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Care Home Fish and Chips for Blue Town events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Blue Town and the surrounding area.
- Retirement village events
- Visiting days
- Care home summer fairs
Care home fish and chips in Blue Town
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Blue Town
Residents can watch from the window or come out to the hatch, and families can join in. Whether it is fish and chip Fridays and summer fêtes and open days, we’ll put together a menu of pie and chips, sausage and chips and haddock and chips.
Around Blue Town, homes often have a drive and garden. Tell us about access. We keep the menu short: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Nearby places to Blue Town
What else we do in Blue Town
Care homes around Blue Town
Blue Town is about 3 miles north-west of Minster, in Kent. Bookings in Blue Town come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 18 miles away.
Some homes in Blue Town have links with a local church such as Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. With the A249 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
Care home visits anywhere in ME12 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as New Road, Kent Road and West Lane, wherever the van can park. Blue Town sits on or near the A249, which makes travel to your care home visit easy. For care home visits just outside Blue Town, we cover Sheerness (1 mile south-east), Grain (2 miles north-west), Halfway Houses (2 miles south-east), Queenborough (2 miles south) and Wallend (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (15 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (7 miles south), Whitstable (14 miles south-east), Faversham (11 miles south-east), Minster (3 miles south-east) and Davington (10 miles south-east).
A little further out are Bluetown Heritage Centre (less than half a mile east).
- Schools near Blue Town include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (2.1 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Red Lion Public House (within half a mile north-west)
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Ask about smaller portions
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
What affects the price in Blue Town
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Cod, haddock or both
- How long we serve
- Numbers
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The date and time of the event
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The address or venue name
Still finalising the details? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Blue Town?
For a treat residents will talk about, a fish and chip van visit is a great choice in Blue Town. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
Why book our van in Blue Town
- Something for residents to gather round
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A menu almost everyone likes
Take a look at our prices page or what a fish and chip van costs.
Events we cater in Blue Town
Families enjoy joining in.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Blue Town, people book us for occasions like:
- Lunch clubs
- Lunch for the care team
- Family days
- Care home summer fairs
For families visiting by train, there is a station right in Blue Town: Sheerness-On-Sea station.
Before you book anyone
- How many hours the van serves
- Whether travel is included
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- The cancellation terms
Questions from Blue Town
What’s the nearest station to Blue Town?
Sheerness-On-Sea station, in Blue Town itself.
How far is Blue Town from London?
About 37 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
We will agree portion sizes with your kitchen or care team.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
What do we need to supply?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we’ll take it from there.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Frequently, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
What happens on the day
We get there well before service, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Residents generally gather round the hatch once service starts. In summer, Blue Town has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- We start with a few details about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- We cook to order on the day for residents.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
Getting a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, use our quote form.
Planning help
- 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