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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Bapchild, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Bapchild and across Kent.
- Families’ days
- Summer fêtes
- Anniversaries of the home
Planning an event in Bapchild?
Planning the cooking spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- Someone to meet us
- Seating for residents
- Away from emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- Roast potatoes
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- New potatoes
About our care home hog roast in Bapchild
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. We are often asked to cater anniversaries of the home and day centre events, serving halloumi skewers, new potatoes and roast potatoes.
Rural care homes near Bapchild can feel a long way from the bustle of town, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing usually contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Plan separately for halal if needed
- Ask for gluten-free rolls if needed
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
Your team helps residents as needed, while we serve.
China crockery is available on request.
The process
People love watching the carving: the hog is carved in front of your residents, and the crackling is shared out so everyone gets some. In late May, sunset in Bapchild is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
How to prepare
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Make sure we can wheel the roaster to the spot
Ask for a quote
For a quote, send us a few details: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Send us your details through our quote form.
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A hog roast or other catering?
Where residents need modified meals, the kitchen prepares their portions while others enjoy the roast. Compare like for like: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
What you get with us
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Our staff serve and clear
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- An itemised quote
See how we price and what a hog roast costs.
Events we cater in Bapchild
The home’s kitchen gets a break for the day.
Our roaster has been booked for all sorts of events around Bapchild, including:
- Family days with visitors
- Home anniversaries
- Thank-you meals for staff
- Open days
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Nicholas sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Questions to ask before you book
- Staffing on the day
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- The menu, including sides and any extras
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- How easy it is to reach the spot
- How many people are eating
- Season and day of the week
- Menu choices and extras
Extras such as lamb, chicken, more sides or china crockery add to the cost, so each one is itemised. Keeping it simple keeps it affordable.
Details that help
When you enquire, please mention:
- The venue or postcode
- Roughly how many people
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- Anything the venue has asked for
We price every booking individually, because numbers, menu, serving time and travel vary. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
Hog roast days near Bapchild
Bapchild is about 2 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We cover care home events in Bapchild, along with the towns and villages around it. We cater all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Teynham station is about 2.1 miles away. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Bapchild, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home event is in ME9, we can bring the roaster to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in Rodmersham (1 mile north), Newbury (1 mile south), Rodmersham Green (1 mile west), Lynsted (1 mile east) and Highsted (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (5 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.9 miles north-west) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.7 miles north-west).
- Nearby schools include The Sittingbourne School (1.3 miles north)
- Local pubs include Black Lion Public House (0.9 miles east)
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
For vegans, there is a vegan burger or sausage in a roll, so everyone has something hot.
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Salads, new potatoes, coleslaw and roast or jacket potatoes turn rolls into a full meal, especially at a sit-down event.
Bapchild: your questions answered
Can you do a hog roast in Cromers Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks do not allow cooking. Check with them first.
Is Bapchild close to London?
Roughly 39 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Where do you cook at a care home?
Outdoors under cover, on a level spot clear of emergency access.
Can you do soft food?
Texture-modified meals should be prepared by the home’s kitchen to each resident’s plan. We’ll share allergen and menu details.
Can you cater in Bapchild?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Bapchild and Kent. Send us the address for a quote.
Is crockery included?
We supply plates as standard. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Can relatives eat with residents?
Many homes make it a family day.
What time do you serve?
Tell us the time that suits residents, and we’ll plan the roast around it.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Some venues charge a fee if you bring in your own caterer, so it’s worth asking first. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Carved to order by our chef, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards