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a for sale sign from Chris Davies attached to a wooden fence with a red “sold” label no the bottom. Behind it are some railings, footpaths and another house.

Miscommunication leads to opportunity for kindness.

“We had a house survey and I was told it was between 1pm and 3pm, and that both dogs and I needed to be out – only there was a miscommunication and he arrived at just after 9am. He was really kind and said not to panic, explained what he needed to do and said […]

View from the backseat of a car at two people sitting in the front. Text overlaid reads “Colleague gives lift back to the office on hot day.”

Colleague gives lift back to the office on hot day.

“My colleague gave me a lift back to the office after a visit so I avoided additional sweat!” What a kind colleague – we’re sure this kind of thing happens all the time so we’d love to hear your stories of kindness in the workplace! Check out these other stories of kindness to remind you

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Charity offers apples from office garden to anyone who wants them.

“At No5, we have two apple trees in our office garden that are full of apples and are beginning to drop. As we don’t have much use for these, we were wondering if any organisations here (or that you know of) could make use of them and would like to collect them (perhaps weekly)? We

a close view of the storage compartment of a coach. 3 suitcases are stowed there. Text overlaid reads “Coach driver takes elderly couple home early at no extra charge.”

Coach driver takes elderly couple home early at no extra charge.

“My in-laws had been to stay with us and on their return to the UK, their flight landed ahead of time and they collected their bags quicker than expected. This meant that they would need to wait several hours for the airport coach they had booked to take them back to their home town. When

Strangers connect with kindness over politics.

“On my dog walk I got chatting with a woman who happened to express her support for the Tory who used to be our MP. I mentioned I didn’t support him because he consistently voted against Queer rights and I’m Queer. She said she was disappointed to hear that he’d voted that way and she

A laptop on a wooden table, hands in front of it holding a phone looking at their emails. Text overlaid reads “A client warned me they would be late paying because of a surprise expense.”

A client warned me they would be late paying because of a surprise expense.

“One of my clients sent me a message to inform me they won’t be able to pay their invoice, due tomorrow, on time. The money they had allocated for my services got eaten up by an unexpected expense and they didn’t want to overdraft their account. They just needed a few more days. All my

an conference room looking out onto the Thames in London with a whiteboard by the floor to ceiling windows and several egg chairs dotted around.

Conference go-er opens water for someone.

At a conference I was trying to juggle my lunch and open a bottle of water at the same time. Another delegate noticed and poured a glass of water for me. I’d love to hear what kindness you’ve seen this week, send them in using this form. Get inspired with even more stories of kindness:

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Stranger helps elderly lady get the right train.

“I saw a guy at the station helping an older lady to get the right train for where she was going.” As we always say, no kindness is too small, and we’re sure this small act had a huge impact on that lady. Get more hopeful with these stories of kindness: All staff quiz helps

A hospital sign directing to emergency and south entrance with text overlaid reading "Young man helps stranger get to hospital.”

Young man helps stranger get to hospital.

“Yesterday at a York park and ride bus station I planned to catch a bus which would take me outside York District Hospital. This service had been discontinued therefore I had to take another bus route with an unfamiliar route to me. A young man on the bus showed me a map of the area.