Three babies are born with a cleft lip and/or palate every day in the UK, and they face a 20-year treatment pathway which can continue well into adulthood. The Cleft Lip & Palate Association (CLAPA) is here to make sure no one has to go through this alone.

Every donation will help CLAPA to continue to provide specialist, targeted services to give people affected by cleft the knowledge and emotional support they need, while their UK-wide community brings together people from all walks of life to share experiences and learn to cope.

As most of you know, our beautiful Fred was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate on 23rd February 2022. He has already been through two operations to repair his lip and palate. Hopefully they will be the last one's for a good few years until he needs his bone graft surgery to repair the hole in his gum, when he's around age 8-10.

Every cleft baby's journey is different and often cleft affected children may have issues with their hearing and speech. But cleft babies get the very best support from their cleft teams 💙

CLAPA supports cleft families and they are such an amazing charity, they receive no government funding, therefore they rely on donations. This is why myself and Fred's dad will be walking the Cleveland Three Peaks this summer, approximately 10 miles, to raise lots of money to give back to CLAPA.