News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Children & Young People's Council | Children & Young People's Stories | Research | Videos | Your Stories |
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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Evaluation of Regional Coordinator Project
Are you free this Saturday 2nd July between 11am and 12:30pm to help with our evaluation?
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Fathers | Your Stories |
Father’s Day
This Father’s Day we’re asking dads everywhere to share their stories of parenting a child with a cleft.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday: Cardiff
The Cardiff Sponsored Walk is taking place TOMORROW.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Runs |
#FundraisingFriday: Jen
This weekend Jen and her mum will be taking on the intense Lakes Biggest and Longest Challenge – it will involve canoeing, cycling and walking over a distance of 71km over a period of 24 hours!
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Community | Your Stories |
#FundraisingFriday: Leon Banks
For this week’s #FundraisingFriday we really wanted to share this super cute story from Leon, who got in touch with a letter to tell us how he and his family chose to fundraise for CLAPA.
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Scotland Surgical Services Review |
NHS Scotland Report and Q&A Sheet on Surgical Services Consultation
NHS National Services Scotland have put together a full report on the public consultation for the proposal to merge cleft surgical services in Scotland into a single site in Glasgow.
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Fundraising Stories | Volunteering Stories | Your Stories |
Charlotte’s Story
"In 2014 my son Oliver was born with a cleft lip. This came as a massive shock to us as it was undiagnosed, and living on a small island Cleft awareness and guidance, even within our local hospital were not on hand. The hospital were not aware of any children born for many years with a cleft so it was paramount things needed to change."
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Runs |
#FundraisingFriday: Louise
This #FundraisingFriday we're celebrating Louise, who completed the Liverpool 10K last month.
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New Branch launched – Welcome to Bucks & Beds Branch