These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“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 […]
What kindness happens in your local community? “Just a small amount of trash I cleaned up from a local hike. If you are out on a walk in your area, it only takes a few minutes to make a difference.” This great example of community kindness was shared by Supa over on Mastodon – let’s
“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
Exams can be incredibly stressful and that’s why we love Young Minds campaign which is collecting messages of support for young people doing exams. There are so many messages to scroll through offering reminders, support and hope to those who need it. This is a true collection of kindness – have you left a message
It’s Volunteers Week and we know that kindness is at the heart of why people volunteer – let’s hear your story. We want to hear your stories of kindness in volunteering; Why do you volunteer and what do you get up to? How have your volunteers shown kindness? In what ways have those in paid
“I was travelling by train from Oxford to my dad’s memorial with my 6 month old baby Frank and I was very overwhelmed and stressed. I put my rucksack down on a platform and forgot to pick it up. When I realised I had lost it, my body flooded with adrenaline and I got very
“The headlines are heavy and the job market feels relentlessly tough, but kindness is louder than you think. I posted a call-out, asking for guest speakers to support my coaching group of job seekers in communications. I honestly expected tumbleweed. Not because I don’t believe in good people, but because LinkedIn has a habit of
“Our eldest (17) was spotted by our elderly next door neighbours taking a detour from his usual route to school to check in with the Thames Water team along the road to make sure they have drinking water this morning during a main water failure. Both of them are elderly and in poor health. She
“I recently left my handbag behind on a bench after lunch in Bridport Dorset. It was fully loaded with car keys, phone, credit cards and even cash … A guy with a banjo- I think his name was Ollie Jessop…? tracked me back to where I was working and came and handed it in. I
