Tagged with: Cleft Lip and Palate
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Finlay takes on US Ironman challenge for CLAPA
Supporting CLAPA from across the pond, Finlay Mathias has completed the Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri Cities challenge in the US.
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Zoe’s action helps cleft representation on online game
After searching on an online game for a mouth that matched her own, ten-year-old Zoe and mum Shelley wrote to the company requesting a cleft lip option – and they swiftly obliged.
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CLAPA stars on BBC television as cricketer Tom raises awareness
Somerset cricketer Tom Kohler-Cadmore has been raising awareness for cleft, after he and his wife Melissa Avison found out their son, Dougie, had a cleft lip and palate at their 20-week pregnancy scan.
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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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Bronwen’s Story
Bronwen, an adult born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, shared her story with CLAPA.
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Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week 2025: Thank You!
May 3rd - 11th 2025 was Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week - look back with us on a week of awareness-raising, myth-busting and story-sharing!
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Happy International Nurses’ Day with cleft nurse, and CLAPA trustee, Izzy
International Nurses’ Day is celebrated in the UK on May 12 - Florence Nightingale's birthday. It’s a day to recognise the vital contribution nurses make to our lives. And one of these celebrated nurses is cleft clinical nurse specialist, and CLAPA trustee, Izzy.
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Dad finds out vital information about cleft with CLAPA
When Matt and his wife Katie were told their second child would be born with a cleft lip they were overwhelmed, and turned to CLAPA for much-needed information about the often misunderstood condition.
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Society president talks to CLAPA ahead of ground-breaking conference
The 40th annual Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland (CFSGBI) Conference will have a very different feel this year – with more than 30 people with lived experience of cleft involved in the programme.
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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.
