may/june2018
The magazine for Morrisons colleagues
All shapes and sizes
Our Wonky food range is getting bigger and better
WELCOME
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It’s been a year since the launch of the Core Purpose, which is ‘the why’ the company exists and is separate to ‘the what’ and ‘the how’ it does it.
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GOT A STORY? GET IN TOUCH The stories in this edition of Fresh News are just a few examples of how we’re gradually living the Core Purpose a year after it launched. There’s still a long way to go, but it’s our guiding North Star, providing clear direction as we continue to turn the business around. If you would like to share a story, or you have any feedback or ideas for Fresh News, please email company.communications@ morrisonsplc.co.uk We’d love to hear from you.
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To make and provide food we’re all proud of, where everyone’s effort is worthwhile, so more and more people can afford to enjoy eating well.
Staying on purpose WIN!
Try out the Wonky recipe on page 15 and share your own recipes for a chance to win some of our new Cook and Dine range.
Our cover this month features Isabel Smith, Marketing Assistant – Public Relations from Hilmore. Fresh News is produced by Company Communications and designed by scarlettabbott – 01904 633399 | scarlettabbott.co.uk
When we’re doing our jobs and working together to serve customers better, it might not always be obvious that in some ways, we’re already living the Core Purpose. Whether we realise it or not, it’s part of everything we do and guides us as we continue to build a broader, stronger Morrisons. As you know, it’s split into five sections to make it easier to think about and how it involves you personally. Please turn to page 14 where we look at how we’re making our Wonky Fruit and Veg range even bigger than before. This is a great way of helping make sure more
WELCOME DYLAN FROM OUR BROMSGROVE STORE USED HIS SHARESAVE TO GO TO KENYA TO BUILD A CLASSROOM FOR LOCAL CHILDREN
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and more people can afford to enjoy eating well. Getting your five-a-day will be even more affordable and it will make a big difference to the quality of our customers’ lives. On pages 8-9, we’ll see how we’re working to cut down on the amount of plastics we use. This subject has got many of us talking, especially after seeing the impact plastic is having on the environment in the BBC’s Blue Planet II television series. If you’re inspired by the story and want to do your bit to help reduce the amount of plastic we use, please post your ideas on ways we can cut back over on Colleague Facebook or email yoursay@morrisonsplc.co.uk Supporting small and local businesses is a big part of our work on finding the Nation’s Local Foodmakers. On page 12, we find out about Allendale Brewery,
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who we’ve helped launch a new craft ale range. Then, we speak to Alan Andrews, one of our Delivery Drivers from our Hartlepool store. Alan is helping more and more people enjoy the food we’re all proud of, so we take a look at a day in his life on page 13.
Sharesave is one way we’re making sure everyone’s effort is worthwhile. It helps colleagues put money aside for a rainy day, like Karen Firth, a Price Integrity Cash Manager at our Merrion store. Karen has been working for Morrisons for 23 years and joined the first ever Sharesave programme. “It gives me the chance to save up properly and buy things that I might not have been able to without it,” Karen says. “It’s a great way to save money and since joining it I’ve had two bathrooms done, our kitchen renovated and put some of the money towards buying our cars. “This year we’re hoping to do up our garden and buy a conservatory.” Find out how LIZ FROM SOUTHPORT STORE USED HER SHARESAVE FOR A TRIP TO DISNEYLAND PARIS
you can join Sharesave on the back page.
Share your story Have you or someone you work with done something you want to shout about? Share your stories on: MorriNews using ‘Sharing and Celebrating’
READ MORE ABOUT ALLENDALE BREWERY ON PAGE 12
Colleague Facebook using #sharemystory Post internally to Company Communications with ‘I’m sharing my story’
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CHIPPINDALE
TO MAKE AND PROVIDE
We’re continuing to make and provide more of our own food, thanks to Chippindale Foods, a leading supplier of free-range eggs.
NICK CHIPPINDALE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, OF CHIPPINDALE FOODS
Egg-xactly what we need
We want to make sure we’re delivering good quality, fresh British produce to our customers and to help us do just that, we recently bought Chippindale Foods.
A good egg Dan Shepard from the Quality Team tells us what makes the best quality eggs:
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Customers tell us they like to know where their food comes from and we work closely with our farmers to ensure the welfare of our hens so we’re able to provide our customers with fresh British eggs and be fully free-range ahead of the deadline of 2025.
Let’s get cracking Egg is a key ingredient in many of our Morrisons Makes it products, so not only are we able to have the best eggs in stores, the move helps us to make and provide our own-brand products through our Manufacturing sites – like Market Street quiches, which are made at our Greenside site in Bradford. 4
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HAPPY HENS All our hens are free-range
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FRESHNESS The team regularly hold taste sessions
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COLOUR Yolks should be dark-yellow
Did you know?
We’re ahead of our target to only stock eggs from cage-free hens by 2025.
Chippindale Foods is a great addition to our fresh food manufacturing business. Thanks to this, we’ll be able to build on our relationships with British farmers.” ANDREW THORNBER, MANAGING DIRECTOR
We pride ourselves on building close working relationships with our egg producers and improvements in our welfare and quality standards.” RICHARD PEARSON, FARMS TEAM
Egg-stra facts Chippindale is our 18th manufacturing site The site employs 54 COLLEAGUES and works with 35 FARMERS across the North of England
The site produces and packs more than FIVE MILLION EGGS EVERY WEEK – that’s eight eggs per second!
TO MAKE AND PROVIDE
home
It’s great to see customers enjoying great value from our products as well as great prices. Customers can buy a kettle from us and get a three-year guarantee on it, which is a strong statement of quality.” NIKI COOKE, HOME AND HEALTH MANAGER
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is where the heart is
Jane Fozzy Foster Beverley’s new home and leisure department!
As well as being foodmakers and shopkeepers, we’re also homemakers – making and providing a Home and Leisure range designed to help customers create a home they love. In October, we launched a new Home and Leisure range introducing over 1,480 new products, giving customers good quality products at great value prices. “We’ll be adding new products to the range every week to keep things fresh and we’ll be launching seasonal lines throughout the year, like our changing range of bedding, so there’s always something new for customers to take home. “Our unique layout for the department helps customers picture exactly how our products will look in their own homes too,” says Aaron Sproston, Home and Health Manager, Cheadle Heath. “Every week is different working in Home and Leisure. My favourite thing has to be the Indigo Hues range – especially the wooden clock.” “Our new outdoor living range is very different and more modern than what we've had before. I love the new bedding range in the Spring/Summer collection, as it's really colourful and bright – great for spring,” says Helen Court, a Customer Assistant – Home and Leisure at our Rothwell store.
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TO MAKE OUR CHEF’S DELICIOUS GUACAMOLE ON PAGE 15, THESE PRODUCTS ARE PERFECT:
WHAT’S NEXT? During our in-store tasting sessions, we’ll be showing customers how our cooking utensils help when cooking at home. Mick Scholey, Hillsborough, said: “There’s some great items in the Cook and Dine range – I’ve bought a few bits and pieces to help me try out some new recipes.”
HOME & LEISURE
Morrisons Stainless Steel Handled Chef’s Knife*
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Morrisons Avocado Masher*
Head ove for yo r to page 15 ur cha nc win a collec e to tion o Cook f and D in pieces e
£10 Morrisons Granite Pestle & Mortar*
*Only available in selected stores.
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CAFÉS
FOOD WE’RE ALL PROUD OF
We’re putting our own Market Street products front-and-centre in our new Market Street Cafés in Abergavenny and St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Here’s what our brand-new Cafés are bringing to the table.
We’re proud of the good quality products we sell on Market Street, so we’re bringing that food to our two new Market Street Cafés. These two Cafés have a brand-new menu and feature plenty of the food we’re all proud of – from the bloomer
bread that makes our toast, to using our own steak in the sirloin steak sandwich. With everything from a new barista bar for that daily coffee, to outdoor seating for when the sun is shining – and even a selection of alcoholic drinks – there’s something for everyone.
READ ABOUT HOW WE’RE DELIVERING EVEN MORE OF OUR OWN PRODUCTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON PAGE 4.
SNOW PROBLEM In the first four days of opening, our Abergavenny Café beat its target, despite the amber weather warnings! They’re already a big hit with both colleagues and customers, but don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what colleagues in the new Cafés had to say about them: 6
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We use our own products from all over the store, whether it’s a gammon steak, smoked salmon, freshly-baked baguettes or cream cakes. We’ve also started serving alcohol at the Café, and we’ve had some great customer feedback – more people come to have a meal in the evening now they can have a drink too.” JANE WYATT, CAFÉ MANAGER, ABERGAVENNY
FOOD WE’RE ALL PROUD OF
CAFÉS
WE LIKE IT Dan Allchin The new St. Ives Café. £3k on day one. Boom. Goooooo team! 43 Like
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Susan Thomas Went to visit Abergavenny store this week. Thought it was lovely. Well done to Jayne Wyatt and the Café team for a lovely breakfast. 22 Like
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Customers are loving our barista bar. Some used to wait around while their other-half went shopping, but they don’t mind waiting now that they can have a posh coffee! It’s great seeing the new and fresh look of the Café – customers and colleagues both think that the new concept is brilliant, and that it’s helping attract shoppers into store.” SARAH KOCAP, CAFÉ ASSISTANT, ABERGAVENNY
The new seating and lighting in the Café make it feel a lot more comfortable and cosy – customers and colleagues love it, so it’s a win-win. We’re even offering six different kinds of alcohol, from bottled beer, to pale ales and prosecco.” DAN ALLCHIN, CAFÉ MANAGER, ST IVES, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
It’s more like a local, independent café or restaurant – we’ve got a great new menu that changes between lunch and dinner, rather than offering the same meals all day.” JOANNA STILLWELL, CAFÉ ASSISTANT, ST IVES, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
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PLASTICS
WHERE EVERYONE’S EFFORT IS WORTHWHILE
We know the environment is important to our colleagues and our customers, so we’re on a mission to cut back on the amount of plastic we’re using in stores, for home deliveries and at our sites.
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Making changes What are we already doing to reduce our plastic impact? “It’s great to know that Morrisons takes issues like the impact of plastic seriously,” says Ahlia Shayler, a Butcher at our Borehamwood store. “I’ve already seen the reduction in plastic packaging when we get meat and fish into the store, less packaging on smaller items and more reusable materials being used when doing my store walks. “I’m quite green-fingered in my spare time, so to know we’re doing our part to help the environment makes me proud to work here.” 8
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We’ve signed up to the Plastic PACT – a programme introduced by WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) to bring together organisations across the UK to reduce plastic waste. Steven Butts, Head of Corporate Services, is leading the way
with the fight against plastic: “Our PACT for the UK will be one of a number that will link up globally over time, making it a world movement rather than one just focusing on the UK. That’s critical because plastic pollution is a global problem.”
FREE TAP WATER in all our Cafés so customers can fill their own drinking bottles
We’ve got a
ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL policy for all our stores and sites
“It’s really important we talk to customers about it. With things like removing carrier bags, or selling more loose fruit and vegetables, customers need to know why we’re doing it, we need to share with them that we’re doing it for the environment.”
Offering carrier bag and plastic film recycling facilities in our larger stores
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PLASTICS
REMOVING 5p CARRIER BAGS
Our cotton bud stems are now non-plastic
from our stores this year to encourage customers to use bags for life
25p DISCOUNT at our barista bars if customers bring in their own reusable cups
We’ve
REMOVED MICROBEADS from our health and beauty products ahead of legislation
PHASING OUT PLASTIC STRAWS from our stores and Cafés
What’s around the corner? We’re making positive changes, but our fight against plastic doesn’t end here. In June, we’re going to be running trials in store to reduce the packaging on our fresh produce – keep an eye out at your store for these changes as we roll them out. It’s important everyone can contribute to what we’re doing to make a difference in this area. Carrying a reusable cup, using a bag for life and saying no to plastic straws and cutlery are just a few ways you can get involved. Do you have an idea about how we can reduce our plastic impact? Post it on Colleague Facebook or email Steven directly at steven.butts@morrisonsplc.co.uk
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We’ve got a great opportunity to do things differently and better going forward.” STEVEN BUTTS, HEAD OF CORPORATE SERVICES may/june2018
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OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY
WHERE EVERYONE’S EFFORT IS WORTHWHILE
Perks that work Home of our rewards and benefits, My Perks was launched a year ago and has a range of great discounts and offers, from gym memberships and cinema tickets, to great deals at many high street stores, like Currys PC World and Debenhams.
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54,000 colleagues have £5million £480,000 signed up
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Over providers offering a discount
13,000
cinema tickets ordered
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Judy Battley I ordered a Costa card yesterday and it arrived this morning – impressed! Comments Shares Like
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Teresa Gallagher I used it on my phone contract. I get 20% off every month! Comments Shares Like
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We’re continuing to develop MyM online features, helping to make su It’s been a year since we lau colleagues their own Morrisons far and introduced many new feat
colleagues use the site
I thought My Perks would be daunting, but it’s very easy to use. I’ve already ordered a couple of top-up cards for stores I frequently use.”
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Making
Learning on the job Our online learning platform My Learning was launched in July 2017 and lets colleagues keep track of their learning and development. We’ve now introduced My Performance, which will help colleagues work towards their personal objectives and career goals. “My Performance simplifies and speeds up how we manage performance, set objectives and capture ratings mid-year and at the end of year,” says Jo Glover, Senior People Manager – Development, Hilmore. “Colleagues and Line Managers like myself can have more effective, open, honest and constructive performance meetings because of it.”
For any help with My Learning or My Performance, please get in touch with morrisons.training@morrisonsplc.co.uk
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Morri with even more easy-to-use ure everyone’s effort is worthwhile. unched MyMorri and gave all email addresses. We’ve come so tures, and there’s more to come…
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OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY
My Pay, Holidays and Rotas One way we’re simplifying and speeding up our business is by introducing the things colleagues need fast in a digital format. Last year we launched online payslips and now we’re looking to roll out online rotas and holiday booking. “Having the ability to check my online rota on my phone is brilliant,” says Andrew Marriot, a Customer Assistant at our Hillsborough store. “Being able to check my shifts at home means I don’t have to call in to find out when I’m working, and I can easily check if anything has changed.”
Being able to book holidays online is easy and efficient and saves so much time. I can check when others in my department are off and request holidays from home, without having to worry about losing pieces of paper.” ANDREW MARRIOT, CUSTOMER ASSISTANT, HILLSBOROUGH
Part of the Community In May, we’re launching Morrisons Communities – a new online space, similar to a social network, for foodmakers and shopkeepers to come together from across the business. Here, colleagues will be able to share ideas, tips, celebrate success, and have the chance to give their feedback on important issues. The new space will help us improve the quality of the products we sell to our customers, solve problems, and listen and respond better together.
We’re always listening and responding to your ideas on how we can make everyone’s efforts worthwhile by simplifying and speeding up the business. You can share your views through Your Say or by emailing yoursay@morrisonsplc.co.uk
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NATION’S LOCAL FOODMAKERS
SO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
Local foodmakers We’re all about supporting local foodmakers. As more and more of our customers look to buy British, local food is helping set us apart. Our nationwide search to find the very best local farmers, growers, bakers and foodmakers has been a success. Unique and handmade local products have a proud place on our shelves, with sales growing more than 50% in the past two years. We trialled Skipton as a flagship local store as part of its Fresh Look changes in 2017, and since the investment, sales of local products have lifted 23%. John Reid, our Customer Services Manager in Skipton, says: “It’s making a brilliant difference to our community and sales are going really well – we do everything from crisps to beer and fresh produce to cakes. Customers love it!” Two new stores with a local focus are St Ives, Cambridgeshire and Abergavenny – these stores have seen more and more customers buy local products compared to other stores in the region. So much so, that three more stores will become local flagships – Peterhead, Scotland, Plymstock, South West and Chester in the North West. CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO WE CREATED AT ONE OF OUR FIRST EVENTS IN 2017, AT OUR KEIGHLEY STORE
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Craft ale goes wild One brand that’s grown since it was spotted at our North East Foodmakers event is Allendale Brewery. Based in Northumberland, this independent brewery had only ever produced bottled ales, so we worked with the local brewer to support them in launching a canned craft ale range. Neil Thomas, Brewery Manager at Allendale, says: “We’re really passionate about what we do. We’re based in the middle of nowhere and have tried to reflect some of that wilderness in our beer. “The people at Morrisons are genuinely easy to work with and the exposure they’ve given us has been fantastic. We’d have never been able to access a huge customer base before. It has been great to see our beers popping up all over the country – we’ve seen more people across the nation reaching out on social media because they now know who we are.” There’s been a real customer demand for local ale and Allendale has helped us respond to that. We’ve now moved from selling their product in small quantities to stocking them right across the UK.
WE LIKE IT Darren Smith Great to see a selection of local foodmakers at Chester Food and Drink Festival. Look forward to bringing some to our stores in the North West. 2 Like
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SO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
We’re continuing to grow our Home Delivery service, bringing online shopping to more and more people across the UK through Store Pick.
Signed,
sealed,
delivered Our Home Delivery service is getting bigger and better. We’ll soon be delivering food, drink and more from our Laceby and Norwich stores, so more and more people can shop with us at any time, from anywhere. To understand what makes our service work, we spent a day with Alan Andrews, a Delivery Driver from Hartlepool, to see what happens on a regular shift.
DID YOU KNOW? We’re currently running Home Delivery services out of eight stores across the UK with 14 more planned for this year: Hartlepool Killingworth Morton Park Beverley Newport (Isle of Wight) • Peterborough • Ipswich • Kings Lynn • • • • •
It’s great to see that our dedicated team are going above and beyond in the adverse weather – with such committed colleagues, we’re excited to continue growing across the country.”
STORE PICK HOME DELIVERY
WE LIKE IT Abbi Grief It’s launch week of home delivery at Kings Lynn and I’ve just had my first lot of shopping delivered via home delivery. Fab service, very friendly and to top it off, I got two free gingerbread men and a van with my name on! The website was also very straightforward to use and all of my goods arrived with great dates and in great condition. Thank you to all involved and great to meet you both. 22 Like
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LISA DONEGAN, PEOPLE MANAGER
8AM: “One of the things I
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love about my job is that there’s no typical day – my shift patterns change, but today I’m starting at 8am, just in time to get ahead of the rush hour traffic after loading the van and leaving the store.”
tricky roads and meeting loads of new people, it’s time to head back to the store and prepare for tomorrow’s route.”
Kevin Hayes Special #thankyou to all our home delivery team at Morton Park this week – it’s been a challenging week but you guys have been brilliant. 99
12PM: “After seeing a few familiar faces, it’s nearly time for a break. The customers I meet are really happy that I’ve managed to carry on delivering in this weather, so there’s a lot of smiling faces!”
Defeating the Beast from the East Over the past few months, we were hit by heavy snow which caused severe disruption. This didn’t stop our superstar Delivery Drivers, who were committed to making sure their jobs got done and customers were happy.
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Comments Helen Butterworth All great colleagues in home delivery really committed to what they do and even in this weather! may/june2018 13
WONKY FRUIT & VEG AND SAVERS
CAN AFFORD TO ENJOY EATING WELL
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Introducing our new and improved Wonky and Savers ranges. Customers often tell us family budgets are tight and under pressure, so we’re doing our bit to help them afford to enjoy eating well. We launched major campaigns to support our Wonky and Savers ranges last month as we help tackle food waste and save our customers money. We work closely with our growers to reduce food waste by buying the whole crop. So, sometimes, our fruit and vegetables can come in different shapes and sizes but they’re still just as good.
WE LIKE IT Let us know what you think of our Wonky range on our Colleague Facebook page.
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Helen Hubbard from our Wrexham store, and our Fruit & Veg Mastercraft Champion, says: “Customers tell me they love our Wonky range, with more and more people opting to swap their usual choices for fruit and vegetables in the Wonky range.” “Soon our customers will be able to try Wonky raspberries, pineapples, kiwis and even nuts, with more on the way later in the year. Of course everything in the range is naturally wonky or misshapen, so whatever we sell is whatever nature gives us.”
Super Savers You’ll spot over 250 new-design Savers products across the store – making shopping simple and saving our customers money with good quality products at really low prices. To reflect the simplicity of the range, we’re simplifying the packaging and letting the great value food do the talking.
CAN AFFORD TO ENJOY EATING WELL
WONKY FRUIT & VEG AND SAVERS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
THINGS TO COME KY WGuOacN amole
COMPETITION We want to see what you can make using our Savers and Wonky ranges. The best recipes will be shared with colleagues and maybe even our customers, so send your recipe and some snaps of your dish to company.communications@ morrisonsplc.co.uk before Wednesday 6th June 2018. You could be in with a chance of winning the following prizes from our Cook and Dine range in Home and Leisure (find more of the range on page 5). OUR TOP PRIZE FOR THE KEEN COOK IS:
Our Head Chef Richard Jones has brought together some of his favourite Wonky and Savers ingredients to make fresh guacamole. Equipment needed: Pestle and mortar (just use a potato masher if you don’t have one), knife, chopping board.
INGREDIENTS • 1 Wonky avocado • A handful of chopped coriander • ½ a red onion, finely chopped • Juice of 1 lime • Salt and pepper • Savers Salted Tortillas (for dipping)
• 3-piece knife set • 25cm lidded saucepan/ frying pan • Set measuring spoons • Large grater • Black Tupperware container • Herbs tea towel set WE ALSO HAVE A RANGE OF RUNNER-UP PRIZES, INCLUDING:
For a little kick , why not try adding some chopped red chilli?
METHOD 1. Add the avocado to a bowl with a handful of chopped coriander and the finely chopped red onion. 2. Squeeze the juice out of one lime into the bowl, add a little salt and pepper and mash all the ingredients together until creamy.
A DRINKS AND NIBBLES SET • Barcraft wine pourer and stopper • Barcraft stainless steel ice ball set • Slate serving board with three square dip dishes A HOT DRINKS SET • Small cafetière • Set of coasters • Mummy bear, daddy bear and baby bear mugs A RANGE OF SCENTS • Citrus & Bergamot Reed Diffuser • Citrus & Bergamot Pot Pourri • Citrus & Begamot Candle
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Each month we’ll share the best of the best from our Colleague Facebook page, whether that’s videos, posts or photos. Here are the top posts from this month.
Lindsey Bryson posted about Shanaz Ahmed at Crossmyloof who found a bracelet that a customer dropped whilst visiting Scotland during the New Year celebrations. The customer sent Shanaz a postcard all the way from Germany to thank her.
Soraya Granger posted about colleagues from Redcar who went above and beyond, taking essential items to the homes of the elderly in the adverse weather.
Ed Still from Lowestoft posted about how his daughter Lauren was in hospital. He said how his store had rallied round and changed shifts to accommodate him. On Facebook, the team at Cambuslang even offered to pay for a new Elsa dress for his daughter.
Colleagues in our Banbury store presented Dogs for Good with a £5,000 cheque from the Morrisons Foundation. The money will help the local charity buy equipment that will help train the dogs.
Pamela Abbott posted about how our Wakefield store raised money to fund a new football kit for local under-seven team, Normanton Knights.
Lisa Wileman nominated Swadlincote Café colleague Graham for a national award after he set up The Big Welcome Café four years ago. The charity is a friendly drop-in art therapy workshop which helps those with Asperger’s meet new people and learn new skills.
Emma Dixon posted about Carlisle colleagues Michelle Atkinson and Becca Graham who assisted a customer who had a cardiac arrest in the car park – the customer has now recovered.
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Tracy Henton posted about how Cowgate stayed open when 500 local homes were left without power due to the snow, providing hot drinks and food for those families affected.
Debbie Creaser said thank you to Vikki Booksbank in Huddersfield. A customer came into store needing a birthday cake made urgently, so Vikki came in at 5am the next morning to help.
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Colleagues in Turriff got hands-on with their Food Safety Training.
Hilmore’s Internal Communications and Events team raised nearly £3,000 for CLIC Sargent by being gunged on a cold, wet, Friday afternoon. You can find more stories, and share your own with colleagues across our business on Colleague Facebook. Or email facebook@morrisonsplc.co.uk with your full name, Colleague ID number and login email address to sign up.
Catton Store Manager John Salmon and Community Champion Michelle Mendham presented a cheque to the East Anglian Air Ambulance on behalf of the Morrisons Foundation.
Community Champion Jane Williams from Rubery was mentioned in the local councillors’ honours list for making a difference to her community. Linda Day from Skegness completed a Memory Walk for local Alzheimer’s and Dementia charities, and secured funding to double her fundraising efforts.
Colleagues from our Norwich store got involved at a nearby care home with some Valentine’s Day themed baking. Alison Whitburn handed a cheque to the Mayor of Littlehampton on behalf of Morrisons for a local charity appeal.
Flaxby Manufacturing got busy fundraising for Harrogate Homeless Project. Our Dumfries store has raised enough money to name a second guide dog, Champ.
Hartcliffe colleagues featured on a breakfast radio show with a workout which was streamed live on Facebook.
Mid Calder Primary School received a Fairtrade hamper from their local store.
Clifton Community Champions Sue Whitehead and Evette Broughton were featured in their paper for their great work in the local area – they’ve also been getting involved with a school over the past six months, helping children with additional needs.
The Property Department have been raising money for the Bradford Neonatal Unit over the past year, donating money and goods that helps families stay with their babies. The money raised has helped renovate two bedrooms and bathrooms in the parents’ accommodation. A Nutmeg supplier has also donated 300 vests and baby-grows to the unit, too!
Colleagues in Dumfries also celebrated Chinese New Year, even having a dragon in store.
Our Bude branch raised over £2,100 for CLIC Sargent with a wide range of events including songs from Geoff Davis, who also raised over £850 too!
People Manager Maria Roberts and Grocery Manager Lee Ridehalgh led 40 schoolchildren around our Colwyn Bay store on a school trip. The school hopes to make these visits a regular part of their curriculum.
Airdrie’s Advertiser featured the local team thanks to their fundraising efforts throughout the year. may/june2018 17
CLIC SARGENT
OFF TO A
Thanks to Morrisons colleagues and customers, can be there for more families to limit the damage cancer causes. Since February 2017, our colleagues have helped raise £3,390,767 for young lives facing cancer. That means…
T R A T S T A E R G 3,335 TWO BRAND NEW NURSE EDUCATORS who will help
800
families through outreach education over the next 12 months
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FAMILIES who are unable to make mortgage repayments could be given financial help
ONE NEW TELEPHONE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE for the
500
families who lose a child or young person to cancer each year
760
to help with the costs that start immediately after a cancer diagnosis including travel, food, school books and bills
PARENTS AND CARERS CAN ACCESS SUPPORT AND ADVICE
in digital communities that connect them with other mums and dads. A further 121 DADS are part of a dads-only community that gives them the freedom to share their experiences
£2,136,283 – that’s how much our Community
Champions and colleagues have raised. Sheena Irvine from Peterhead, Michelle Hawkings from Devizes and Alison Audsley from Anlaby share the secrets to their success:
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children who are diagnosed with cancer each day will have access to a brand-new information hub currently being developed for the CLIC Sargent website
FAMILIES WHO LOST A YOUNG PERSON TO CANCER HAD HELP WITH FUNERAL COSTS
meaning there’s one less thing to worry about when the unthinkable happens
I’m lucky to have supportive colleagues behind me. They get involved in everything, we have fun with the customers and really enjoy it. Our customers are really behind CLIC Sargent because childhood cancer is such an emotional topic”
I have a good rapport with customers, and that always helps give them a good experience as well as making the SHEENA IRVINE, PETERHEAD COMMUNITY CHAMPION most of fundraising. I get the community involved, so they’ll have a good I set our store a target of £5,000 a lasting impression year for CLIC Sargent, and we’ve of Morrisons. I’m not already done it! A highlight of this year in it to win it, I’m in was our St George’s Day celebration it to do my best!” where we raised £1,400 – I even learnt ALISON AUDSLEY, to Morris dance for the event!” ANLABY COMMUNITY CHAMPION
MICHELLE HAWKINGS, DEVIZES COMMUNITY CHAMPION
TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED, SPEAK TO YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION OR VISIT CLICSARGENT.ORG.UK/MORRISONS 18
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MORRISONS FOUNDATION
Here’s what we’ve been up to over the past few months in the Morrisons Foundation, and what you can expect in the future. GOING DIGITAL Our new website is a great place to learn all about the Foundation and some of the causes we’re supporting through match funding and grant awards. We're also simplifying and speeding up the way that match funding applications are processed, so money can get to our chosen charities quicker.
IN THE FAMILY At the moment, we're also making match funding available for our colleagues' immediate family members and partners too. This means you can apply on their behalf so more and more charities benefit.
MILLIONS HELPING MILLIONS Since launching in 2015, the Foundation has donated over £20 million to more than 1,200 charities across England, Scotland and Wales. Grants have supported a variety of projects, helping to improve lives and local communities. Hundreds of our colleagues have received match funding making their fundraising go further. We couldn’t have done this without our amazing Community Champions. We asked Sarah Marston, Community Champion from Horsforth, about her thoughts on the Foundation. Here’s what she had to say:
How has the Foundation supported your local community? The Foundation has made huge differences to local charities and the people they support. Locally, I have a memory group that now have extra sessions to help them with day-to-day living and remembering good times through music, pictures and discussions. When I found out what the Foundation did I couldn't wait to spread the word. I told colleagues and friends, local organisations and charities. Last week, our local primary school's PTA gained charitable status, so I was able to tell them all about the Foundation and the sort of projects that they could apply for.
Have you ever used match funding? The Foundation has match funded money for my Brownie pack and for colleagues who have raised funds by having their hair cut, running marathons and doing the Three Peaks challenge. What’s your favourite thing about the Foundation? There’s no limit, and it can change lives – it can give between £100 – £100,000, but to the charity, that amount is life-changing. The Foundation shows how much Morrisons cares about its communities. We’re a family-based business, and the Foundation can bring communities together with our stores.
If you’re raising money for charity, make sure you head to morrisonsfoundation.com to find out how to apply for match or grant funding. may/june2018 19
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