These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I asked in a local reuse group if anyone had any knitting needles or yarn as I wanted to learn to knit. Someone said yes they did and generously provided 5 balls, 3 sets of needles and a little note about what kind of wool it was all with a little card wishing me happy […]
“I found a lovely business called The Hive Coworking where I was able to work a few days (until I got COVID) it was bright and sunny and had such a good vibe. I even had a fellow co-worker offer me his folding lap top computer stand to replace my cardboard box – I thought
“My 13 year old daughter arrived at Tipton tennis club for a tournament on Sunday, and realised that she had forgotten her tennis shoes. They were hiding in the secret compartment of small tennis rucksack, and got missed in the transfer over to her big tennis bag for tournaments. She was wearing a pair of
“I got a desk free from someone local and they kindly helped me get it in the car and helped fix the boot closed with a rope when I picked it up. They didn’t need to, they could have let my friend and I struggle with it, so their kindness and evident experience with this
“We parked up for our Boxing Day walk and couldn’t understand what was happening with the parking meter – it said we needed to pay but didn’t seem to be accepting anything. A man saw our confused faces and came over to say it’s broken and has been for a while so don’t worry.” Discover
“Hitting some black ice, my son in law Brett skidded off a dark road in Scotland early on 17th Jan, leaving his car precariously dangling over a 20 feet drop. Having called the emergency services and awaiting their arrival, Brett stood guard on the road, warning other drivers of the accident and of the danger
“Heading out for a walk in the snowy countryside of Goyt Valley today, my friend and I got stuck on an icy road and thought we were going to have to abandon her car. Having tried several options to resolve our situation, to no avail, along came a very kind man in his 4 wheel
“Last time we were in hospital with W for a long stay, I got talking to a lady in the parent kitchen. After telling her about my son’s Leukaemia, we were talking about his treatment and that he gets treated mainly out of the Piam Brown ward in Southampton. She was telling me that she
“I had to walk down a very steep hill that hadn’t been gritted, and it had snowed so was very slippy! I was holding onto the wall with one hand to stay upright. A passer by called to me that it was easier in the road and offered to help me get over to the
“On boxing day I was driving home from North Wales, in my Morris Minor, and nearly ran out of petrol (I didn’t think about fuel station closures, what a Muppet) . I pulled over to somewhere safe as the moggie is basic, with no 4 way hazard lights, and breaking down would have caused chaos.
