The Tin Canteen

20/06/2024

So excited to be part of this fabulous event organised by my fabulous friend Kerry Green Photography xx

💛🌻 I have a very special announcement to make 🌻💛

I am delighted to be partnering with Gold Geese Charity to host an incredible evening at Writtle Sunflowers 🌻 SunflowerFest 2024 🌻

This Summer, I will be hosting a fabulous party at the most famous sunflower field in Essex, Writtle Sunflowers for all local families who have children fighting cancer 💛

I have invited the incredibly talented Maddie Cole: Singer / The Driveway Diva to perform LIVE 🎤 🎶 along with the insanely creative Trudles Doodles - Face Painter who will be painting faces! Karyn, owner of The Tin Canteen will be providing refreshments. We also have a PIZZA VAN! Lauren at Forever Events - The Ultimate Party Co. is providing a beautiful Welcome sign and party decor for the entrance and marquee.
We also have guest appearances by Princesses 👸🏼 and the Amazing Spiderman! 🕸️ We also have a Horse and Carriage ride!!

We have local photographers joining us including Alana Jane Photography, Edge Photography, Photography by Bromsgrove, myself too, Kerry Green Photography to document all the excitement. There will be family portrait opportunities as well as photos with the princesses, Spiderman and horse & carriage ride. All of this plus extra surprises on the day.

Any families with a child fighting cancer who would like to join us and for more information, please send an email to:
[email protected]

Please share this post to spread the news of this amazing event all across Essex. Thank you.

04/05/2024

RVCS summer party and the rain has stopped!! The calm before the storm....

22/03/2024

Weirdly, Mike is really keen to come and help at this one......

23/02/2024

Sunshine, finally, and some very jolly customers today 🌞🏇

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13/02/2024

A dreary day cheered up enormously by our friends at Tate and Lyle. It's our third year catering for their pancake day at Plaistow wharf and the every year the syrups they give us get more and more bonkers! 😂 A couple of those would be pretty epic in a vodka. Allegedly. 😎

08/10/2023

The Essex Union Pony Club chief Quality Control Officer was on chip duty today. Thankfully it was a thumbs up 👍 🤣

17/08/2023

The final sunset at Writtle Sunflowers 2023! The very best way to spend a summer, we've loved our time down in the sunflower field. Huge thanks to everyone who came to see us, Elegant Cupcakes by Emma Salisbury for making us a gazillion sunflower cupcakes and to the Writtle Sunflower team for having us along for our third year. Fingers crossed we'll see you all again in 2024 x

24/07/2023

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21/07/2023

This year's cupcakes are from the enormously talented , and they've gone down a storm! We'll have more on Sunday and Caroline will have her cupcakes tomorrow with

A great day, if a teeny bit challenging for The Tin Canteen 🤣 Thanks everyone for your patience xx

20/07/2023

We're at the UK launch of the new Kia EV9 with the lovely people at JCB Kia, Rainham. What a bit of kit 🤩

19/07/2023

It's nearly time ☀️🌻☀️🌻☀️🌻
How quickly has this year gone?! It's time starting this Thursday, half price tickets available on both Thursday & Friday!

Lots of exciting additions to our menu this year, can't wait to see you Friday & Sunday this week x

22/06/2023

Roll on Sunflower Season! Not too long now 🌻☀️🌻☀️ Take a look at their stunning new website - www.writtlesunflowers.co.uk

21/05/2023

My absolute favourite kind of event 🥰

21/02/2023

Always my favourite pancake day meme!!
we're bringing the fitness to you today!

06/08/2022

This was such a humbling, wonderful evening 🥰🥰🥰

Photographer Kerry Green gave families who have opened up their homes to Ukrainian refugees a day to remember and photos to last a lifetime

05/08/2022

There's only two more opportunities to have some of our incredible cupcakes supplied by Rachel's cakes and bakes . Or if cupcake perfection isn't for you there's salted caramel fudge brownies, Victoria sponge, carrot cake, ridiculous chocolate fudge cake and vegan lemon gateau. Plus our toasties, coffees and iced coffees. We're at Writtle Sunflowers today and Sunday x

01/08/2022

We''ll be at Writtle Sunflowers Tues - Fri & Sun with our famous toasties, coffees, cakes and ice cream and most importantly our tailor made cupcakes provided by the wonderful Rachel's cakes and bakes My Little Drinks Van is there all day today with their signature cupcakes, toasties and barista coffees :) Local small businesses supporting each other, we all can't wait to see you 🥰🌻

The very talented Kerry Green Photography also took the trailer photos 🥰

28/07/2022

We'll be here tomorrow with coffee, toasties, ice cream and beautiful cakes by Rachel's cakes and bakes, catch My Little Drinks Van on Sunday and Monday with the original Sunflower Cupcakes, we'll be back Sunday evening for the Sundowner and then daytimes Tues - Fri 🌻🌻🌻

27/07/2022

Such a special evening x

About last night.....
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27/07/2022

Treasure at the end of the rainbow 😂

That rainbow last night was there for ages! Usually they don’t hang about but this one was on display just for us 🌈
And what a great place to appear, making a picture perfect photo over The Tin Canteen 🤍

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26/07/2022

We're at the stunning Writtle Sunflowers today and for the rest of the week with cakes, toasties, ice cream and all things coffee. The fabulous Rachel's cakes and bakes has made us these beautiful and very delicious cupcakes, we've sold out of them for today but hope to be restocked tomorrow 🍰

23/07/2022

Very much looking forward to this event on the 26th 🥰 🇺🇦

Very excited to announce the evening at Writtle Sunflowers I will be joined by the very lovely Emily Jayne Photography 💕 to capture beautiful images of local families the the Ukraine families they’re hosting.
Thank you so much Emily for gifting your talent and time for what is going to be a wonderful evening for some very special people 🇺🇦🌻

We have also been confirmed that The Tin Canteen are providing refreshments free of charge!

Thank you to Dried Designs for the spectacular sunflower arrangement for the famous peacock chair!

And to Katie Warman - Graphic Designer for your endless creativity and patience 😂 in designing this announcement and being a part another one of my big ideas!!

Please note that all families have now been invited. I’m limited with time for the evening but hope to bring joy to those who are attending ✌🏻

09/07/2022

Tonbridge has come out for disco night! Still queues outside too 🥰

08/07/2022

We've been very lax on the social media front lately but we've been quietly beavering away at events all year. We're at the beautiful Tonbridge Castle all weekend for their music festival. We've got a fully savoury menu this weekend, toasties, loaded nachos and loaded hotdogs. Come and see us, it's going to be a great weekend!

18/12/2021

We're into our third week at a gloomy Brands Hatch this morning, feeding the Luna Cinema drive in guests 🍿🥤🌭🥞 We're here 'til Wednesday if you fancy a safe trip out watching some cracking Christmas classics! 📽️🎬🎟️🌲

30/09/2021

The view from the office for the next four days isn't too shabby! We're with at Rochester Castle. Tonight, Star Wars!

07/09/2021

There's a new kid on the block, a bubble tea/dessert cafe is opening up in Chelmsford very soon! Keep an eye on for updates, I've heard they're a fab bunch 😉😎👌

04/09/2021

Dream Team at Streets Eats 'n' Beats in Chelmsford today! I wish I could work with these tunes playing every day!!!
There are tickets on the door, come and party!

16/08/2021

We're going to be back with tomorrow and Thursday with our crepes, bubble waffles, toasties, coffee and ice cream, something for everyone. Hopefully the sun will be shining, we'll see you there xx

14/08/2021

Our bride and groom from a few weeks ago, the fabulous Vicky, Ben and beautiful Bea popped to for some freshly picked flowers and a pulled pork toastie or two 🌻🤵👰🥪