12/06/2026
The Big BEAR Event was one of those days that felt full of purpose.
Yoke Creative Agency had the privilege of capturing the whole day on film at The Royal Welsh Show ground, as around 165 professionals came together from across health, education, social care and community organisations to focus on babies, early relationships and the First 1000 Days in Wales.
The event celebrated the huge success of the pilot of BEAR: Building Early Attuned Relationships, led by Liz Gregory and Dr Nicola Canale on behalf of The Parent-Infant Foundation, with so much care and work from the BEAR team: Elizabeth Gregory, Dr Nicola Canale, Kaisu Fagan and Gemma Higgins.
The room was full from start to finish, with expert speakers, thoughtful questions and proper discussion between the audience and contributors. It was clear how much energy there is behind this work, and how strongly people care about giving babies’ voices more space in the conversation.
With Infant Mental Health Awareness Week focused on attunement, the timing felt especially meaningful. So much of the day came back to noticing, listening and responding, the small things that can make such a difference in a baby’s life.
A huge well done to the BEAR team for bringing such an important event together, and to all the contributors on the day, including, to name a few- Professor Sam Wass, who gave such a fascinating talk, Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, and Sarah Witcombe-Hayes from NSPCC Cymru / Wales.
We were also very well looked after with delicious food and drink throughout, which kept the room fully energised!
We are proud to be helping capture and share this important work.
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