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Step Up in 2025!

Could this be the year you lace up your trainers and take on a challenge for CLAPA? We have events up and down the UK from 5ks to ultramarathons!

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James' Kiltwalk for Daughter Helena

"This is my first ever Kiltwalk. I’ve wanted to do one for a while, and to give something back to CLAPA – you’ve been amazing support for me and my wife Laura with our daughter Helena, who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate."

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CLAPA's Parent & Peer Supporters are trained volunteers who can help you talk through any problems, worries or questions you have about cleft lip and palate. Get in touch today.

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Cleft++ Mentoring: Now Available

This free mentoring service supports 12-17-year-olds born with a cleft to talk about cleft-related challenges, develop coping skills, and set goals for the future.

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Latest news & events

  • Join James on a Kiltwalk this Burns Night

    Happy Burns Night! And a big thank you to the record nine walkers from our community north of the border, who’ve signed up for a Kiltwalk to raise funds for CLAPA this year. One of them is James, a senior practitioner at a residential children’s home, who is currently preparing for the 14-mile ‘Big Stroll’ in Glasgow on April 26.

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  • 18 Mar 2025 15:23 -18 Mar 2025 15:23

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  • Oakley’s cleft palate saves his life

    Two-year-old Oakley has Apert Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes fusion of the skull, hands and feet bones. He was also born with a large cleft palate, which saved his life when his other airways became obstructed.

  • Celebration of Indian festival raises funds for CLAPA

    An Indian storytelling event for a festival called Navarathri/Dussehra has raised hundreds of pounds for CLAPA.

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