News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Children & Young People's Stories | Your Stories |
My Cleft Story: The Beginnings
Hi my name is Annabelle and I was born in October 2001 with a cleft lip and gum. It all started before I was born. After I’d been brewing for a few months, my mum went for the 5 month scan at Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London. She was waiting alone with the scan lady because my older sister was throwing a hissy fit and dad had to take her outside to run around.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday – The Rangers
Make a Rangers fan happy this Christmas in aid of CLAPA! Glasgow Rangers have generously donated a 16/17 season home shirt, signed by their current Premiership squad, for the Glasgow Branch Christmas Party.
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Overseas |
The City Cambodia Project – Week 9 & 10
The City Cambodia Project - Week 9 & 10; Suasday (informal hello) from Cambodia!
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Parent Stories |
Pregnant? Affected by Cleft Palate or Cleft Lip?
Nutopia, an award-winning television production company, are looking for expectant mums affected by cleft palate and/or cleft lip to take part in their brand new documentary series about the science of babies.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Your Stories |
#Fundraising Friday – Mark
Meet Mark! Mark decided to push himself that extra stroke, pedal and step, to take part in a triathlon on behalf of CLAPA, raising £525!
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Feeding |
Changes to CLAPA’s Feeding Service
The prices of our feeding equipment are changing - find out more inside.
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Research Advertisements |
Speech Processing Research
We're looking for people to contribute to a new study, run by Lucy Southby at the University of Bristol, looking at speech processing skills in children born with a cleft palate, to see how it relates to how their speech sounds.
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Volunteering Stories |
Trustees Week – Rona Slator
I am a Consultant Plastic Surgeon who specialises in cleft lip and palate. I have been interested in work with children since I was a medical student, and in cleft lip and palate since I was a house surgeon in Plastic Surgery in London in 1984
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Volunteering Stories |
Trustees Week – Cassie Footman
I am mum to Kiera and Regan – Regan was born with a complete unilateral cleft lip & palate. He’s due for an alveolar bone graft in the next 12 months and has now got the bug for raising money for CLAPA.
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Stickler Syndrome | Volunteering Stories |
UK Stickler Syndrome Conference 2016
Long-time CLAPA volunteer Maria recently attended the UK Stickler Syndrome Conference, and here she shares her thoughts on the weekend.
