5★
Food Hygiene Rating
50+
Five-Star Reviews
14-day
Invoice terms
£5m
Public liability insurance
Catering for the events that fund the cause
School PTAs, sports club committees, charity boards and parish hall trustees all share one quiet problem — they need decent catering that does not eat the fundraising target. The numbers have to add up, the food has to look like it was worth turning up for, and someone on the committee has to be able to sign it off without an awkward conversation at the next AGM.
We are a small Cornish cook team — not a faceless events company — and we cater for community events every week through the year. School summer fetes, rugby club presentation nights, charity fundraising dinners, village hall quiz nights, sports tour send-offs, Christmas committee lunches. Most of it is delivered hot or cold buffet, dropped to the hall or clubhouse and set up on platters. Some of it is on-site cooking — a charcoal BBQ on a school field, a hog roast at a fete, paella at a club anniversary.
Direct invoicing to the school, club or registered charity is standard. We take 30% deposit to hold the date, balance is due seven days before. We send the food hygiene certificate, NCASS accreditation and £5m public liability cover through with the quote, which is usually what the caretaker or hall committee needs to pre-approve us on site.
For a quick steer on costs and menus, the catering prices guide sets out the standard rates, or jump straight to the quote form with your headcount, venue postcode and event date.
Who we cater for
School fundraisers & PTA events
Summer fetes, sports days, prom buffets, end-of-term staff lunches and PTA-run fundraisers. Direct invoicing to the school, 14-day payment terms, certificates of insurance supplied for site approval.
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Sports clubs — rugby, football, cricket
Presentation evenings, end-of-season socials, tour send-offs, club anniversaries and post-match catering at the clubhouse. Hot buffet, hog roast or BBQ — built for hungry players and committee budgets.
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Charity events & fundraising dinners
Ticketed charity dinners, gala buffets, sponsored evenings and committee-organised galas. We supply at standard rates so your margin stays with the cause.
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Village & parish hall buffets
Drop-and-go cold or hot buffets to village halls and parish rooms across Cornwall — birthdays, wakes, quiz nights, AGMs and community lunches.
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Fetes, fairs & outdoor fundraisers
A live hog roast or charcoal BBQ as the centrepiece of a fete — visible cooking, easy queue-management, and the kind of margin where you can charge £8–£10 per roll and protect your fundraising target.
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Quiz nights & club socials
Hot buffet trays dropped to the club at start time — curry and rice, pie and mash, chilli, lasagne — feeding 40–120 people without taking the bar staff away from pulling pints.
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The right format for the event
Bulk delivered buffet — the workhorse
Cold buffet from £6.75pp, hot buffet from £8.50pp. Dropped to the village hall, clubhouse or school staff room on disposable platters. Quiz nights, AGMs, presentation evenings, end-of-term lunches. Scales cleanly from 30 to 300 covers — see the village hall catering guide for the full menu set.
Hog roast — the fundraiser margin-maker
A whole Cornish pig on the spit, carved live. From £14pp at trade rates — sell rolls at £8 to £10 each and the margin stays with the cause. Visible cooking doubles as entertainment, the queue keeps moving, and the smell pulls people across the field. Best fit for school fetes, summer fairs and ticketed charity events. Hog roast catering Cornwall →
Charcoal BBQ — sports clubs & school events
Burgers, sausages, halloumi wraps, chicken thighs, salads. From £14pp on-site, 50-guest minimum. Right for rugby and football presentation nights, school sports day staff catering, charity walk finishers and family fundraiser days. BBQ catering Cornwall →
Kid-friendly menus & family events
For school and family-charity events with children, we pull the heat out, add the crowd-pleasers (sausages, chicken nuggets, mini pizzas, fruit platters) and keep the format simple to serve. Same insurance and hygiene paperwork, gentler menu.
Giant-pan paella — club anniversaries & charity galas
A 1m pan cooked live in front of guests — good theatre for club centenaries, charity gala dinners, presentation balls. Around £10.95pp. Giant pan catering Cornwall →
Honest, committee-friendly pricing
We do not run a tiered discount scheme — the per-head rates you see are the rates we quote. What community and club events get instead is a sensible plan: the right menu for the headcount, no padding, no upsell, and a quote you can take straight to a committee meeting.
For a 200-guest school fete with a hog roast, we will work back from the ticket price you intend to charge and tell you honestly how many people you need through the door before the food is paid for. For a 60-guest club presentation, we will tell you whether a hot buffet or a BBQ is better value once you factor in chairs, tables and the bar staff being free to work the bar.
Full rate card on the Cornwall catering prices page, or use the pricing calculator to model headcount against menu.
“The catering for our wake was well received by our guests, all of them gave back good fed back on selection of sandwiches, cake and scones. Thumbs up all round. Pasted on your details to several people who enquired as to who do the food.”
“Can't thank you enough for the spread you put on today will highly recommend and will pass on your details to everyone I know for any future events”
“We had bbq catering for a surprise 40th birthday. The team arrived on time & had a prompt & professional set up. There was a great range of food & it was all delicious. Everyone waa raving about the food. Will definitely be recommending them to everyone & will use them in the future.”
“Catered for our wedding and would highly recommend. Amazing service and really good pricing considering the amount and quality of the food. We catered for 40 guests and there was still way more than enough.”
“I recently booked Salt Wind Catering for one of our corporate events and I can honestly say they exceeded expectations in every area. From the initial enquiry through to the event itself, the communication was excellent.”
Vegan, vegetarian & gluten-free options available on request — info@saltwind.catering