“Local children were invited to take part in mock trials in the actual crown court near me on a Saturday afternoon to learn how the court system works. The high sheriff and all of the magistrates do it entirely voluntarily and the magistrate even ran sessions after school for the children too. It was for […]
My sister, Joe, and I went to a lovely community café, Kimel Cafe, last weekend. It was set up to give neurodivergent young adults, a stepping stone into the workplace, inspired by an American man who did something similar. You can read their story here. It has kindness right at its heart. The coffee and
I’m thrilled to be one of Laura Helen Brown’s heroes of the month for my work spreading kindness 🥳. Laura, author of the wonderful My Emotions Activity Book, has awarded me this badge along with the official title of hero of the month and I just had to shout about it. Help me celebrate this
“There is an old gent, Javier, who lives at the bottom of my street who puts out rows of cut down water bottles with baby spider plants and rooted pothos cuttings in them with a sign on his front door that says ‘take one’. “ We spotted Madeleine share this on Mastodon and she kindly
“I’m a big High Rollers fan (a live play Dungeons & Dragons show) and their Dungeon Master (who runs the game) is gender fluid and has recently done a couple of sessions in her femme presentation, Mara, having always previously presented as masculine, Mark. The community have been so supportive and kind, it has been
We’re looking forward to a whole day filled with kindness thanks to Let’s Dance on 2nd March! They’re aiming to get the nation dancing with the help of Angela Rippon. Dance professionals and communities are being encouraged to offer taster classes, hold dance events or even throw a dance party. You can check out more
I attended an introduction meeting for the Better Business Act and it was so wonderful to connect with even more businesses showing kindness through their support for equal importance for profit, people and planet. The Better Business Act is campaigning to introduce an amendment to Section 172 of the Companies Act, which sets out the
“I broke my arm before Xmas and lots of random strangers have offered to help me – to put on my coat, take the lid off a hot coffee, zip up my bag!” This story was just one of many shared in a recent workshop I ran. Sharing kindness stories is a powerful activity we
“A lady came to the counter with a little girl behind her. The girl, unrelated to the lady, had a statue and the lady paid for it too. When I let the family know it was paid for the little girl was desperate to be able to spend her pocket money so she donated it
“I had an exchange of emails at work with a kind webmaster who very quickly took on board a request to update our company details on his website. I warmly thanked him for his responsiveness, and he replied that he appreciated that I had noted his professionalism. Both of us were happy.” Stretching your kindness
