Birthplace of Baby Week UK set for 10th anniversary

Leeds is marking a major milestone as the birthplace of Baby Week UK when the annual event for the city's youngest residents returns - and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary.

- by Harriet Sutton

Running from November 14-20 at venues across the city, the week aims to showcase the wealth of support and activities on offer locally for babies, toddlers, new parents and families of children aged five and under.

The annual initiative was first established in Leeds in 2016-the brainchild of Lucy Potter, a former Leeds City Council family support worker who had travelled to Brazil on a fellowship and wanted to replicate the success of their UNICEF-funded 'Semana do Bebe' project.

Since then, it has grown fast - becoming a registered charity in 2018 and now emulated in 20 other regions across the UK, including Nottingham, Newcastle and Cambridgeshire.