These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
Local business Vale Gardeners is paying forward the support of their community by offering a free service to elderly locals with overgrown gardens. Their post in a local group read “Due to the on going support our business has received from the community! We are looking to give back! If anyone knows someone elderly with […]
“To raise funds for our local library locals donated plants for their plant and book sale. There was a great selection including tomato, cucumber, strawberries, poppy, cacti and so much more. Local gardeners had clearly grown stuff specifically for the event. One of the tomato plants I picked up was actually grown by a 4
“I was very happy to volunteer at the warehouse for Naomi House and JacksPlace. When we arrived at the warehouse, we were given a tour and an overview of the operation by Kevin, the manager. The warehouse deals with a huge number of donations from the public, that are then sold on to raise money
We were so thrilled to be sent this positive story of kindness on social media, specifically TikTok by Jax who told us “The kindness that I’m seeing all over TikTok people supporting the 10k pay off your debt trend is warming my heart daily.” You can see many of the posts on this trend here.
“My Mum travelled down to London on the train from North Yorkshire yesterday. We are going to the ballet tonight to celebrate her 80th birthday. Unfortunately, she left her walking stick on the train. She took a bus from her hotel to the shops nearby, but they didn’t have any. While she was standing on
We loved this story from the New York Post about pool rivals who, a decade later, showed true sportsmanship as one donated a kidney to the other. Russ Redhead had put out an angry Facebook post claiming James Harris Jr had an unfair advantage in a pool tournament after he pulled ahead. Things cooled down
“I recently co-created a collective project about caring for trans community, which was shared in the latest international journal of narrative therapy and community work.” The team collected stories of hope in the trans community and turned them into an audio that anyone can listen to, or download the transcript of, “not to fix anything,
“My husband, Tom, was on his way home from the gym on Tuesday night when he came across a broken down car. Inside were 3 older ladies and a gentlemen in their late 70s and older – on holiday in North Yorkshire, from South Wales. Tom called The RAC for them to help, brought them
I’ve been thinking about kindness and young people. There are so many times when they are kind and it’s good to celebrate that. Kindness tools and attitude Factors such as the pandemic and the cost of living crisis put increasing pressure on young people’s mental health. In response, schools are building on their measures to
What kind things are your local community doing? Let us know here. Barry Veterinary Centre is running a pet food bank helping locals to feed their pets through donations. At their first May food bank they helped feed 50 cats and dogs for a week. Renew your hope in humanity with even more stories of
