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acts of kindness

A collection of posts that show how kindness is an active pursuit. These positive stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.

Sarah standing behind the Time for Kindness stall under a red awning. She is talking to an adult with a child, Sarah is wearing a Time for Kindness t-shirt with a square and a magnifying glass around a badge on it. Inlaid is a close up of the badge which has a rainbow and trans pride flag around the edge and reads “you are safe with me.”

Sister fixes badge.

The pin on my ‘you’re safe with me’ badge had broken so I couldn’t wear it. My sister sometimes makes jewellery so she has jewellery-making tools and she kindly fixed it for me by attaching a new, stronger fitting on the back. How do your family (of birth or choice) show kindness? Read about more […]

some shelves of chocolate in a supermarket.

Chocolate & water for kids in broken down car.

“Just want to say a huge thank you to the lady that just stopped by the car as we are broken down, and handed us chocolate bars and water – the kids are now very happy! Faith in humanity restored! Sorry I didn’t catch your name – from the one in a Liverpool shirt.” This

a cordoned off part of a residential road with traffic cones with blue plastic fencing around a hole in the road beyond them and 3 people in high vis clothing standing around it, one looking into a Thames Water van.

Teenager checks in on elderly neighbours during Thames Water issue.

“Our eldest (17) was spotted by our elderly next door neighbours taking a detour from his usual route to school to check in with the Thames Water team along the road to make sure they have drinking water this morning during a main water failure. Both of them are elderly and in poor health. She

The back of a red brick townhouse with a conservatory, with scaffolding around it up to the roof.

Neighbours allow scaffolding in their garden.

“My neighbour has recently shown so much kindness to us. We’ve had to have some roof repairs done and because we live in a townhouse, they needed to put up scaffolding to safely reach the roof. Not only did our neighbour agree to one side of the scaffolding being put up on her side of

a large physical version of the LinkedIn logo sits on an area of earth at the front of well tended gardens. Beyond the garden is a tall mostly glass building with white stone columns at the entrance.

Friend shows support on LinkedIn.

“I noticed someone had Liked my post on LinkedIn. It turned out to be an old school friend who thought as she knows lots of publishing people, it might help them see I’m an editor and ask for my services. Haven’t seen this friend for about 30 years so it was a surprise!” What a

Two green waste bin bags and a small black bin caddy next to a wall.

Neighbours bring in bins.

“A small act of kindness – my neighbours sometimes put my bins back in for me if they spot them still out on bin day because I’m at work. It probably takes them 20 seconds but really makes my day!” Jessica, this is a brilliant example of how our local community can show kindness, thank

a young woman with light skin tone and long brown hair tied back sitting in a bus and smiling. Behind her through the window a tree and a building with some bike racks are visible.

Bus driver helps

My daughter and I were on our way to the location for her work experience. We had to get a bus from Hatfield train station to the University of Hertfordshire campus and we weren’t sure which was the right one. We asked one driver if he went to the campus and he told us that

a beautifully hand crocheted purple and orange blanket, the edging is purple with an internal orange boarder. The internal squares alternate between purple with an orange flower in them and orange with a purple flower in them.

Crafter completes crochet project for widower

“I saw a fb request from a local man whose wife had sadly died midway through making a crochet blanket for a new baby in the family. He was asking for someone to finish the blanket that she had started, so I offered my services and completed it for him. He was very grateful. The

Alissa, a woman with light skin tone and long wavy dark brown hair holding a small Shih Tzu puppy which is wearing a grey hoodie. Alissa is crouched down beside a road holding the dog.

Pup found on busy road & returned home safely.

“We are never too busy to be kind to others. My daughter and I saw this sweet pup running across a busy road this morning. My heart stopped a couple of times as the dog ran back and forth across the road. I immediately turned my the vehicle around, safely parked on the closest side

a wooden bedside table with slim shapely legs and two small draws with little round knobs. It is quite simple but looks beautiful and well made. Behind it are more items in the brocante.

Friend finds perfect item at Brocante.

How are your friends kind to you, and to others? I heard about a friend of a friend who loves visiting brocantes (flea markets) in France where they both live. One day she asked if there was anything my friend wanted her to look for at the brocante she was going to. She was looking