My friend, Morwhenna, lives in a tiny village and her nearest Evri parcel drop off point is in a pub. When she went in, she couldn’t see exactly where she had to go and a lady in the pub saw she was lost and pointed her in the right direction. When she came back through, […]
Abled women at a festival show kindness through strength outside a disabled toilet – “When I went to a see Amy McDonald in concert at Northern Meeting Park there was big queues for the toilets and everybody was using the disabled toilet. I ran to the front saying “I’m disabled, I need to use this
At the purpose-built Berkshire MS Therapy Centre in Reading, the automatic doors from the car park open to reveal the reception desk immediately in front of you. The volunteer receptionists greet everyone with a welcome and a smile, providing a really positive experience from the minute you come through the door. One of the volunteers
Half way through #VolunteersWeek seems like the perfect time to say a huge ‘thank you’ to my Team Time for Kindness volunteers. At Time for Kindness we have a wonderful team of volunteers who helped out at our first in-person event. They gave up their time to involve and encourage visitors to share their stories
I was walking back from my local shops and an old lady walking the other way asked me if I would tie her shoe lace up tighter for her. Of course I obliged. How are you showing kindness this bank holiday Monday?
My teenage daughter and niece were on the way home from a friend’s house, where they had been celebrating the end of term. They saw their bus was at its stop, so they started to run. A car drove past, through a puddle, and swamped them in more water (not so kind!). They weren’t yet
Bruce contacted me to see if I could help his charity with their comms, the support I provide is not what he needs, so I suggested a contact of mine and put him in touch with her. He made this comment about my kindness in helping him. “Dear Bruce,I have spoken to Paola and she
“Out of the mouth of babes… We are hosting a Ukrainian family and they have a boy, 7yrs old, Amir. I was chatting to grandchildren over breakfast and Amir came up in conversation and my grandson said ‘all I want is to be there for Amir’ I was so proud.” That post was made by
While in the clubhouse bar before a match at Maidenhead FC a couple of weeks ago, my husband, daughter and I were standing with our drinks and having a chat – there were no available seats. It was about half an hour until kick off and freezing cold (it was an evening game) so preferable
In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, I decided to write about 5 women that I admire for their kindness. Of course, there are many more kind women in the world (in my world and the wider world) and this list is just to get the conversation started. I’d love to hear from
