It all started with a van and a vision…
When our lovely co-founder was gifted a vintage ice cream van, she never dreamt that one day she’d swap her wheels for walls and watch the heart of the community come together in her very own parlour.
THE PERFECT BLEND OF COMMUNITY
We provide a supportive and structured working environment to help develop and grow each team member, both professionally and personally, in order to help them discover their full potential. All of our team are hardworking and keen to learn whilst passionate about delivering an amazing customer service experience, one scoop at a time!
PROUDLY PINKS
We’re a hard-working, fun-loving team, built on respect, collaboration and dedication. It’s a warm, safe, inclusive environment where people can thrive. And with that confidence, they deliver the best customer service in Bognor!
The Story of Pinks
A Journey of Love, Community & Cones
“Mrs Whippy gets her first Ice Cream Van!
It all began on a cold Christmas morning in 2001, when Mrs Whippy’s husband Kevin surprised her with a present like no other – a beautiful and nostalgic Vintage Ice Cream Van.”
“Little Miss Whippy becomes a Whipette
Katy’s daughter Georgia left university to become an ice cream lady and join the family business - Little Miss Whippy was born!
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“From Strength to Strength!
Since 2013, Pinks Vintage has gone from strength to strength, we have an ever-expanding team of staff we like to call the Pinks Family.”
“Pinks Parlour is Born
When Georgia and Katy were coming up with ideas to expand the business once more, they knew it had to be something with a social conscience that encapsulated the values and high customer service standards of their already successful business.
After spending a number of years being active members of the Ice Cream Alliance and leaning from a number of the ice cream industry’s leading experts, the idea for Pinks Parlour was born.
The mother daughter duo then spent the next 4 years trying to find the perfect location whilst gaining even more gelato knowhow before they found the idyllic seaside spot that is 18 Waterloo square, Bognor Regis.”
“An Italian Dream
Now that Georgia & Katy had found the perfect location for their new ice cream parlour, they had to make it come to life. The girls would settle for nothing less than the very best for their customers and wanted their parlour to be quintessentially British with an Italian twist.”
“A Lick of Paint
18 Waterloo Square was a building that required some well needed TLC to get it back looking its best. Once the building work was completed in April, Georgia & Katy received the keys for their newly refurbished building and got to work turning it into the beautiful ice cream parlour that you now know as Pinks Parlour. We splashed pastel paint on the walls, decked ourselves out with our iconic pistachio aprons and made the place look and feel as warm and welcoming as possible.”
“The Grand Opening
The doors of Pinks Parlour Bognor Regis were flung open to the community of loyal supporters and new customers on the 24th May 2019. Since then, we’ve enjoyed a wild ride of happiness, community support and welcomed many fresh new customers. We’re immensely proud of what we’ve built – a cult-status gelato shop, lovingly grown by generations of our family to yours!”