Kent · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Blue Town
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day makes the food part of your care home event in Blue Town.
- Retirement community days
- Milestone days for the home
- Families’ days
Slow-roasted pork in Blue Town
Blue Town: care homes and access
Blue Town is about 3 miles north-west of Minster, in Kent. Wherever your care home event is in Blue Town, we can bring the roaster, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. Blue Town is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Blue Town to Canterbury (about 18 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Blue Town has its own station, Sheerness-On-Sea station. Volunteers from churches such as Parish Church of the Holy Trinity sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Anywhere in ME12, we can roast on site for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your care home event could be at a house on New Road, Kent Road and West Lane, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Blue Town sits on or near the A249, which makes travel to your care home event easy. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in 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). We also serve nearby towns such as 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).
Well-known places in the area include Bluetown Heritage Centre (under half a mile east).
- Schools near Blue Town include Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey (2.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion Public House (under half a mile north-west)
Care home hog roast in Blue Town, carved to order
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us. Popular choices include new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes, and we’re regularly asked to cater home anniversaries and staff appreciation days.
For a care home in a place like Blue Town, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Step by step
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, use the cooking spot you’ve chosen, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Blue Town, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so a lunchtime serving suits winter.
- We start with the date and numbers.
- We check the grounds and send a price.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We pack up calmly.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers ahead of the day
- Give us a contact number for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Getting a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, especially summer Saturdays and December Fridays. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: use our quote form.
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What a hog roast costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Site access
- Plates or china
- The journey to the venue
- The number of people
Compare like for like: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. The cheapest quote isn’t always the best value.
Details that help
To check the date and the space, tell us:
- Allergies we should know about
- The date and time of the event
- Roughly how many people
- What the outdoor space is like
Send us the date, the address or ME12 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Organising for someone else?
If the event is on someone else’s land, the landowner needs to agree to cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
If you are booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We’ll fit in with site rules.
Towns and villages near Blue Town
What else we do in Blue Town
Space, access and the venue
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what we look for:
- Someone to meet us
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- Seating for residents
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Blue Town
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
Blue Town questions
How far is Blue Town from London?
Roughly 37 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you do a hog roast in Barton's Point Coastal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What about coeliacs?
Gluten-free rolls are available on request. Stuffing generally contains gluten, so check the allergen information.
How much room do you need?
A flat, open spot outside, plus a step-free route to wheel the equipment in. Send us a photo if you’re unsure.
Can we hire the machine and cook it ourselves?
Yes, for confident cooks. Ask and we’ll talk you through it.
What should we sort out beforehand?
Only the space and a contact number. Everything for roasting and serving comes with us.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Why choose care home hog roast in Blue Town?
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Here’s what people in Blue Town most often book a hog roast for:
- Residents’ themed days
- Day centre get-togethers
- Open afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches
Blue Town is on or near the A249, so access for our equipment is simple.
Comparing caterers
- Who carves and who serves
- When they arrive and when the food will be ready
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether plates or china are included
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast brings the event to residents. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
What you get with us
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- Served at the time you choose
- All the equipment comes with us
- Staff to serve, so you do not have to
See how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
Planning for dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing typically contain gluten, so ask for gluten-free rolls if you need them. A few more tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Request thin slices
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
- Request gluten-free rolls
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
About the food
Salads, potatoes and coleslaw
Crunchy coleslaw suits roast pork, and salads and new potatoes work well on a plate.
Rotisserie chicken
Golden rotisserie chicken goes into rolls or onto plates alongside the pork.
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away