Marie Pinkstone, Speech and Language Therapist

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CLEFT's 14th Birthday Fundraising Success

To celebrate CLEFT's 14th birthday this May, we set a challenge to our supporters to do something around the number 14.
Paul Whittaker
Chris Hill
Mahen Bulumulla

Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burns and Plastic Surgery

We are working with Bangladeshi specialists at the new Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burns and Plastic Surgery to create a sustainable centre to treat children with cleft lip and palate.
Our mission

We are a charity focused on providing permanent, sustainable, ways to improve cleft care in both the UK and overseas.
CLEFT supports National Smile Month

CLEFT is supporting National Smile Month, a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile, run by The Oral Health Foundation.
Mr Brian Sommerlad, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Chair of Trustees

For over 40 years, I have been involved in operating on babies, children and adults who have been born with cleft lip and/or palate.
Scottish Highlands Triple Challenge

The Scottish Highlands Triple is an exciting new addition to the Triple Challenge series, combining cycling, trekking and canoeing into one exciting weekend of activity. This incarnation of the Triple Challenge series will see adventures taking on a multi activity challenge in the iconic Scottish Highlands. This is your chance to push yourself harder than ever before, surrounded by some of the most breath-taking scenery the UK has to offer.
The genetics of cleft lip and palate

Investigations into the genetics of cleft lip and palate to understand more about why cleft lip and palate occurs.
CLEFT'S 14th Birthday

Join in with CLEFT on the 25th May as we celebrate our 14th birthday.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge resources

We are applying to take part in the Big Give Christmas Campaign this year, the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign. We’re hoping to raise vital funds to pay for a research project into craniofacial clefts in Bangladesh.
Dr Emily Anderson, Clinical Geneticist

I first heard about the charity CLEFT through Mr Brian Sommerlad, who operated on my cleft lip and palate when I was a baby.
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