These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“When I went to Newcastle for Atomicon a fellow passenger offered me his Metro ticket because he had finished with it but it still had more time on it.” Big thanks to Nina Lenton for sharing this lovely example of kindness with us. What kindness have you spotted this week? Get inspired with even more […]
When my sister and I travelled to London for the CIPD conference, a man on the train got up and offered his seat. When we said it was really kind but we were fine, as we would be chatting to each other anyway, the guy sitting opposite also gave up his seat! Even though we
“I helped a lady work the parking ticket machine. She’d not used it before and was struggling to make it work.” We love hearing about the kindness of strangers and it happens so often! What kindness have you seen today? Check out even more acts of kindness: Hiker picks up litter. Travelodge allows free early
“One of the attendees at Barry Repair Cafe, an elderly woman, needed her taxi booking pushing back by an hour. The admin volunteer phoned the taxi service for her from another volunteer’s phone and got it all sorted.” What kindness have you seen in your local community recently? Read about even more kind acts happening
I was walking down the street and I saw a Mum with her little boy in a pushchair – the little boy was fascinated by a flat-bed truck with a man standing in the back of it, loading it up with cones and street signs (I think there must have been some roadworks that were
“While getting onto my train, my bottle fell out of my bag. I didn’t even notice but a teenage girl did and she picked it up and gave it back to me as she got on the train.” We’re hearing about lots of kind younger people lately and we love it! What kindness have you
“On our way back to Dawlish Warren from Taunton in Somerset I thought it would be lovely to call in at the farm shop at Powderham Castle, a rare treat. We took our dogs for a short walk to see the deer then put the dogs in the car and went into the shop, after
“We walked past this in Bromley on the weekend. Made me smile, especially as there were some coats on it.” Rhian shared this on LinkedIn and tagged us with permission to share it here on Time for Kindness too, and we love it! Do you have a Wall of Kindness near you? Read some more
“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
“I worked late in London, next to me on the train was a young lady around 19-20. She got off at my stop and I was at the front of the queue for a taxi, it was around 11pm so I offered her to go ahead of me so she was safe. 11 out of
