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Marathons & Half Marathons

We've partnered up with Realbuzz this year so we can offer you in some amazing races all around the world throughout 2024. Realbuzz secure charity places in unmissable events and connect charities like us with runners like you!

Athens International Marathon - 10th November 2024

Athens International Marathon - 10th November 2024

The Athens Marathon is the original marathon finishing in the legendary stadium where the first Olympic games of the modern era took place in 1896. The route boasts such famous heritage sites as the Marathon Tomb and attracts runners from all over the world to be part of history. You can now register for the 2024 race here. Read more

Published: 21st November, 2023

Author: Melanie Baldwin

Irish Life Dublin Marathon - 27th October 2024

Irish Life Dublin Marathon - 27th October 2024

The Irish Life Dublin marathon will be held on the 27th October 2024. The race dates back to the 1980s and is traditionally held on the last Sunday of October so that participants can enjoy the beautiful autumn colours of the city. Read more

Published: 21st November, 2023

Author: Melanie Baldwin

BMW Berlin Marathon - 29th September 2024

BMW Berlin Marathon - 29th September 2024

In 2023, we had a team of six runners take part in this incredible race. They raised a phenomenal £7000 between them and shared an unforgettable experience. If you'd like to take part in the landmark 50th race on the 29th September, then look no further and sign up here. Read more

Published: 21st November, 2023

Author: Melanie Baldwin

Chicago Marathon - 13th October 2024

Chicago Marathon - 13th October 2024

Places in this world famous race will quickly sell out so don't waste time if this one is for you! Read more

Published: 21st November, 2023

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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  • Patricia Rorison will be representing CLEFT at the BLAPRAS National Undergraduate Conference.

    Patricia Rorison will be representing CLEFT at the BLAPRAS National Undergraduate Conference.

    Barts and the London Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgical Society National Undergraduate Conference 2024: 27th January 2024

  • BLAPRAS National Plastic Surgery Conference X CLEFT

    BLAPRAS National Plastic Surgery Conference X CLEFT

    We are a student society in which we are running a global plastic surgery conference. We will be running a cleft lip workshop and have a cleft lip talk by a cleft surgeon. We want to raise awareness of this subspecialty and also thought it would be a greta idea to introduce a fund-raising aspect to this event.

  • New Year, New CLEFT Challenge!

    New Year, New CLEFT Challenge!

    We are VERY excited to announce our January challenge - Give It Up or Take It Up! Are you ready to kickstart 2024? This January, we challenge you to either Give It Up, giving up something like chocolate, caffeine or alcohol, or Take It Up, starting a new activity, like walking, painting or yoga. The choice is yours with an activity that is personal to you, fits in with daily routine and is challenging yet achievable.

  • New microscope unveiled in Iraq

    New microscope unveiled in Iraq

    Brian Sommerlad recently returned from his tenth visit to the cleft centre in Sulaimania in the Kurdish region of Iraq where he was able to attend the unveiling of the new operating microscope, donated by CLEFT.

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  • Nawrin and the C-Arm

    Nawrin and the C-Arm

    This important piece of equipment was supplied by CLEFT and is used to see moving images of the cleft palate. Nawrin is a 13 year old girl who was experiencing speech difficulties and needed the C-Arm to show the cleft team if further surgery was required.

  • Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burns and Plastic Surgery

    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

    Our mission

    CLEFT was established in 2007 with one aim, to help improve the lives of children born with cleft lip and palate, either by funding research into the likely causes of the condition or by helping support teams in lower and middle income countries.

  • Donate

    Donate

    You can make a one-off donation today or sign up to giving a regular monthly gift. All donations, small or large, will help us to improve the lives of those born with cleft lip and palate both now and in the future.

  • The genetics of cleft lip and palate

    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.

  • 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.

  • About us

    About us

    CLEFT was established in 2007 by cleft surgeon Brian Sommerlad - based at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, together with a former patient and a patient's grandmother.

  • MRI Speech Assessment

    MRI Speech Assessment

    This important research looked at using MRI to assess whether further surgery could improve speech for people with repaired clefts.

  • An interview with Brian Sommerlad

    An interview with Brian Sommerlad

    This is a wonderful interview where the children ask the questions.

  • Our research vision

    Our research vision

    At CLEFT, our vision is of a future where clefts are preventable. Until we get there, we want to improve the lives of those born with cleft lip and palate.

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