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Hog Roast for Care Homes in Woodside Green, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Care home hog roast in Woodside Green.
- Home anniversaries
- Day centre get-togethers
- Open afternoons
A hog roast near Woodside Green
How our care home hog roast works in Woodside Green
For care homes in Woodside Green, a hog roast day is a real occasion. Residents can watch the carving and share the meal with family and staff. Whether it’s days for relatives and retirement community days, we can cook thinly carved roast pork, rotisserie chicken and new potatoes and more.
Near Woodside Green, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a special occasion. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Modified diets should come from the home’s kitchen
- Share residents’ dietary needs with us in good time
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Count residents who need an alternative
We clear away quietly.
China crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
Where the roaster can go in Woodside Green
A good cooking spot makes the day run smoothly. Ideally:
- A dining room, lounge or shaded garden
- Sign-off from management
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Woodside Green
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- Salads
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
What affects the price in Woodside Green
There is no fixed price list, since every event is different. The main factors are:
- The date and time of year
- How long the roast and service take
- Whether you want china
- How many people are eating
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- The date and time of the event
- Your menu choices
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- An estimate of numbers
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
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’re a venue or event planner, we are happy to work alongside your team, sharing timings and a site plan.
Events we cater in Woodside Green
We adapt serving to suit residents.
Here’s what people in Woodside Green most frequently book a hog roast for:
- Summer fêtes
- Anniversaries of the home
- Themed days
- Day centre events
Some homes in Woodside Green have links with a local church such as St Mary's Church, and a hog roast can be part of a summer fête.
What your quote should include
- How many staff will carve and serve
- The menu, including sides and any extras
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- VAT, if it applies
Woodside Green questions
Could you cook in Kiln Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council, and many parks don’t allow cooking. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Woodside Green?
Lenham station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre.
Who serves?
We carve and serve for you, and we clear up when service is finished.
Can relatives eat with residents?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear the serving area, so you are not left with the mess.
Where do you cook at a care home?
In the garden or car park, in a spot you approve.
How much does a hog roast cost?
Every booking is quoted individually, depending on numbers, menu, timings and travel. Tell us about your care home event for a quote.
Do you provide china?
We bring plates as standard. China crockery is available on request and quoted separately.
Nearby places to Woodside Green
What else we do in Woodside Green
Woodside Green: care homes and access
Woodside Green is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Woodside Green, given a suitable outdoor cooking area. We cater all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Lenham station, about 1.5 miles south-west, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Woodside Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We cover care home events in every part of the ME17 postcode area and the streets around it. We also bring hog roasts to care home events in West Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile east), Lenham (1 mile south-west), Warren Street (1 mile east) and Leadingcross Green (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (3.9 miles south).
About the food
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll bring enough vegan burgers or sausages.
Roast pork
Hours of slow roasting make the pork soft and full of flavour, and our chef carves it to order.
What happens on the day
We cook on a gas-fired roaster, so we don’t need mains power to cook, though a socket nearby is handy for lighting. In Woodside Green, December daylight ends around 3:50pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- We start with the date, numbers of residents, staff and visitors, and the time.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- We set up under cover and get the roast going.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a step-free way in for the equipment
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Fill in our quote form.
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Why choose a hog roast in Woodside Green?
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. For larger numbers, a hog roast is usually good value, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
Why us?
- Timed around your day
- Crackling for everyone who wants it
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away