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The Link Magazine • January 2004 5
Baby love all year round
Illustrators from around the world have contributed to a charming
calendar for a well-known British baby charity.
Baby Firsts depicts the mile
stones in a baby's first year: , j
t
the first step, the first toy, the , ,,, : z
first day out, the first word ' ± _ - -
and so on. Poignantly, the • - .
proceeds go to the Founda-
tion for the Study of Infant (. -
Deaths (FSID) that works to d `
prevent infant deaths and to
promote baby health. -^
The calendar is the inspira-
tion of Nick Belson who used
to live in Westlea. His corn- ^\
pany Origin Design regularly per' ".^,
wins national business
awards for creativity.
Nick chose to support FSID
as he and his wife Caroline
lost their own baby, Samuel,
to cot death nearly 20 years ' ' °&
ago. Baby Firsts is dedicated
to Samuel's memory.
Caroline is well known as
a nursery assistant at Oliver
Tomkins Infant School and is Nick Belson and Caroline witlr \h: h"irr,
also pictured on page 16. and Faith Rayner. Photo: Simon Apps, Pro-
Work by illustrators in fessional Images
Australia, the Netherlands,
Argentina and the UK reflect the Baby Firsts is being sold for £5
individual artist's interpretation of from Oliver Tomkins Infant and
the magic of the first year of life. Nursery School, Toothill or con-
The images are amusing and beau- tact Origin Design, tel: 01249
tifully drawn with supporting text 822688, mail: info@origin design
offering sensible advice to parents. .co.uk

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