Spring Summer 2020

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Wine Tasting - ONLINE EVENT

As we approach Christmas, lets get in the mood with another wonderful opportunity to enjoy a selection of South African wines under the tutelage of Gerhard Perold of Perold Wine Cellar.
Celebrity Christmas Quiz Night - ONLINE EVENT

After the success of our last CLEFT Celebrity Quiz, we are holding a Celebrity Christmas Quiz night on the Friday 10th December and celebrity host, This Morning's Sharon Marshall will also be back with us!
Harrowing Halloween Half Term Spooky Breads - ONLINE EVENT

Expert baker, Sue Hudson will be showing you how to make some spooky Halloween breads. A fabulous fun afternoon for all the family to enjoy. You don't need any experience to take part in this event, just lots of enthusiasm and appreciation of home baked bread!
Paul's Half Marathon Fundraiser

I am running the 2021 Royal Park's Half Marathon to raise money to provide long-term, sustainable ways to improve cleft care both in the UK and overseas.

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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

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.
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.
Donate

You can donate or sign up to a regular donation to help us plan for the future.
Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer, please complete the short form below and we will get back to you within 24 hours to discuss how you can help.
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 and I subsequently became a trustee in 2012.
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.
Student section

Our University team mimics those who care for cleft patients. We are made up of a multidisciplinary student team including medics, dentists, speech and language therapists, nurses, midwives, and physios.
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2021

Register today for one of our limited spaces in the amazing Royal Parks Half Marathon 2021 (postponed from October 2020).
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.