The Terrace Chippy owner Mark Handley discusses his 40th year working the TT ahead of the 2025 motorcycle festival.

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Media Isle of Man catch up with Mark Handley who owns multiple fish and chip shops on the Isle of Man. He is celebrating working his 40th TT in the Terrace Chippy and talks about the preparation behind it.

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00:00Hi, my name's Mark Hanley. I'm the owner of the Terrace Chippy and Port Erin Chippy.

00:06I've been working TTs since 1985, which is 40, this will be the 40th year.

00:11I think some years are busier than others, obviously a lot to do with weather,

00:17but you notice some years like the year 2000 one was very busy and when it got on the TV,

00:23it definitely made it more busy. There was a bit of a lull before that,

00:26but it seems to have worked well back up there at the moment.

00:30We have lots of extra staff in for the two weeks, lots of extra hours more than anything,

00:36more than extra staff. The girls and boys will all work a lot more hours.

00:41TT, we're going to be open all day, every day, in both shops here and Port Erin.

00:46And for the Terrace, we'll be open until 11 o'clock, the takeaway, which is longer than normal,

00:53and 10 o'clock in the diner. From about the middle of practice, we will start doing that.

00:57Yeah, we do breakfast from 9 o'clock for the actual TT week, they're very popular.

01:02They finish at midday, and then it's just the normal chippy through the day till the night.

01:08Well, the spuds have to be well early because they all have to be grown, so that's all covered.

01:13The main thing is just making sure you've got enough stock, actually, in your freezers,

01:17enough plates, knives and forks, cups, mugs, everything like that has to be ordered well

01:23in advance to get it in. Signs for your windows, signs for outside.

01:27The usual thing is just make sure you've got everything ready, ready for it.

01:30Are you excited?

01:31Yeah, as ever.

01:32Do you want to talk to me?

01:34Do you want to talk to me?

01:35Do you want to talk to me?

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