News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Cleft Palate | Parents | Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Steering Group Opportunity: Improving early speech interventions for children born with a cleft palate
Researchers from Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals are looking for participants to join their patient steering group looking to improve early speech interventions for children born with a cleft palate.
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Cleft Lip and Palate | Research | Research Advertisements |
Opportunity: Join the Cleft Development Patient Engagement Group
Are you interested in NHS cleft care services in the UK? Would you like to have a say about how cleft services are provided and developed? The Cleft Development Group (CDG) is a collective group with representation from all the cleft teams within the UK.
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Cleft Lip and Palate | Your Stories |
Bronwen’s Story
Bronwen, an adult born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, shared her story with CLAPA.
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Cleft Palate | Fathers | Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Cycling | Parent Stories |
Trio to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats for CLAPA
Sam, Ben and Nick – aka The Engine, The Red Squirrel, and The Drafter – are setting out on their bikes from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) to raise funds for CLAPA, on Saturday, August 16.
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Children & Young People's Stories | Your Stories |
Sophia takes to the air
When Sophia passed her Civil Aviation Authority test she became one of the youngest qualified pilots in the UK. At 16 years old she was too young to drive a car or ride a motorbike - but she could fly a helicopter!
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Volunteering Opportunities |
Help CLAPA create a new future for volunteering
We're looking for volunteers to join our co-development group, which will help us formulate our new volunteer strategy at CLAPA.
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Dental | Research | Research Advertisements |
CLOSED: Opportunity: Join our Dental Policy Co-development Group
CLAPA are looking for volunteers to join our new Dental Policy Co-development Group.
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Vacancies |
VACANCY: Digital Communications Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
CLAPA is looking for a Digital Communications Coordinator (Maternity Cover) to join our team. Applications close 9am on Friday 1st August 2025.
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Fundraising Stories | Staff Blog |
CLAPA’s Fundraising Manager Louise recognised at National Awards
CLAPA’s fundraising manager Louise Dutton has been recognised for her exceptional work at this year’s National Fundraising Awards.
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Fathers | Your Stories |
A Father’s Day story – dad Jack raises funds for CLAPA with race car livery
CLAPA’s logo has been speeding around Silverstone and Brands Hatch, viewed by thousands of spectators – thanks to race enthusiast and dad Jack, whose son Luke was born with a cleft. Jack has attached CLAPA race car livery to his Mazda MX-5 boot lid and bonnet – which he built with his dad Alan - to help raise awareness and “give something back” to CLAPA for the support given to his family.
