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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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Bronwen’s Story
Bronwen, an adult born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, shared her story with CLAPA.
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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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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.
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National Best Friend’s Day: Leah and Rosie’s Story
Sunday June 8 marks National Best Friend's Day. To celebrate, we're sharing the story of two best friends who met at CLAPA's Activity Weekends, for young people born with a cleft.
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Lacie-Jo’s story
Lacie-Jo’s journey: A story of strength, love, and resilience Written by her mum, Rebecca.
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Behind the Scenes: Teddy’s Role in Casualty
Little Teddy had a taste of luxury on-set life when he was cast as ‘Baby Emily’ in BBC’s Casualty, raising awareness for cleft lip and palate.
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Connor talks dancing, cleft, and Strictly
Connor was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, he founded Adore Dance London in 2021 and spoke to CLAPA about dancing, cleft, and Strictly Come Dancing.
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Baby Finn’s moment of fame in advertising campaign
Next time you’re out shopping look up at the video boards and you might just see one of our CLAPA community babies advertising Pampers nappies.
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Happy Grandparent’s Day! (October 6)
In celebration of all our wonderful CLAPA grandparents we spoke to Audrey and Dave about their cleft journey with granddaughter Rebecca.
