The Jolly Fryer will continue to visit Chale after row

from Chippy Chat & Fast Food Magazine Jan 22

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The Jolly Fryer will continue to visit Chale after row

The Jolly Fryer will continue to serve up fish and chips to residents from Chale un the Isle of Wight and surrounding villages every Wednesday – thanks to swift action from the Parish Council.

Andy and Caroline Phillips head over to the South Wight to visit the rural village of Chale every week – a sought-after treat for villagers. However, recently the Island Echo reported that the mobile fish and chip van had been informed they could no longer park up outside the former Chale Green Stores.

It was said that the American owner of the building, Vern Tyerman, had revoked permission for the chippy to trade from the car park with immediate effect. It has since transpired that he had asked the Phillips not to tell anyone about his plans to erect a fence – which rang alarm bells.

Now, Chale Parish Council has stepped in to reaffirm that Mr Tyerman does not own the area of tarmac and cannot stop The Jolly Fryer from parking there. Those who are actually responsible for the land have given the green light for chips to continue being served!

The Jolly Fryer will also still visit neighbouring villages of Niton (Fridays) and Godshill (Thursdays), as well as regular stops in St Helens (Saturdays) and Nettlestone (Thursday and Saturday).

The couple have been serving fish and chips from a mobile unit for over 30 years and are now on their 4th unit.

Andy and Caroline said:

“Thank you to all who’ve been so supportive and to those who’ve had a very busy day or two getting this sorted – not just for us but for the benefit of all in that area. We are happy to be back where we were and look forward to seeing you again.

“I suspect we are now off the Christmas card list from a ‘gentleman’ the other side of The Pond but we can live with that…”