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Funeral and Wake Catering for Shipley Bridge events
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Shipley Bridge? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Village hall wakes
- Wakes at home
Fresh fish and chips in Shipley Bridge
About our funeral and wake catering in Shipley Bridge
We work quietly and simply. We park discreetly and serve when people are ready. Whether it’s family gatherings after a burial or cremation and wakes at venues, we’ll put together a menu of gravy, pie and chips and cod and chips for your guests.
For a wake near Shipley Bridge, a farmhouse or village hall frequently works well. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Ensure older relatives can sit
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Check the hall has an urn
Make sure older relatives can sit to eat.
A table of photos helps people talk.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The minimum booking
- How many people are eating
- Service time
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Anything awkward about the way in
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A photo of the parking spot
- Where the event is
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wake, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Shipley Bridge
Could you trade in Worth Park Gardens?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
Is Shipley Bridge too small for a chip van?
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?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Send us any allergies in writing.
Can you cook in the rain?
The weather doesn’t stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Do you come to Shipley Bridge?
Yes, we do. Shipley Bridge is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you come to the house?
Frequently, yes. Send us a picture of the drive or the road outside.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How fast is service?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
A closer look at the menu
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Takeaway run or book a van?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Perfect for your wake in Shipley Bridge
It works for everyone.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Wakes at home
- Life celebrations
- Anniversary memorials
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Bartholomew, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Before booking anyone
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
How the day works
From set-up to the last portion, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your wake in Shipley Bridge. In Shipley Bridge, it is dark by about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
A formal meal doesn’t always suit. Fish and chips lets people mingle. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why book our van in Shipley Bridge
- Bookings across Surrey, including Shipley Bridge
- No surprises in your quote
- A menu almost everyone likes
- All the chip-shop extras
Arranging a wake in Shipley Bridge
Shipley Bridge is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. Wakes in Shipley Bridge are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Shipley Bridge is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Shipley Bridge to Guildford (20 miles away).
Relatives arriving by train should know that Gatwick Airport station, about 1.2 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
This part of Surrey takes in RH6, so your wake can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Antlands Lane, Antlands Lane East and Peeks Brook Lane; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. We also bring the van to wakes in Burstow (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north), Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west), Copthorne (1 mile south-east) and Forge Wood (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (7 miles north-west), Caterham (10 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.1 miles east) and County Mall (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Shipley Bridge includes Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Gatwick School (1.4 miles south-west) and Oakwood School (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Shipley Bridge pub (less than half a mile east)
Nearby places to Shipley Bridge
Other occasions in Shipley Bridge
- 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