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Care Home Fish and Chips for Blean events
Bring the chip shop to your care home visit in Blean. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Lunch clubs
- Visiting days
- Fish and chip Fridays
Fresh fish and chips in Blean
Why choose care home fish and chips in Blean?
It brings families in, which residents love.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Blean and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Care home summer fairs
- Residents’ celebrations
- Lunch for the care team
Visitors arriving by train should know that Canterbury West station is about 2.1 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- The deadline for final numbers
- Payment terms and deposit
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
Care home fish and chips in Blean, fried fresh
For many residents, fish and chips brings back seaside trips and Friday nights. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. Whether it is staff thank-you lunches at the home and residents’ family gatherings, we’ll put together a menu of gravy, haddock and chips and pie and chips for your guests.
For a care home near Blean, tell us about lanes and the drive. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
The menu, dish by dish
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and it’s a favourite with children.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Ask about smaller portions
Staff carry plates to residents who cannot come outside.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Blean questions
Can the van park in Tyler Hill Meadow?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Blean too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
What can residents choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Can the van park on grass?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a picture if you can.
What about residents who do not eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.
Do you cover Blean?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Blean is within our area. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can everyone take part?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
Should I sort the food myself?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
How it works
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we are there in good time before you want to eat. In summer, Blean has daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden visits easy. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Space, access and the venue
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Lighting for later visits
- A route in without tight gates
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
Prices and what affects them
We will give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- How far we travel
- Your choice of menu
- Access and parking
- The day of the week
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- The address or venue name
- Dietary needs, with numbers
Send us the date, the address or CT2 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
Entertainers and activities are great; a van visit combines a meal with an activity. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book with us
- Bookings across Kent, including Blean
- Hot food handed straight over
- Classic food your residents already know
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Read how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
Fish and chip days near Blean
Blean is about 3 miles north-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Care home visits in Blean are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We take the van to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. If your residents have links with Church of St Cosmus and St Damian, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. With the sea within about 4 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
For care home visits in CT2, we just need to know where the van can park. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as Westfield, School Lane and Vicarage Lane, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Main roads around Blean include the A290, which makes travel to your care home visit easy. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Honey Hill (1 mile north-west), Tyler Hill (1 mile east), Denstroude (1 mile north-west), Hackington (1 mile east) and Yorkletts (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (14 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north), Faversham (7 miles west) and Herne Bay (6 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Sidney Cooper Museum (2.3 miles south-east) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (2.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Blean include St Edmund's School (1.3 miles south-east) and The Archbishop's School (1.6 miles south-east)
- Fried fresh to order in the van at your event
- Cod, haddock and chips, sausages and pies
- The van comes to you: homes, venues, workplaces and fields
- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch