These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I was pushing my toddler along the waterfront in Liverpool and she fell asleep. On a bumpy bit of path, her toy slipped out of her sleeping hands without me noticing. A couple of hours later, I realised the toy was gone and tried to quickly retrace my steps, but I didn’t have much time […]
“I was in the Tesco store on Lockerbie Road in Dumfries. I put all my shopping on the conveyer belt at the checkout and went to pay, but I’d left my purse at home. I then tried to use Google Wallet to pay, but my debit card hadn’t been registered. I was about to put
“I was pedalling my bicycle as fast as I could down a long, straight stretch of road, feeling great. I’d just discovered the pleasures of riding a road bike, and I loved every minute that I could get away. Out of nowhere, my chain came off right in the middle of the sprint I was
“My husband and I live near Cambridge and our daughter Grace is at Nottingham Uni. She is a member of the mountaineering society. She drove to the Lake District to climb a hill. The next morning she drove a friend to Birks Bridge and parked ready to go walking. When they returned she found she
“I showed a woman where easter eggs were in Asda.” We hear about a lot of kindness in supermarkets and this is just the latest. What kindness have you spotted out at the shops lately? Help jog your memory with more examples sent in by people like you: Flowers from friends. Stanger pays for bus
“I’ve just found a new nail technician, closer to my home which suits me very well. However she is a French national and my French is intermediate level. The kindness she showed me in our first appointment warmed my heart. She maintained a steady flow of conversation.. Just enough silences to gather my thoughts! Tonnes of
“The most amazingly kind couple paid for my entire shop at Sainsbury’s in Cheadle. I had had some bad news in the 24 hours prior to going shopping. I had decided to go to the supermarket with my two young children who were very upset and tired. When I got to the checkout, my phone
After a day out in Richmond Park with friends. K and I were getting on the train to go home and an elderly man asked for help taking the step up from the platform. I put my arm out for him to hold onto as he used his other hand to hold the grab rail
“I was sat on a chair by reception at the doctors and a lady who came in checked if I was in the queue before she went up to reception. A bit later she did her blood pressure in the machine just opposite me and couldn’t figure out where the print out came out so
“My favourite moment of kindness: I would have been about 20, heading back to university for the new academic year, walking to the station with a huge rucksack and a heavy suitcase on a boiling late summer’s day, counting to 20 between stops to regrip or adjust the straps. It wasn’t far — a mile
