Joshua Larvin-Smith was born eternally sleeping on Thursday 3rd November 2005 at 10:08am weighing 3lbs. Thanks to Cast In Time, Joshua’s daddy was able to capture his hand and foot immediately after he was born in the delivery room before we would have to say goodbye to him forever. Joshua had died at 31 weeks and 5 days. We had prepared for some of the keepsakes such as taking photographs, a lock of his hair and ink prints of his hands and feet, however, nothing is quite as special as the casts we have of his tiny foot and hand.
Cast In Time enabled us the opportunity to take a cast of our first child which even though he is now in heaven and the casts can never be done again in person, we can always remember and touch our son’s foot and hand. We have saved the original casts, however had bronze replica’s done of Joshua which we can hold and touch without fear of breakage and damage, thanks to Cast In Time.

The staff at Cast In Time have supported my husband and I through the grieving process of our son and words cannot describe how grateful we are for all their support and kindness. The casts of Joshua are our way of feeling close to our son and help us to cope when we miss him. They are also going to be our special way of sharing his life and story with his future brothers and sisters. The casts were also given to Joshua’s grandparents as he was their first grandchild and they miss him too.

We would recommend Cast In Time to anybody who needs to make a lasting memory of a loved one or capture a special moment. The kits are excellent and the service provided by the staff is so personal, special and thoughtful that we cannot thank them enough.

(Tracy and Richard Larvin-Smith,
Joshua’s Mummy and Daddy)

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“The few hours Joshua was with us slipped away so fast. I have prints of his hand and foot but these can't be held or stroked. It is difficult to put in words what having casts of my precious first grandchild means to me.
The tiny fingernails, the little creases so detailed make them a carbon copy and so priceless to me. Looking and touching Joshua's hand and foot is so sad and makes me cry but without them, I would have nothing to hold or nothing to stroke. Memories fade but these keep Joshua's memory safe. I am eternally grateful for them.”

Linda Smith (Joshua’s Grandma)

Poem written by Linda Smith (Joshua’s Grandma)

Dear Rita and Alison,

This is just a quick note to say a big thank you for what you have done for us. We both feel so over whelmed by your generosity of your gift of the beautiful bronze hand of our most precious daughter Megan Rose. We would also like to take this time to introduce you to our new baby boy Fraser Alan. Enclosed are some pictures we would like you to have so you can put a face to the name and the hand. I hope that the flowers we ordered arrived ok. Alan and I feel that you both are two very special people who will always have a special place in our hearts. Well I will go for now but I hope we can keep in touch. We all wish you both a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Once again thank you.
Lots of love

Elaine, Alan & Fraser xxx

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The casts were easy to do and look fantastic, now we don’t know what we’d do without them. We contacted Cast in Time when the frame wasn’t big enough as we had also managed to cast half of Daisy leg by mistake; we arranged a meeting to sort out a new frame. On request they were also able to recast the originals and do extra casts for our families which means so much to all of them. We also have had bronzes made of Daisy hand & foot which show every crease and wrinkle.

We can hold them close to us just knowing that it was her hand and foot that made them and they will always be a part of her, as I will never be able to hold the real thing again. Sometimes it is just knowing about all the things you can do to remember our little angels such as casts, bronzes, imprint, ink prints, memory boxes, locks of hairs and so much more but if we haven’t seen or heard about them, our minds are not in a place to remember when such a tragic thing happens. I can not imagine being without my casts and bronzes of Daisy so maybe they can also help other parents like me.

We’d like to get the name of Cast in Time across for all new and bereaved parents. It is a company that has helped us and I’d love to give something back to them. Cast in Time is for anybody who would like to make a lasting memory of a loved one or capture that special moment." Simon & Zoe Spear