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Splash FM & Food Annual Christmas Party Nights

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Childrens Choir

Food Restaurant in Worthing kicked off the towns festive celebrations this year with some hugely popular and successful party nights in partnership with Splash FM. With over 200 people attending the nights on 5th and 12th December, Food Restaurant and Proto Restaurant Group made a brilliant, lasting impression.

With snow, mulled wine, egg nog and a three course traditional Christmas dinner, attendees were hard pushed to want more, but more is what they got! Santa arrived with gifts for all the good girls and Lizzie Haynes – winner of Worthing Idol 2011 – performed a selection of Christmas songs for everyone.

Both party nights were great successes, both individually and as a pair and plenty of local businesses and organisations attended including Santander and Worthing Hospital.

If you would like to book your very own special Christmas party at Food Restaurant, please call us on 01903 227780 or come in and visit us in New Street, Worthing, BN11 3BT.

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The Fish Factory, Littlehampton supports RNLI

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Malcolm Somner, Lady Mary Mumford and Andrew Sparsis

The Fish Factory in Littlehampton hosted a Champagne and Fish Supper on Monday 14th November, in aid of RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). The night was excellently attended with Malcolm Somner – the Littlehampton RNLI Fundraising Branch Chairman – and Lady Mary Mumford present.

Having been around since 1824, RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, more than 139,000 to date! They provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and RoI, as well as a seasonal lifeguard service on many of the busiest beaches in England and Wales.

The Fish Factory Team

The RNLI also works to promote sea and beach safety. They rely on more than 40,000 volunteers – on lifeboats, at stations, on beaches, and in fundraising.

The evening, with live entertainment in the form of a Jazz band and Charity auction was a huge success with over £3500 being raised for the RNLI. Everyone at The Fish Factory, Littlehampton and Proto Restaurant Group is extremely proud to be a part of such a successful event.

If you would like to hear more about our RNLI evening, or simply fancy a great night out with excellent food, call The Fish Factory, Littlehampton on 01903 715000 to book a table. Alternatively come in and visit us in Worthing by calling 01903 207123 or visit us in our fantastic Food Restaurant by calling 01903 227780.

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Horror House Halloween Night

Monday, October 10th, 2011

On the 31st October, Food Restaurant in Worthing will be hosting it’s Horror House Halloween Night – a night of fine dining on school dinners and dead cool fun!

Proto Restaurant Group always tries to keep seasonal and this Halloween is no different with Food pulling out all the stops to provide an action filled, entertaining evening.

Not only will the menu be completely Halloween themed, with dishes such as ‘Toad in a Coffin‘ and ‘Parsnip and blood orange soup‘ but all of our diners will be wowed by our Fire Eaters and Freaky Fortune Teller.

The evening starts from 7pm and included in the £20 price is 3 courses, FREE Rocky Horror cocktails ALL night and a disco until late.

To book your place at this spooky extravaganza, call Food on 01903 227780. Make sure you book soon though, as places are running out very quickly and you don’t want to be disappointed!

Horror House Halloween Night

£20 for 3 courses & a night of amazing entertainment

Call 01903 227780 to book your place today!

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Super Hero Fun Walk

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

On Sunday September 4th, Worthing hosted it’s very own Super Hero Fun Walk! The walk, which started at Worthing Lido and was sponsored by Proto Restaurant Group’s Worthing restaurant, The Fish Factory.

The Super Hero Fun Walk was organised as the main fundraising event for the Cath Lab Appeal. The appeal for the ‘Love your Hospitals’ charity was launched at Food restaurant in spectacular fashion on Thursday 9th June. (See this blog). The Love your Hospitals charity fund-raises for Worthing, Southland and St. Richard’s hospitals and Proto Restaurant Group owner Andy Sparsis, and his wife are patrons of the charity.

The event was a complete success and The Fish Factory was pleased to be part of such an important event and worthwhile cause. Andy Sparsis and his family all dressed up as Batman (and Woman) as they started the walk and encouraged hundreds to take part, raising thousands of pounds.

To hear all about it, come into The Fish Factory, Worthing. Book a table by calling 01903 207123.

The Sparsis Family

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Andy Sparsis rides London to Brighton

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

On Sunday 19th June, Proto Restaurant Group owner, Andy Sparsis took part in the annual London to Brighton bike ride and completed the ride in under 5 hours. The London to Brighton bike ride is a fund raising event for The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and is 54 miles long from Clapham Common to Brighton Beach and has been running with the BHF’s involvement since 1980, raising over £40 million via a combined 650,000 + riders and their sponsors.

All 27,000 participants, whether taking part as a serious cyclist or a novelty entry set out to achieve the common goal of helping raise £4 million towards the BHF’s continued work.

Andy Sparsis, Warren Bagnall and David Camci.

Andy Sparsis entered the ride as part of a team of 5 including Executive Chef from The Fish Factory, Stuart Slevin and team members David Camci, Warren Bagnall and Daryl James.

Everyone at Proto Restaurant Group is extremely proud of the team and the group’s representatives within. It is just another example of the work Andy does for charity and the community having only just launched the Cath Lab Appeal for the ‘Love Your Hospitals’ charity.

To hear all about the bike ride, come in and see Andy and Stuart at The Fish Factory, Worthing by calling us on 01903 207123 to book a table, or visit either of the other two restaurants where Andy Sparsis is always likely to be by calling us on 01903 227780 (Food) or 01903 715000 (The Fish Factory, Littlehampton).

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Cath Lab Appeal Launch

Friday, June 17th, 2011

The Cath Lab Appeal for the ‘Love your Hospitals’ charity was launched at Food restaurant in spectacular fashion on Thursday 9th June. The Love your Hospitals charity fund-raises for Worthing, Southland and St. Richard’s hospitals to help ensure that staff at all three hospitals can deliver the highest quality of healthcare we all need at some point in our lives.

Proto Restaurant Group owner Andy Sparsis and his wife are patrons of the charity, so it is very close to the hearts of all those that work for him, which is why Food restaurant was a perfect location for the launch of the Cath Lab Appeal.

The first major fund raising event for the appeal is a Superhero Fun Run and Walk along Worthing seafront on Sunday 4 September, 3pm at Worthing Lido. Keeping with that theme, a superhero/vigilante film was made at the launch. With crowds gathered outside Food restaurant, Andy Sparsis, dressed as Batman and arriving in the ORIGINAL car from the Batman films, saved a lady from being mugged.

Pictures of the event can be found at the ‘Love your Hospitals’ Facebook page where you can also ‘Like’ the page to receive news updates on the Cath Lab Appeal and all the other work the charity carries out.

Proto Restaurant Group encourages parties and events at all three of it’s restaurants, so why not give us a call today on 01903 227780 (Food), 01903 207123 (The Fish Factory, Worthing) or 01903 715000 (The Fish Factory, Littlehampton) to see how we can be the perfect venue for your event.

Andy Sparsis whizzing around the corner dressed as Batman

Donna Sparsis - Patron of the Love Your Hospitals Charity

Andy with Mayor Ann Barlow

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Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest at The Fish Factory

Monday, June 13th, 2011

Proto sponsors carnival queen

The Fish Factory in Littlehampton sponsored the Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest for the second year in a row. This fabulous event was held on Sunday 20th March.

The winners were:

First place (Carnival Queen): Kirsty Alderton who is 17 years old. Kirsty comes from Littlehampton and is a student in the sixth form at Littlehampton Academy. Kirsty studies Sociology and English language. Her hobbies are football, stoolball, cheerleading and modern jive. Kirsty’s ambition is to join the police force. Well done Kirsty! Well deserved!

The Littlehampton Carnival Queen Contest runners-up were:

(Carnival Princess 1) : Jessica Taddick is 16 years old and comes from Rustington came a close second, Jessica is a student at Northbrook College. She is studying Hair and Beauty. Jessica’s hobbies are music, styling her friends’ hair and walking her dogs. Her ambition is to work with catwalk models by styling their hair. We wish we were Jessica’s friend – it would be lovely to have a hair stylist on tap!

(Carnival Princess 2): Last but by no means least, our second Carnival Princess is Nicole Weller who is 15 and is from Littlehampton. Nicole is a GCSE student at the Littlehampton Academy. Nicole loves cheerleading and is a member of Sussex Tournados. Nicole’s ambition is to work with special needs and disadvantaged children.

As we said before, this event was an outstanding success. The Fish Factory at Littlehampton is just the place to hold events and we can create exciting themed menus if you wish to hold a memorable event with a difference. Take a look at our website to see the mouthwatering dishes awaiting you at our fine fish and seafood restaurant in Littlehampton in West Sussex.

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Proto Restaurant Group involved for 10th year at Splash FM Garden Party

Monday, June 6th, 2011

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Splash FM Garden Party

Proto Restaurant Group will be involved in the Splash FM Garden Party for the 10th year running when it comes to Worthing on 22nd and 23rd July. The Garden Party provides 10 hours of live music over 2 days from some of the greatest tribute acts around. This year features ‘Ultimately Kylie‘, ‘Achtung Baby‘ (U2 Tribute), ‘Millenium Robbie‘, Melissa Totten (Madonna Tribute) and ‘and finally Phil Collins‘ as well as great local support acts. The Splash FM Garden Party is the biggest tribute festival on the south coast and Proto Restaurant Group has exclusive access.

Splash FM Garden Party

As the only source of DISCOUNTED TICKETS, Proto Restaurant Group members can enjoy cheaper tickets to this amazing event thanks to all the work that Food Restaurant and The Fish Factory do behind the scenes at the garden party. Visit this link to get access to our exclusive offers including buying tickets for a night in the green room!

Proto Restaurant Group is in charge of the VIP tent at the party which means providing food, drink and service to all of the performers and event organisers. This requires a huge team effort and the brilliant staff from both restaurants help out enormously as well as the restaurants providing the food and drink for the event. Proto Restaurant Group, Food and The Fish Factory have been involved for the past 9 years in the same capacity and it is an absolute pleasure to be involved again.

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The Fish Factory sponsors the Worthing Regatta

Friday, April 15th, 2011

The Fish Factory is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring the Worthing Regatta on Saturday 21st May and Sunday 22nd May. The Regatta, run by Worthing Rowing Club is held each year in May and The Fish Factory is excited to be sponsoring the 2011 event. The Fish Factory is always looking for ways to help the local community through sponsorship and other support and this is the perfect opportunity.

Worthing Regatta 2010 Copyright Andy West

Worthing Rowing club, which was founded in 1880, is actually older than Worthing Borough itself. Located at Splash Point in Worthing, Worthing Rowing Club is just a few minutes away from The Fish Factory Worthing restaurant which is situated at 51-53 Brighton Road, Worthing,West Sussex, BN11 3EE. Call The Fish Factory on 01903 207123 to book a table.

The club competes in various regattas and competitions throughout the year and has both a Junior and Senior section. Proto Restaurant Group and The Fish Factory are very supportive of both sections, especially the Junior section as they feel that today’s youth needs to be provided with a wide range of activities so that each and every individual can have the opportunity to achieve something and rowing is just one of those activities.

Worthing Rowing Club

Call us at The Fish Factory Littlehampton on 01903 715000 or at Worthing on 01903 207123 to book a table or come and see us at Food in Worthing, call us on 01903 227780 to book a table.

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Proto Restaurant Group staff day out received a frosty reception

Friday, March 4th, 2011

On Thursday 3rd March, 20 Proto Restaurant Group staff members met for a day’s ice-skating on Worthing’s famous ice-skating rink as part of a team building exercise. Proto Restaurant Group works closely with the ice rink as it offers anybody who buys a ticket for the rink, a free kid’s meal at The Fish Factory, which has been extremely popular with families using the ice-rink, especially during half-term.

Andy Sparsis Ice Skating

Worthing’s ice-rink is now in it’s third year running on Steyne Gardens and is open until the 6th March having been open since 5th February. Having been brought in as a one-off by Worthing Town Centre Initiative three years ago, it has proven so popular that it now returns every year. Not only is this a fantastic addition for the people of Worthing, but it is drawing people from neighbouring towns to Worthing, which is just great for local businesses.

Andy Sparsis – owner of Proto Restaurant Group – had the following to say about the day at the ice-rink:

“I love getting our team out of the workplace and if I’m honest its about time some of them got there skates on! Thanks To Sharon Clark TCM for making this all possible.”

If you are planning on visiting the ice-rink this year, why not pop into The Fish Factory, Worthing to try one of their steak and kidney puddings? Home made pastry and massive chunks of lean steak is sure to warm you up after a cold day on the ice.

Call us on 01903 207123 to book a table in advance.

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