Tagged with: Children & Young People's Council
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“It was such a good feeling” – Thomas’ account of singing in the BBC’s Children in Need Choir
Thomas, a member of CLAPA's Children and Young People's Council (CYPC), performed in this year's BBC Children in Need Choir - live to a studio audience and millions of television viewers. Here is Thomas' story of how it all happened...
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BBC Surrey interviews CYPC member, Thomas, in the lead up to Children in Need 2025
BBC Surrey interviewed Thomas, a member of CLAPA's CYPC, and his mum, Tamsin in the lead up to Children in Need 2025.
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“My cleft palate has shaped me into who I am today – and I wouldn’t change it!”
CLAPA volunteer and former CYPC member Izzy has turned her experiences of being born with a cleft palate into a passion for working in the medical industry.
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Dance memorial for Will raises money for CLAPA
An electronic music memorial for Will Helstrip, a much-loved member of our community who tragically died two years ago, raised more than £3k for CLAPA.
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Sophie’s Story
“Throughout my life, I have attended many hospital appointments, and so far, I have had four operations. I have struggled to find people to talk to who know what I am going through and how to help. This can cause me to feel isolated, as I don’t know whether other people feel the same as I do, however with CLAPA I know that there is always someone to talk to who has been through what I have.”
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Comics from the Children & Young People’s Council
With the help of comic artist Kev Sutherland, CLAPA's Children and Young People's Council have created a comic book for young people born with a cleft.
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Aleisha Inspires UK to #DoMoreGood
10-year-old Aleisha has been chosen to represent CLAPA at this year's CarFest, the family festival created by radio presenter Chris Evans.
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Scotland Children & Young People’s Council Partnership New Partnership
We are very excited to announce that our Scotland Children and Young people’s Council (SCYPC) are going to be working with Children’s Parliament (see http://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/) for the next year! Over the 3 sessions they will explore what it means to have their say and learn how to ensure their voice is heard in a positive way. By the end of the year we hope the young people will feel confident about raising issues about cleft at all levels.
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The Community’s Role in Research
Our Children and Young People's Council do more than just play games and eat pizza - they also spend their meetings making a real difference to others born with a cleft like them! In a new video put together for the Appearance Matters 7 Conference, the CYPC share what CLAPA and its work means to them.
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Blog- Trip to Azores
18-year-old Danielle blogs about a trip to the Azores in Portugal with CLAPA's Children & Young People's Council in 2014.
