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

a train waiting at Oxford station. On the platform are many people waiting to board. The sky above is blue but with lots of white clouds.

Train employees go the extra mile for distressed parent.

“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 […]

Vicki, a woman with light skin tone and long wavy brown hair, wearing a long leopard print dress and brown sunglasses. She is sat outside on a bright sunny day on a low wall with a lawn behind her on a sunny day, beside her on the wall a small black dog is stood drinking from a red mug.

Comms professionals on LinkedIn are full of kindness

“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

a cordoned off part of a residential road with traffic cones with blue plastic fencing around a hole in the road beyond them and 3 people in high vis clothing standing around it, one looking into a Thames Water van.

Teenager checks in on elderly neighbours during Thames Water issue.

“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

An old building in Bridport of brown stone with wooden windows set in to it. The entrance to it is a rounded turret style which protrudes from the rest of the building. A bend and bin are under the downstairs window. Behind it a pedestrianised street. The sky above is bright blue with a few fluffy clouds.

Olly the banjo player in Bridport is a kindness superhero.

“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

A sign for Benfleet station on the platform at sunset. The shy above has white clouds with some blue sky above it and sun breaking through it as it sets. The platform itself is quite dark.

Angel at Benfleet station.

“I worked late in London, next to me on the train was a young lady around 19-20. She got off at my stop and I was at the front of the queue for a taxi, it was around 11pm so I offered her to go ahead of me so she was safe. 11 out of

A shop off a street with piles of items outside the door including plant pots, fake sunflowers, brushes, watering cans, and many other items. The part of sign above the shop which is visible reads “hardware, stationery, picture frames, table clothes.”

Pound shop staff show kindness.

I was spending time with my Dad while Mum was in Specsavers having her post-cataract eye test. He was starting to get anxious about where she was and how long she would be, so I took him into the ‘pound shop’ in our precinct because it has so many different items and I thought it

Several platforms at Marylebone train station. At two platforms on the far left there are trains, the other visible platforms are empty.

Marylebone passenger gives up seat to faint stranger.

“Travelling home on a packed train standing room only. I was feeling faint and a guy stood up and gave me his seat. Good to know there are good guys out there thanks a million to my hero on the Marylebone to Banbury train.” We share examples of kindness like this one, sent in by

a large, beautiful lake stretches out towards a forest in the distance. The sky above is light blue.

Passerby at lake shares the time.

We were walking round the lake near our house before my parents came over to visit for a cuppa. We realised neither of us had brought our phone with us, so we had no idea what the time was! We asked a passerby for the time and he got his own phone out of his

a heart in the trans pride colours surrounded by more hearts in each of the individual trans pride colours. Text overlaid reads “Allies write letters of support for trans people”

Allies write letters of support for trans people.

Allies across the US are being proactive in their support of trans people by writing letters of support which are then included with binders and femme shapewear provided by charities like Point Of Pride. This active ally-ship is also a beautiful act of kindness that we’re sure makes a big difference to everyone receiving it.

a group of litter pickers wearing high vis jackets and carrying bags and long handled picking devices walk along a pavement beside a road. There are some trees along side the route and buildings alongside.

Litter picking street champion.

“My daughter learnt about the environment at infant school and has become an Adopt-a-Street Champion (litter picker). I thought this might be a fad but she is absolutely committed, so I am totally supporting her in this endeavour.” This wonderful story of kindness and community was shared by Jaime Cox. We’re celebrating community this week