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We have created this page to give our friends, family and generous others who cannot make the event on 14th August, a chance to donate to The Smile Train.

Smileaid is a one day festival taking place at The Tup in Guilford in aid of the charity The Smile Train who fund doctors and consultants from the West to work in the Third World performing corrective surgery on children born with cleft lips and palates.

Ever since my Goddaughter Betsy was born I have seen how hard life can be for children with cleft lips and palates. Fortunately Betsy has received amazing corrective surgery in the first two years of her life which means she will be able to live a happy, fulfilled normal life.

But for kids in the Third World it is a completely different story. Children live their lives in shame and isolation and suffer daily in pain are unable to eat or drink properly. They have no hope in having the things in life that we take for granted like going to school, being employed or becoming a husband or wife. It costs just £150 for a child to undergo corrective surgery through The Smile Train and for this small amount of money their lives are totally transformed forever.

Myself and Betsy’s family want children in the Third World to experience what Betsy has had done for her and so we have set up Smileaid to try and change as many children’s lives as we can in one day.

Smileaid is set to be an awesome event with the opportunity to see all of our local musical talent gracing one stage in one day! So far we have confirmed bands such as:

elmor
Dr Pop
Jump Pilots
Billy Iriving
Ayesha Lutchman
Dom Hammond
Pete Du Pon
Stereo Son
The Signal Fires
Justin Langshaw
Ross Nicholl
Fat Camp
The Gr8 Outdoors

Then as the night draws in we will have a DJ to bang out tunes til the early hours.

For more information on The Smile Train please go to www.smiletrain.org.uk

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