TIME is running out for proud parents to enter their beautiful babies and toddlers in the Worcester News Baby of the Year 2005 competition!

These are the photographs of the first few babies snapped by our professional photographers at the new Worcester city centre venue.

Millie Bowen, Makenzie Wise, Emily Fairweather, Les Willmott and Ashley Harding were all happy to pose for the cameras.

This year the prizes are bigger and better and will include baby goody bags, full colour portraits of the winners and even gifts for mum.

The age categories will be the same as last year: 0-9 months, 10-18 months and 19-36 months.

A winner and two runners-up will be chosen from each category, with an overall winner receiving the prestigious title of Baby of the Year 2005.

The competition is easy to enter and free of charge.

All you have to do is visit the old Phone Shack store, next to Acorn Cards, near the CrownGate market, in Angel Place.

The organisers will be there between 10am and 5pm - but only until Saturday so don't delay!

After the photos are taken, the photographers will give parents a date to return and enter.