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Care Home Fish and Chips for Sinkhurst Green events
Bring the chip shop to your care home visit in Sinkhurst Green. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Family days
- Care staff treats
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
Planning an event in Sinkhurst Green?
Organising for someone else?
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Sinkhurst Green
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change. Popular choices include haddock and chips, mushy peas and sausage and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater care staff treats and day centre treats.
Rural care homes near Sinkhurst Green can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Sinkhurst Green: your questions answered
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
What’s the nearest station to Sinkhurst Green?
Headcorn station, about 2 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we will take it from there.
What’s on the menu?
Proper fish and chips, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
How long are you on site?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Who clears up?
The pitch is left as we found it. Bins for residents are worth planning.
How do you handle allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we will tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
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More for events in Sinkhurst Green
Occasions we serve in Sinkhurst Green
The home only needs to provide a parking spot and a plan for residents’ diets.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Themed afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Questions to ask before booking
- The cancellation terms
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What the van needs: space, access, power
Planning a van visit in Sinkhurst Green
Sinkhurst Green is about 8 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. People in Sinkhurst Green book us for all sorts of reasons, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Sinkhurst Green to Canterbury (23 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Headcorn station is about 2 miles away. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Sinkhurst Green.
For care home visits in TN17, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Close by, we cover care home visits in Frittenden (1 mile south), Knox Bridge (2 miles south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles north), Staplehurst (2 miles north-west) and Cranbrook Common (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles north), Ashford (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Kings Hill (11 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Kent Firefighting Museum (1.6 miles south-east) and Benenden Hospital (4.6 miles south).
- Nearby, you’ll find Bell And Jorrocks Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
About the food
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan.
Before you choose a spot
A fish and chip van is a vehicle, so the spot matters, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- Away from emergency access
- Away from bedroom windows
- Close to the garden or entrance
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
How the day works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and cook and serve without fuss. In summer, Sinkhurst Green has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- We start with a few details about your care home visit.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for residents.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. The van comes to the home. There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
Why us?
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- We cover Sinkhurst Green and the whole of Kent
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- 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