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