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Care Home Hog Roast for Tickham
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast day in Tickham and across Kent.
- Milestone days for the home
- Day centre lunches
- Staff thank-you lunches
Planning an event in Tickham?
What we serve, dish by dish
Roast pork
Slow-roasted pork is the heart of the menu: carved thick or thin, as people like it, and served hot.
Stuffing and apple sauce
Apple sauce brings sweetness and sharpness go with the pork perfectly. Stuffing normally contains gluten.
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Tickham
Pork can be carved thinly and served on plates with potatoes and apple sauce, which is easier for many people than a roll. Residents on modified diets should have meals prepared by your kitchen. Popular choices include apple sauce, halloumi skewers and rotisserie chicken, and we’re regularly asked to cater staff appreciation days and day centre events.
At a rural home near Tickham, access matters. We bring plates as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Care home hog roasts in Tickham
Tickham is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Hosts in Tickham book us for care home events of all sizes. Tickham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Tickham to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
Volunteers from churches such as Church of St Mary sometimes help at care home events, and a hog roast day can bring everyone together.
Wherever your care home event is in ME9, we can roast on site for your residents. Local streets include Nouds Lane and Tickham Lane; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Other places close to Tickham we cover include Lewson Street (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Teynham (1 mile north) and Deerton Street (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (1.9 miles south).
- Local pubs include The Plough Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Events we cater in Tickham
It gives the kitchen team a day off from cooking.
Lots of different events suit a hog roast in Tickham. Typical bookings include:
- Retirement housing events
- Garden fêtes
- Family days with visitors
- Residents’ themed days
Families coming by rail can use the station: Teynham station, about 1.4 miles north, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Which meats, sides and extras are included
- What the price includes, item by item
- What the cooking area needs: space, cover and access
- Payment terms and cancellation policy
What happens on the day
It’s 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 late May, sunset in Tickham is about 8:50pm, so a spring hog roast day can carry on into the evening.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- Photos of the grounds help us choose a safe spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- On the day the hog roasts outside while residents watch from the lounge or garden.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Check there’s nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Gather dietary requirements early
Ask for a quote
It’s easy to get a price: date, place, numbers and serving time. You’ll get a clear quote listing what’s included. Use our quote form.
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Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
Next to the usual lunch, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. The main driver is numbers: bigger groups normally cost less per head, because the roaster, staff and travel cost much the same either way.
What you get with us
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Planned to your running order
- Sides to make it a full meal
See how we price and the cost guide.
Organising for someone else?
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we will confirm what we can provide.
If you’re a venue or event planner, we can fit around your other suppliers, sharing timings and a site plan.
Tickham questions
Do you come out to small places like Tickham?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Tickham from London?
About 41 miles from central London.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
Can you cater for vegetarians?
We can add lamb or chicken, plus halloumi skewers for vegetarians and a vegan burger or sausage. Halal meat is not something we offer.
Do you provide china?
Plates are included. You can upgrade to china if you prefer.
Do you cover Tickham?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Tickham and the rest of Kent included. Send us the address for a quote.
Do you leave the area tidy?
We pack everything away after service, and we take our equipment with us.
How do you handle allergies?
Allergen details are provided.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to:
- Crockery choices
- Access to the cooking area
- Distance from us
- Season and day of the week
When comparing prices, compare the same things: the menu, sides, service time, staffing, crockery and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Getting an accurate quote
Good details mean a good quote. Please include:
- Where the event is
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a picture
- An estimate of numbers
- Any venue rules
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Send us your date for a quote: use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Rolls and stuffing generally contain gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available on request. A few more tips:
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
- Request thin slices
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Halal is not offered
A named contact in the home helps on the day.
Chicken can be added.
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Before you choose a spot
Planning the cooking spot is the key. Check these:
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- Seating for residents
- An activities lead or manager as contact
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Roast pork, carved
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Roast potatoes
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards