South West South WalesNews
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Publications |
Get Your Copy of CLAPA News 2015
This year's bumper edition of CLAPA News is packed with stories, photos and articles about everything from coping with braces to our vision for the next five years.
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Adult Stories | Appearance | Your Stories |
By word of mouth
Sue was born in 1938 with a cleft lip and palate, and has been kind enough to share her story with us, including her struggles with speech and confidence growing up in a time when there was very little awareness of cleft.
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Fundraising Stories |
Andrew Tees Up for Tots!
South West golfers raise an amazing amount for CLAPA and the Bristol Children's Hospital.
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Fundraising Stories |
A great time had by all!
Fun Day and Disco may be the start of many!
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Volunteering Opportunities |
Volunteer with us!
Volunteering has always been at the heart of CLAPA with hundreds of volunteers generously offering their time and skills in support of our work. We are always keen to expand the CLAPA community and recruit new volunteers, so if this is something that you may be interested in, please do get in touch.
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Publications |
CLAPA News 2014
It’s the 25th issue of CLAPA News, and we’ve packed more into this year’s magazine than ever before!
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Fundraising: Community |
Esmae and Alison’s fundraiser
The Old Redcliffians Rugby Club showed their softer sides when they helped Alison Dunster and her daughter Esmae raise an amazing total of £3500 for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association & the South West Cleft Unit.
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Information on Special Education Needs
In April 2013, the government changed the way that funding is provided to schools. This did not change the responsibilities schools and local authorities have towards children with special educational needs (SEN), just the ways in which this will be dealt with. Changes to the way special educational provision is provided will be implemented in September 2014 and will be phased in gradually.
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Superhero Fun Day
Families from the South West region were invited to Salisbury Art Centre on 30th March 2014 to enjoy a ‘Super Hero Family Fun Day’ with The Spires Cleft Centre. Lotte Heath, aged 7, was our journalist.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
Catch Carol’s Christmas Catchphrase For CLAPA!
Once again the lovely Carol Vorderman will be trying to win some cash for CLAPA over the festive season. Carol will appear on ITV1's "Celebrity Catchphrase" Christmas special on the 29th December at 7 pm. Fingers crossed she will get lucky!
