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The annual CHOKO Beer Festival open its doors again on Saturday 26th September at the Laurence Hall in Cholsey, raising money for Go M.A.D in Tanzania as well as The Cholsey Primary School PTA, The Cholsey Volunteers and The Chosley Preschool.Once again we’ll be serving up over 30 Ales, Lagers and Ciders for people to […]

2026 has been a year of transition at Butuguri Health Centre. Midwife Mariam, who had served the clinic since October 2023, and Anastazia, who joined in October 2025 to support the growing workload and shift coverage, were both transferred by the Government to newly established hospitals in other regions of Tanzania. While their departures were

Couple of events currently organised for this year. These include the village May Day event on Sunday 3rd May where once again CHOKO will be organising the bar and will also be hosting the customary annual Colour Run. Our AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 23rd June, which anyone may attend if they are interested to

CHOKO’s principal charity remains Go Make A Difference in Tanzania (GoMAD). We are delighted to support the work this charity is doing to support rural communities in Tanzania. Here’s an extract from recent communication from GoMAD representative Graham McClure. “In recent years, the money raised by Choko has paid for the repair and improvement of a run-down

The CHOKO Team would like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who attended the Beer Festival on Saturday. Together we have managed to raise around £8500 for our chosen charities which include Go M.A.D in Tanzania, Cholsey Primary School PTA, The Cholsey Volunteers and Cholsey Pre-School. We really appreciate some of the lovely messages

A couple of weeks after the colourful excitement of May Day, CHOKO brought the party indoors with a throwback to remember — our Over-18s 90s Disco Evening, held at Cholsey Great Hall. This unforgettable night was all about great tunes, good vibes, and raising funds for Go MAD in Tanzania, the inspiring charity we continue

Despite the overcast weather, this year’s May Day celebration in Cholsey was bursting with energy, colour, and community spirit — and CHOKO was proud to be right at the heart of it. The community used the opportunity to also hold VE Day celebrations, which helped aid the festivities. Once again we hosted a vibrant Colour

This year we have a few events organised. These include the village May Day event where once again CHOKO will be organising the bar but will also be hosting the Colour Run. Also in may Choko will collaborate with the Great Hall to present a 90’s Disco evening and later in the year on Saturday

On Saturday September 28th the Choko Beer Festival opened the Laurence Hall doors forthe 16th time.We had no idea we would be blessed with such good weather for our annual beer bonanza,particularly when considering how wet it had been in the build up to it, but the fine weathercould not have been more perfectly timed

Big thanks to Claire from Go M.A.D for the following update. Hi Choko Team,  We are very grateful to Choko for all of their support. Mariam, the midwife at Buturugi, has had a very positive impact at the Health Dispensary. Over the past month, she has helped 28 women give birth. This is typical of