into college where he got a entirely painless for the vet who received a appropriate warmer or cooler regions. When rousing reception. Also in pursuit of Percy is bite from Percy for his troubles! humans are cold, they put on a jumper. Percy the local butcher who wants to launch a new Every four weeks, Percy sheds his skin. does the next best thing. He is often spotted delicacy—snake steaks! Because skin is over his eyes, he is blind at sneaking up behind a chest of drawers. He is Like everyone, Percy has suffered from that point and apparently just wants to be left soon to be discovered curled up very cosily 'childhood illnesses'. When he was 18 months alone! Soon, though, Percy is back to his between the jumpers there. old he was diagnosed as having scale rot. It usual sprightly self— that well known snake in Percy is in great demand by his fans. Jean's was easily cured but the process wasn't the bed!

21 PEOPLE FEEDBACK branch which she did in 1980. Letters are welcome ointments At Chertsey she also worked as a landlady. and should be Michael Barrett, formerly deputy Bernie Smith, returns operator addressed to the manager at Cardiff, has been at Buntingford depot, has retired appointed manager of Cwmbran. after 17 years with JS. editor Peter Coles, formerly manager Helen Burton, senior checkout He joined the company at at Chelmsford, has been ap­ assistant at Ruislip, has retired Coventry branch where he pointed manager of Great after 13 years with JS. remained for eight years. Martin JSin Yarmouth. Gwendoline Vardle, skilled spent three years at Nuneaton paradise! Paul Cox, formerly manager at supermarket assistant at West and moved to Leicester in 1980. Cwmbran, has been appointed Bromwich, has retired after 13 Brian Thake, manager at From: Grace Springthorpe, manager of Newport for the years with JS. Cowley, has completed 25 years' veteran, Basingstoke. opening. Peggy Delaforce, senior super­ service with JS. I recently went on a cruise on the Keith Russ, formerly deputy market assistant at Orpington, He began his career with the Canberra to Gibraltar, where I manager at Bath, has been has retired after 11 years' service company as a junior tradesman at took this photograph of my cousin. appointed manager of Thornhill with JS. Lordship Lane. Brian worked in The Paradise Store was only a for the opening. She was previously senior shop several North London stores and small shop by our standards, but Clive Taylor, formerly man­ display assistant. became assistant manager in 1968 it did hold a large stock of JS ager at Leytonstone, has been at Kingsland Road. own label goods, along with those appointed manager of Watney After a year he transferred to of well-known brands, such as Street. Long service Wolverhampton and in 1971 Heinz, Nestle, etc. Robert Tingle, formerly Brian Cooley, warehouse recep­ Brian was promoted to deputy I was intrigued to know why manager at Great Yarmouth, has tion manager at South Harrow, manager at Walsall. Two years and how JS goods were stocked been appointed manager of has completed 25 years with JS. later he became manager at there. Presumably it was partly Bramingham Farm for the He joined the company at Rugby. because of the large British opening. Burnt Oak where he remained Brian has managed several presence there in connection with Frederick White, formerly for four years. After a short break branches including Leamington the garrison and their families. I manager at Bury St Edmunds, from JS, Brian rejoined the Spa, Cannon Park and Oxford. wondered if the shop was stocked has been appointed manager of company at Mill Hill in 1959. through an agent in Gibraltar, and Chelmsford. Seven years later he transferred The following staff have also whether anyone at head office to Edgware where he was pro­ retired. Length of service is was deputed to make regular Retirements moted to assistant manager. In shown in brackets. checks by flying out to Gibraltar. 1969 Brian became produce Betty Kinloch, Beaconsfield (9 Bill Beattie, senior despatch clerk manager at South Harrow and years). at Charlton depot, has retired after a spell at Chesham, became Stan Waits, Clifton Down (9 after 20 years' service with JS. grocery manager at South years). Ann says He joined the company as a Harrow before moving to his Eileen Drew, Maidstone (5 years). labourer at Blackfriars before present position. Grace Thomas, Clifton Down (5 moving to Charlton. Peggy Davidson, senior super­ years). Tunis Ron Childs, chargehand at market assistant at East Ham Stephen Haysman, Rayleigh Weir Hoddesdon depot, has retired branch, has completed 25 years' (4 years). top of the after 17 years with JS. service with JS. He began his career with the She began her career with the Obituary company at Buntingford depot company at East Ham manual trolleys and after 11 years moved to store. Before moving to her Maria Ishak, supermarket assis­ Hoddesdon. present location, Peggy had a tant at Paddington, died on July 7 From: Ann Macfarlane, Decima Jones, part-time senior period at Forest Gate. after a long illness. She was 53. customer at Kingston. supermarket assistant at Chertsey, John Gray, packaging technolo­ Darren Norman, trades assis­ After being out of circulation for has retired after 17 years' service gist at Blackfriars, has completed tant at Woodhall Farm, died three months following major with JS. 25 years with JS. suddenly on June 16 aged 20. surgery, it was good to see Tom She began her career at He joined the company as a He had been with the company on my first shopping expedition Caterham as a part time cashier laboratory technician in packag­ for three years. to the Kingston upon Thames in 1967 and transferred to Purley ing and became a packaging Ian Ward, assistant meat branch of Sainsbury's. in 1968. technologist in 1970. manager at Tunbridge, died Tom, whose surname I don't In 1975 Decima went to Martin Sweeney, grocery suddenly on August 11 aged 31. know, is one of your older Woking branch where she manager at Leicester, has He had been with the company employees and appears to do all worked until joining Chertsey completed 25 years with JS. for three years. manner of jobs, including retrieval of trolleys from all corners of the borough. When he sees me entering the supermarket Pairing up in Pinner in my electric wheelchair he THE BELLS were ringing hands me a basket and says, 'I'll for yet another IS couple see you at the checkout'. As I join on July 14. the queue he comes along and Wealdstone and South unpacks the contents of the Harrow branches basket onto the belt and asks if I were the latest stores have a bag. (He knows I've usually to be united in forgotten it!) matrimony. Gillian Cooley, senior Often, while waiting my turn, supermarket assistant of he will pop back down the aisles Wealdstone and Antony for articles I have been unable to Cook, senior butcher at reach. He then packs the items, South Harrow were carries the purchases out through married at Pinner Parish the exit and waits until I have Church. negotiated the sharp right-hand Giving the bride away corner leading away from the was Brian Cooley, warehouse reception store. manager at South I know nothing about Tom Harrow, who has personally, but one thing I do recently completed know and that is that he is 25 years' service unobtrusively helpful. His with JS. dependable kindness aids my

22 their two stores for the past 18 many thanks for all the support months and they are supplied given to us during this difficult direct from the UK. While time. comparatively small, they main­ tain a high standard of hygiene and presentation. Midnight There is evidence of increasing popularity of JS lines, not only madness with customers originating from From: Daphne Clapp, till training A sante to the UK but also with many instructor, Cowley. Gibraltarians. On June 23 our branch organised Sainsbury's a barbecue and disco at the local From: Mrs D Curtis, customer, country club in aid of the Lincoln. Family says Children in Need fund. During a recent tour of the Loire During the evening a spon­ Valley, two young couples from thank you sored swim was held in the open Lincolnshire visited the wine From: Mrs B Bowles, widow of air pool . . . the courage of it all! caves of Saumur and after being John Bowles, driver at Charlton I would like to thank all staff shown the various stages of the depot. concerned with the barbecue Methode Champenoise were My son and I would like to thank and disco for their loyal support. taken to taste the wines. all the staff at Sainsbury's depots They raised £160. But especially At one end of the large room, for their support, floral tributes I think the seven swimmers workers were filling and stacking and monetary collection received deserve a big round of applause. cartons labelled Sainsbury's. The Grace's cousin outside the on the occasion of our sad They were: Kay Chambers, girls pointed and called out, Aha, Paradise store. bereavement. daughter of Pat Chambers, office Sainsbury's' thus delighting the John rarely spoke about his clerk; Sue Innes and Carol French wine merchant, who Cecil Roberts, buying director, work but it was obvious he was Grogan, both supermarket responded, 'Wonderful. You all replies: happy doing it. We have come to assistants; Shirley Leech, canteen come from Sainsbury's, yes?' Gibraltar is one of the areas to realise since his death that this assistant; Daryl Witts, trades­ In fact they weren't from which a range of JS products is was due to the friendship and man; Mike Daniels, husband to Sainsbury's but it was delightful exported. camaraderie amongst his work­ Rosemary Daniels, chief display, to see the merchant's joy at Paradise Stores have been mates. and Salvatori Aprea, student. supposedly meeting a Sains- selling a number of JS products in May I once again say many, Many thanks all of you! buryite! Finding the right words NO-ONE OUT there can be pulled from the hat was sent by suffering from word blindness Angela Davies, stock audit at as we had a huge response to Hoddesdon depot. She will be our Word Search competition. receiving a picnic set. The hidden phrase was, of Two runners-up, who will be course, 'Good Food Costs Less receiving bottles of wine, are: At Sainsbury's.' And no-one Elizabeth Shaw, office man- missed that. ager, Archer Road and Sue The first correst entry to be Garvey, cashier, Prestwich. g E L A i) G O (g S A B E M o H) T f S U o H E R A W f7] O D F F) R U

1 N T IvJ T T R L S H L E A S R A E H ;F\ A M 1 L Y D A T) y S A y C A E T C O (t L 1 O 1 K) A F\ tL ^ [M] E E L E R A (B L i j E N V B D y O \$l W V\ V E N "A" G A J B s D A <£ c U D O R Pj> E hE k) S A i N S B u R Y S E 1 N p S s C Pi O <2 J) Y S many helpful assistants and I Don't forget— know Mr Howard, the manager, well, but Tom will always be to last copy HIDDEN WORDS me an unchangingly loyal and Bakery; B Line; Cash; Diary; Depot; Discount; Estates; Family sincere person in an unstable date for the day; Feedback; Gondola; HMP; Homebase; JS Journal; Kiosk; world. October issue Miss JS; Pay; Poultry; Prices; Produce; Sainsbury's; Sales; Sauce; SavaCentre; Shelves; Skill; SSA; Stevenage; Streatham; Ed: Tom is Tom Keegan, is September 10 Supermarket; Trade; Trainee; Trolley; Value; Veterans; VAT; customer service assistant at the store. Warehouse;

23 ARCHIVES LUCKY FIND for anyone trying to ' trace their family history is a family Scribbles bible. The custom of recording the births, marriages and deaths in the Afamily's most important—and often their only—book has largely died out in our of history increasingly secular age, but in the Victorian middle class parlour the Sabbath was observed with the bible being far more widely read than in the the Sunday newspaper. The Sainsbury household was no excep­ tion, and until the refurbishing of the fifth floor conference room in 1982, the founder's Holybook family bible was a central item in a display relating to the company's history. It is inscribed in impeccable copperplate with the details of the wedding of John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann in 1869, and the births and marriages of each of their children. Many such bibles record several genera­ tions, recorded at the time, or more often, collected and transcribed by a diligent family researcher afterwards. When the archivist was offered a much older bible, inscribed with the names of several Sainsburys it turned out to be the bible illustrated below. The list of names is not a formal family pedigree, but a child's list of her brothers and sisters, with the dates of their birthdays, written not on the flyleaves of the bible, but on a blank page at the beginning of the New Testament. 'Elizabeth Sainsbury her book,' it says and opposite the genealogy of Christ (Matt I) Elizabeth has written the names of her family 'William Sainsbury was 17 years of age the 18th day of January 1790,' 'Henry Sainsbury was 13 years of age in September 1790.' Elizabeth herself was eight years old when she carefully copied out the names and birthdays of the eight children in her family, she was the sixth child. One later entry records another birth 'Rebecca Sainsbury was born March 11, 1793'. There is no reason to suppose that NMW4F v-:::--«SSJ^ Elizabeth and her family were direct ancestors of the founder, although it is possible, even likely, that there was an indirect relationship, since the name is a rather unusual one, but the records we have do not yet permit us to guess at any relationship. It seems a little odd that Elizabeth Sainsbury should have been permitted to write in such a beautiful bible but it is possible that it was the one book she was permitted to read. Rebecca's name was written by a less tidy hand, probably that of Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret. She appears to have inher­ ited the bible later. 'Margaret Sainsbury her book' appearing on the final page of the chapter of Malachi.' Margaret was less tidy than her sister altogether as her pageful of blots and scribbles shows. Perhaps she was used to being in trouble for she chose a fearsome text to copy: 'for behold the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea and all that do wickedly shall be stubble'. The later history of the bible is not known, but a clue to its later ownership is contained on a scrap of writing paper pasted to the flyleaf: 'Samuel Burr Wood, with best wishes Top: The Sainsbury family bible. Centre: The childish handwriting of Elizabeth Sainsbury. from Father and Mother while serving in the Bottom: One of the later owners' names appears in the flyleaf. army at Ramsgate 4th November 1916'.

24 BRANCH OPENINGS

HAVING A lovely time on Tuesday, August 7, were hundreds of customers discovering the delights of the new Sainsbury's store at Red Bank Road, Bispham, Blackpool. The queue stretched down the road and preparations were complete so retail director, Joe Barnes, opened the doors minutes earlier than the planned 9.30 am. Coventry area director, Tom Haynes, welcomed another queue of customers at the store's second entrance which leads from the 279 space car park. All the customers praised the store's design which complements the seaside architecture of Blackpool. There's a glazed canopy round the front of the store and car park entrance and a Gothic arch shaped entrance to the store reminiscent of seaside pavilions. The store itself has 23,573 sq ft of sales area and joins Southport and Preston, already open in this part of the North West. First customer was Nellie Etchells who had arrived at 7.20 am but manager, Chris Hemsley, made mention of an earlier vain attempt to be first through the doors—it was a dog. 'Yes, he was definitely first. He must have Job CemTeTto begin recruiting. We had a good The entrance from heard about JS Supreme dog food. He arrived response. The atmosphere is friendly. One Red Bank Road, just just before 7.00 am but of course he has to day a gorilla turned up at the store! It was a a short walk from stay outside.' gorillagram for a member of staff on her 21st the front with its Of the new store he said: 'It's extremely from her friends here.' regular tram exciting to open and handover was very The total number of staff at Red Bank service. smooth. The staff are of a high calibre and Road is 205. Of that figure 180 are newly Karen Bach {\eti) they've taken to the job very well.' created jobs. Some, like Simon Wilkinson, and Sam Linsley. Chris Hemsley was last at Kidderminster have transferred from other branches. Simon, Joe Barnes branch which he opened as manager. He's a trades assistant, was previously at Maccles­ welcomes Nellie been with JS for 12 years. field. 'This new store is bigger and I'm hoping Etchells. BPO, Judith Dodson, was previously with that this will give me more experience 4. Manager and BPO another supermarket chain and joined JS in because I have trainee management in mind. (centre) with February: There's a wider range of goods and I'll meet management team 'I trained for six weeks then went into the more people.' and staff (5). ^Generally all strong and pleasant cider excites and cleanses the Stomach, Cider—still strengthens Digestion, and infallibly frees the Kidnies and Bladder a master's art from breeding the Gravel Stone'! branches with a long hooked pole picking up frame is then removed and the next slatted In the heart of the apple the fruit by hand and putting it into bags for board placed on top of the envelope. The HISTORY transportation to the mill. process is repeated ten to 15 times to build up orchards in the West Many improvements were introduced by the Larger orchards are harvested mechanic­ the 'cheese'. The juice is then extracted by Country, many different Normans after their conquest (1066 and all ally, however, and three different kinds of means of a hydraulic press (4). that!) and perhaps cider drinking was one of machines are used: shakers, sweepers or This method extracts about 80 per cent of apples are blended the best! New varieties of apples were blowers and gatherers. Shakers are a the total weight of the apple in juice leaving a together to produce the produced complementing the older ones. mechanical version of the hooked pole. substance known as pomace. This traditional Cider making became a major cottage Gathering is then carried out by the sweepers method of building a 'cheese' is time fine flavours of Sainsbury's industry; every farmer's wife would have a or blowers which heap the fruit into rows consuming and labour intensive. Nevertheless own label ciders. And few cider apple trees among the fruit growing from where it is collected by the gathering other methods of juice extraction are now in her orchard and in the 18th century it was machines with rotating rubber paddles which available using mechanical presses. These are behind the modern bottles even customary to pay up to a fifth of a farm flip the fruit off the ground. operated by pumping in pulp and when full, and boxes are centuries of labourer's wage in cider. Although mechanical harvesting is rapid it hydraulic pressure is applied to the piston. Historically cider has played an important does have the disadvantage that the fruit This squeezes the pulp and the apple juice traditional skills. role: it was carried on Captain James Cook's becomes bruised during gathering and has runs to the outside of the press. By this ships in an attempt to prevent the sailors therefore to be processed rapidly on reaching method juice can be extracted from up to five ORIGINS contracting the dreaded scurvy during his the mill. tons of pulp an hour. The juice is then taken Cider has a long and fascinating history in exploratory voyage to New Zealand and away for fermentation (5). this country. It was probably known to the Tahiti. In the 1800s cider began to acquire a CIDER MAKING It is at this stage that the juice is usually Celtic people but it is generally assumed that considerable reputation, even finding its way Cider is not brewed like beer but is treated with sulphur dioxide, which destroys it was introduced by the cider makers to Queen Victoria's dining table, and no produced by skilful blending more like the undesirable organisms, and then yeasted. The brought by William the Conqueror at the time wonder when the diarist, John Evelyn, in wine making process. Every year from the selected strain of yeast carries out the of the Norman conquest. 1664, had written 'Generally all strong and end of September until Christmas, when fermentation process and the dead yeast Apple trees were grown in England well pleasant cider excites and cleanses the apples reach their peak, farmers from all over drops to the bottom of the vessel at the end. before the Romans came although wine was Stomach, strengthens Digestion, and infallibly Somerset deliver their apples into giant silos When fermentation has ceased the cider is still the common drink. The Normans, frees the Kidnies and Bladder from breeding (see diagram below). From here the apples pumped into vats which are topped up and however, with their experience of cider the Gravel Stone'! are conveyed through water courses for sealed (6). The capacity of these may be making in northern France, recognised that washing (1). It is during this first process that anything from 1,000 to 49,000 gallons. The the climatic conditions in southern England APPLES the good fruit is separated from the debris. maturing period after fermentation, during were rapidly becoming unsuitable for the At least two varieties of cider apple have The good apples are dropped into a hopper which time the full character of the cider is growing of grapes. The same conditions were survived from these early days and are still where high speed blades reduce the fruit to developed, is much shorter than that required ideal for the cider apple and gradually cider bearing fruit to-day. The cider apple has a pulp (2). for wine so that cider may be ready for sale in began to replace wine. fibrous texture which facilitates the extrac­ The traditional method of juice extraction only a matter of weeks. It is not coincidental that Somerset and the tion of the juice. It has a high tannin and is to build a 'cheese' which consists of a pile of Once matured the cider is blended from South West of England in general is renowned sugar content and a low acid content. Four slatted boards (3). A measured amount of different vats to produce products of a for cider making—both the climate and soil types of apple are used—bitter sweet, sweet, apple pulp is dropped onto a cloth inside a consistent quality and flavour. This blending conditions in that area are most suitable, bitter sharp and sharp. four-inch deep frame over the slatted board. is carried out by highly experienced cider influenced by the Gulf Stream, the relatively Apples ripen in the early autumn. One The corners of the cloth are folded over the makers whose palates have been cultivated mild temperature and heavy annual rainfall. traditional method of picking is to shake the Giant vats holding up to 49,000 gallons of liquid gold. pulp to form what is called an envelope. The for a minimum of ten years. •

THE MAKING OF CIDER

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Every cider apple is individually' "•" ' assessed. Illus­ trated here are all the steps apples go through before being bottled as cider. Cider apple orchard. A master cider maker at work.

12 13 NEWS IN BRIEF Re-burial ceremony at York Pushing up the A MEDIEVAEDIEVAL cemetery dis­ - IM^fcri—p^iMjnr^r— jr^i-jirr-^ • mm ,• Mm > •• i ,- covered during the construction € hi Id r en's fund of York supermarket and Home- base has recently been re-sited HAVE SOUTHPORT branch quantities of orange juice, adjacent to the store's car park. staff gone off their trolleys? On sandwiches, plasters, spare shoes and socks' The graveyard, believed to Sunday July 1 manager, David have dated back to the 12th Mellows-Facer and eight branch It took a lot of effort to century was unearthed when members walked 18 miles from complete the long, long 18 miles, the foundations were being Sainsbury's Preston to Sains- but the event was enjoyed by all prepared for the car park. bury's Southport, pushing their participants who were en­ trolleys before them. couraged on their way by Records indicated that the They left Preston at 9.30 am members of staff who drove past remains were of Jewish origin and arrived home at 3.00 pm. us en route. and before excavation work on the site could be carried out One member of the team was 'Two members of staff even permission was obtained from Miss JS Pam Smith, BPO at opened their garden to us and the home office in close liaison Southport. She described the served refreshments to spur us on with the Chief Rabbi, Sir day: the last five miles, which were the Immanuel Jakobovits. 'The walk was in aid of the hardest. NSPCC and with individual 'Blisters were the size of sponsorships and money marbles and hot baths essential collected along the way, we but we were all back at work raised a total of £421. bright and early on Monday 'The weather was perfect on morning.' the day. Not a drop of rain, but In addition to Pam and the not too hot either. Legs were manager, team members were: aired as shorts were donned and meat manager, Derek Cook; NSPCC T-shirts advertised our assistant meat manager, Gordon cause, as did the trolleys which Brown; senior butcher, Eddie were decorated with posters, Elmer; meat assistants, Andria balloons, badges and stickers. Grainger, and Jeanette Garrett, photographer whose picture is 'The trolleys performed well and supermarket assistants Tim printed in the Journal during and were useful for carrying vast Dobinson and Sandra Brindle. SSA/JS JOURNAL the course of the competition. A team of 20 experienced excavators removed some 500 inhumation burials—a total of over PHOTOGRAPHIC 50,000 bones—in a period of intense excavation between February and May 1983. RULES COMPETITION'84 • The closing date is Sep­ York Archaeological Trust took place opposite the re-burial gether with several curious sight­ tember 28, 1984. carried out the excavation and site. seers. A special day from • All photographs must be removed approximately 500 It was attended by about 50 Trevor Baker of the JS Estates black and white. bodies; some going back 800 members of the Jewish commu­ department represented Sains- A NOT TO BE SNIFFED at • Entries are not limited but years. Construction work was nity from as far away as bury's at the ceremony. the drivers first prize of £100 could be each print must have a then resumed. Newcastle, Leeds and Man­ He said: 'The coffins were yours if you enter the SSA/JS completed entry form attached IN WHAT seems determined to An extra treat was a film show Journal Photographic Compe­ on the back. Re-burial commenced on chester and it was officiated by laid out in the ground in the starring the children themselves. Sir Immanuel Jakobovits. Also in become an annual event handi­ tition and just think what you • The 1984 Photographic Sunday, July 8, at 8.30 am under same approximate relationship capped children in Basingstoke A video had been made of the land that will be laid out by JS as a attendance were representatives to one another as when they could do with the money! Competition is open to all JS were taken for a ride on July 29. day and shown before everyone On September 28,1984 your employees, full or part-time commemorative garden. At of York City Council and the were originally excavated some went home. 4.00 pm a short open air service York Archaeological Trust to- 18 months previously.' For the third year running time is up, so waste it not. Snap and JS veterans. Basingstoke depot's drivers Said Jim Barlow, transport shift to it now. • Photographs previously arranged a special day out for manager: 'It was a splendid day. The themes are: entered for Journal competi­ children from Saxon Wood and We seem to have adopted the Photograph courtesy of Wiltshire Newspapers 1. SPORTING LIFE tions will not be accepted. Lymington House schools. children or they've adopted us!' 2. NIGHT LIFE • All photographs will be The drivers showed the And on the fund raising side 3. THE ELEMENTS returned after the competiton Tanks for a children around the depot and Basingstoke certainly isn't idle. Remember we will accept has been judged. the Hampshire Fire Brigade On October 14 six drivers are black and white photographs Meanwhile on the theme of arrived, not to put out any fires planning a relay run from only. sporting life we have selected dream come. but to light up excited eyes. Bournemouth to Basingstoke In addition to the £100 prize one of our favourites taken by Children then chose to ride in which is around 60 miles. They for the overall winner there Andrew Morris, Seven Kings whatever vehicle they wished. hope to raise £800 to buy a will be a £30 prize for each of Homebase. This choice will Afterwards the depot laid on a computer for Saxon Wood the section winners and £ 15 for not affect the final judging. true special tea and each child school. If the weather is good the each of the runners up. A £2 JS children will be at the depot to We are now awaiting the big received a present from the voucher will be sent to any onslaught of entries! drivers. welcome their heroes home.

FULFILLING a lifetime ambi­ tion. Maureen Brighton, super­ market assistant at Chippenham, ENTRY FORM recently climbed into the cockpit Please carefully attach an entry form to the back of every photograph of a Chieftain tank and ma­ entered for the competition. Entries should be sent to: JS Journal. noeuvred it over Salisbury Plain. J Sainsbury pic, Ground Floor, Stamford Street. London SE1 9LL. Maureen's dream came true thanks to the Chippenham NAME Rotary and Round Table and members of the 4th Royal Tank FULL JOB TITLE Regiment at Tidworth. LOCATION She wrote to the Rotary and Round Table who have been organising 'Dream Come True' events. The drive was soon set up TELEPHONE NO: ' and Maureen achieved her driving ambition. THEME OF ENTRY 'It was absolutely fantastic' she said afterwards. -Picture by Mike Herod, Basingstoke Standard

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