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These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.

a train station platform at Edinburgh Waverly under a partial plastic roof with some metal seats along the platform and rails around the stairs.

Edinburgh train station filled with kindness.

“My daughter and I were separated from my husband and son at Edinburgh station (they missed the train). This left us with no car keys or house keys, just wanted to say a great big thanks to the lady who gave us a lift home and the staff on the train and at the station […]

Catherynne, a person with light skin tone and long brown hair, smiling broadly with her hand around a large fluffy white dog who is sat in front of them. The dog’s tongue is hanging out happily and their ears are perked up.

Puppy Express created by strangers gets dog to new home.

A chain of volunteers, almost entirely strangers, formed the Puppy Express to get a dog across the USA to her new home! What a magical tale for World Kindness Day: After the unexpected death of a family member which left behind a dog who needed a home, social media channel BlueSky came to the rescue!

close up of a person wearing a pink and black wheelchair raincoat and holding on to the handrail in the disabled bay on a bus.

Bus driver helps wheelchair user up a kerb.

“I’m still learning to navigate around places in my wheelchair and busses have been a struggle. Thankfully the drivers have been really kind. They’ve been patient with me as I’ve manoeuvred into the disabled space and one went above and beyond after I got off their bus. The drop off point was on a pavement

the 19c Reading bus painted white with black splodges like a cow heading to Woodley waits at a bus stop where two women, one with light skin tone and one with dark skin tone standing chatting on the pavement.

Young lad helps elderly lady off bus.

An elderly lady was having trouble getting off the bus, even though the driver had dipped to lower the floor. A young lad passing by on the pavement noticed her struggling and dashed over to help her. Kindness happens every day and we share examples of it, just like this one. Follow us on Instagram,

a view of the a lush green valley in the lake district. Fields stretch out across it with a trees around and a small village in the middle. Either side and in the distance large hills climb towards the blue sky.

Lucy the Lake District kindness superhero.

“I was invited out on a date (4th one so very new) and my date suggested we park up somewhere remote to avoid any chaos on the roads and walk the three miles to the show. Tim being a lake lander knows the district like the back of his hand but misjudged this walk immensely.

a wooden basket filled with long red and green peppers.

Peppers from a neighbour.

“I had plenty of mild frying peppers this year, after harvesting. Put a bowl out by the sidewalk, with a sign: have some!” This wonderful example of kindness was shared by Dana over on Mastodon. What kindness have you spotted locally this week? See some other examples sent in by people just like you. Kind

a pair of legs wearing brown trousers with large wet patches along the outside of one thigh and the inside of the other.

Bad day brings out kindness – how many can you see?

“I had to get to court before 9.15am, to get my best friend’s deed poll form legally witnessed. I take my coffee with me. I arrive with enough time for my coffee. Only to pick my mug up and it slip right out of my hands… spilling everywhere all over me + car! Oops! There’s

A person with light skin tone wearing jeans sat beside a suitcase and bag with their passport peeking out of the bag.

Help with suitcase.

On the train to Worthing, I noticed someone helping another passenger lift her suitcase off the train (it looked very heavy!) Tell us about a kind act you spotted today. Check out even more acts of kindness to help you see it everywhere: Thread of menopause support. Oracle shopping centre in Reading staffed by kind

Text reads “why kindness in the workplace matters.”

Holy Brook Accountants implement kindness.

We just loved reading the Holy Brook’s blog post which explores the power of kindness and how they intend to implement it in their accountancy business. No matter what type of work you do, kindness is key and can be implemented in so many ways. Give it a read over on their website.

A monochrome image of a wedding ceremony with seven femme presenting people with dark hair wearing headscarves and traditional dress sitting and standing around and a central figure of pure white light.

Teenagers create art about hope.

Team TfK member, Debs and Sarah, attended a photography exhibition run by Anna Lubelska and her organisation “The Peace Building.” The photos had been taken by local school children, who had been asked to interpret the brief ‘Teenagers focus on the theme of Conflict, Peace and Protest’. The photos were inspiring and thought-provoking, it was