These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
“A whole bunch of people went out searching for Elrond, a lost cat in the neighbourhood. He was successfully found and the owner said ‘Thank you so much to everyone who helped and supported us through this. If one good thing came out of this, it’s how we got to see what a wonderful community […]
“My dad was due his covid vaccine the next day but we were passing the vaccination centre and it looked quiet so we popped in to ask if they could do it while we were there. They said yes!” Even more acts of kindness: Suzanne Morris from Rutherglen goes above & beyond to return lost
“When I lived in Ireland, my delayed train from the city arrived back at the nearest station to my house — still a good 30–40mins away — as the bus I needed was pulling away. I had my then three-year-old asleep on my shoulder, a load of heavy groceries in bags hung from the other
“I would really like to thank the very kind man who stopped when I had broken down on Horspath Driftway in the rush hour on Thursday 12/12/24 outside Aldi. I would also like to thank the other man and woman who he stopped to help to push me across the other carriageway in heavy traffic
The local pub and community in Rhosddu have worked together to fundraise for a new defibrillator. The landlord at the Railway Inn actually had the idea to install a defibrillator there and then organised and held fundraisers to make it happen. When half the funds were raised, the Community Council provided the other half, and
Social Bite, a homelessness charity, are working to deliver Christmas dinners and gifts to unhoused people in Scotland through their Festival of Kindness. They’ve put Christmas trees up in different cities for people to leave gifts under which will then be delivered to those in need. They’re also welcoming donations to fund getting 300,000 meals,
“I was traveling to Ireland for a funeral and the ferry was delayed. I heard the guy checking us in say to someone on the phone ‘she’s off to a funeral’ and ‘I’m on the fucking home screen’ 🤣. I had no idea what was going on, then he gets off the phone and gives me tickets
“A team of volunteers completed its monthly giveaway of toiletries and other items to the homeless on a cold Sunday morning.” Thank you to Joe who shared this with us on Mastodon and allowed us to share it even further. Want to read about even more kindness? We have stories for you: Scottish man helps
“I was given free food not once but twice yesterday. Once in a neighborhood Vietnamese shop buying fruit (she handed me some pickled sprouts for snacking) and once at a restaurant for paying in cash (takeaway dessert). People are nice.” We couldn’t agree more with Jillian – people are nice but they are also kind!
“I had a frantic call from my daughter who had skidded on a road in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully a very kind gentleman saw her and waited with her until I could get there. We also experienced kindness from the wonderful Dave who drove us all the way back to the cottage leaving our
