Stafford's award winning chippy commemorates D-Day with giveaway

It's first come, first served!

An award winning Stafford fish & chip shop are commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day by giving away 80 free fish and chips at their store in Weeping Cross.

Jo Jo's are offering customers the opportunity to turn up and claim their free fish and chips when they swing the doors open on Thursday (6th June) at 4:30pm. 

The gesture is part of the D-Day commemorations which this year marks 80 years since the D-Day landings took place, but it is also National Fish & Chip Day. 

What is the link between D-Day and National Fish & Chip Day?

Prime Minister Winston Churchill called fish and chips ‘the good companions’. Fish and chips were one of the few foods that was not rationed during WW2. The meal was safeguarded to try and keep morale up. 

During the Normandy landings, soldiers who needed a way of telling whether someone nearby was a friend or foe would reportedly use the words fish and chips as a code - one would call ‘fish’ and the other would reply ‘chips’. 

National Fish & Chip Day normally takes place on the first Friday of June, however this year the day will be celebrated on Thursday June 6. June 6 2024 will mark 80 years since D-Day - the largest seaborne invasion in history and the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe.

National Fish and Chip Day 2024 will acknowledge the importance of fish and chips during WW1 and WW2, and on D-Day. 

Jo Jo's owner, Jon Evans, commented:

"Fish & Chips were an important part of the D-Day landings and here at Jo Jo's, we are giving away 80 free fish and chips to the first 80 customers through our doors at 4:30pm."

He continued:

"All we're asking is that our customers share the experience on social media by following us, liking our posts and tagging a mate."



It's a busy day all round for Jo Jo's who will also be taking part in a special activity to feed hundreds of hungry staff at RAF Cosford on Thursday lunchtime (6th June), and they'll also be in Victoria Park with their recently Nationally acclaimed and award winning Mobile Van as part of the D-Day commemorations between 6 and 9:30pm.