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Care Home Fish and Chips for Old Wives Lees events
Care home fish and chips in Old Wives Lees: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, then handed over hot from the hatch.
- Visiting days
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Residents’ celebrations
Fresh fish and chips in Old Wives Lees
Care home fish and chips in Old Wives Lees, fried fresh
We park close to the entrance or garden, clear of ambulance access. For retirement village events and visiting days, we can cook cod and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips for your guests.
Near Old Wives Lees, residents may not get out much, so a van visit is a big occasion. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your care home visit, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
- Involve the kitchen and care team early
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
Make it a regular event.
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Other occasions in Old Wives Lees
What comes out of the fryer
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: sweeter and a touch firmer than cod. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Where the van can park in Old Wives Lees
If a spot is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Access the van can manage
- Lighting for later visits
- Away from emergency access
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
Common questions in Old Wives Lees
Can the van go to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do you come out to small places like Old Wives Lees?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will tell you what’s in each item.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
What can residents choose from?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Can the van park on the street?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Check with your council first.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We fry to order in the van at your venue, and serve straight from the hatch.
For event organisers in Old Wives Lees
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Old Wives Lees?
It brings families in.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Old Wives Lees and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Themed afternoons
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
For families visiting by train, Chilham station is about 0.8 miles away.
Questions to ask before booking
- The cancellation terms
- Whether VAT is included
- How much space the van takes up
- What they can offer for dietary needs
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
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.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
Step by step
We get there well before service, park the van and get the fryers going. Your residents can wander over to the hatch as soon as we open. With darkness by about 3:50pm in December, winter van visits in Old Wives Lees suit lunchtime.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- We check where the van can park and send a quote.
- We agree portion sizes and any diets with your kitchen or care team.
- On the day we set up and fry fresh, serving at the agreed time.
- We pack up quietly and leave the space tidy.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
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What a fish and chip van costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- Any minimum charge
- Parking and the way in
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Expected numbers
- Your date and serving time
- Anything awkward about the way in
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Fish and chip days near Old Wives Lees
Old Wives Lees is about 5 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. From the centre of Old Wives Lees to the outskirts, the service works the same way: fresh frying, hot food from the hatch and a clear price. Old Wives Lees is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
Some homes in Old Wives Lees have links with a local church such as Church of St Mary, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Old Wives Lees is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
This part of Kent takes in CT4, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. Whether your care home visit is on Cherry Orchard, Cobbs Hill and Green Lane or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Close by, we cover care home visits in Chilham (1 mile south), Mountain Street (1 mile south), Oversland (2 miles north), Neames Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Shottenden (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (9 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (7 miles north) and Faversham (5 miles north-west).
A little further out are Chilham Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). Open spaces near Old Wives Lees include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Star Inn (under half a mile north-west)
- 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