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Afish and chip van that was a regular sight 50 years ago returned to action - for one day only.

Carroll Brothers fish and chip van, which used to attract lengthy queues, has been in a museum for the last 30 years.

But the distinctive green and gold van was back in Worksop as part of the North Notts FoodFest, which took place recently.

The van, which has been restored and housed in Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station Museum of Science and Technology, used to belong to John Carroll, also known as Jack, and his brother Patrick, who operated around Worksop and Newark in the 1950s to 1970s.

John’s granddaughter Suzanne Lewthwaite organised the annual food festival on behalf of North Notts BID.

She said: “So many local people have such happy memories of my grandad’s van making its rounds each week, ringing the bell to let people know he was there. Everyone remembers the smell and sound and, having received such a positive response when I posted an image of the van on social media, we thought it would be fabulous to bring it back to its original home to serve chips once again.

“I remember riding home in it sat on an upside-down wooden pop crate with a bottle of pop in one hand and a chip on a wooden fork in the other – the challenge to see if we could make it last the 10-minute drive from his yard back to my parent’s house. Happy memories of different times.”

The van was stationed in Worksop’s Old Market Square, a stone’s throw away from its original home on Newgate Street and, with freshly fried chips on sale, produced using the original coal-fired range.

The van is still fondly remembered by many local people who recall it arriving on their street at a set time each week when the hand bell would be rung to announce its arrival and people would take out their warmed containers to collect their fish and chips.

The 1931 Bedford van, which was rescued by the museum in 1990, was Fiona Bruce’s favourite exhibit when the BBC Antiques Roadshow visited the museum a few years ago.

The festival also featured former National fish and Chip Awards hot chef Jean-Christophe Novelli

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