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

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Stranger pays for car park fees after Deacon Blue concert.

“On Sunday night I was at the Deacon Blue concert in Plymouth (which was FAN-TAST-IC!) I was alone, as I often go to concerts on my own. So, after the show I headed back, amongst the crowds, to the multi-storey car park. It was one of those car parks where you take a ticket on […]

A toddler with light skin tone and blonde curly hair holds out a flower to the camera.

Anecdote demonstrates research findings that toddlers naturally kind.

“Today I had bad hay fever which made my chest bad. I was trying to pat myself on the back and reassured my 1 year old that I was ok and that I would get her dad to help me in a minute. She immediately came to help pat me on the back.” Fascinatingly, there

A view from inside a car, there is a sat nav and an iPod and out of the window there is a road and green fields on a grey day.

Help find the M4s kindness superhero who helped Brenda

“Brenda, 80, has been travelling 380 miles to Cornwall regularly for the past 30 years – following the break for Covid she felt she was unable to make this journey and my husband and I, would invite Mum to holiday with us. Earlier this year she decided to make the journey alone, armed with a

A news article with the headline "More than 500,000 people in uk visited 'warm rooms' during the winter".

Warm Welcome 2023 launch!

The Warm Welcome campaign is such a wonderful example of kindness – they provide warm spaces for people during the cold months. It was launched in response to the cost of living crisis and is holding it’s launch event for 2023 on Wednesday 4th October from 7:30pm – get all the details here. Top tip:

A large wooden fake fish pond, the walls decorated with fishes, a walrus peeking out from behind a treasure chest, and other underwater imagery. Two brightly coloured wooden fish sit on the wooden floor with numbers 1 and 2 on them.

Kindness superhero Malcolm fixes magnetic fish pond for children’s charity.

When I saw this post from First Days Children’s Charity I had to share and thankfully they agreed, here’s what they had to say about this wonderful story of kindness. “We love our community! Our most popular item at the First Days Toy Library is this magnetic fish pond which was starting to look a

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Edinburgh businesses show kindness during Fringe season.

“I was up in Edinburgh recently and it was tipping it down. Being Fringe season there were plenty of people handing out leaflets about various shows. Someone from one of the bars raided their lost property box and handed out unclaimed umbrellas to the people working outside. Nice that they spotted it and took the

Stuart, a man with light skin tone, bald head and black and grey beard, holds a large cauliflower in each hand and smiles gently.

Zero waste shop sends business to other small, local businesses.

“I was looking for a venue to host an RPG event for neurodivergent people and asked at Awesome Wales as I know their shop and love their whole ethos – Stuart recommended a gaming shop down the road to use instead as he wanted to support other local businesses. He even walked down there with

view of a street with a building with "Tramshed" on it in metal letters and on the wall a bright yellow sign reading "vegan fest here today."

Welsh Vegan Festival business owners show kindness

“The kindness at the Welsh Vegan Festival was on show again last weekend – all the vendors are so happy to chat and really care. I got chatting to an amazing woodworker about how he found love on TikTok and his experience of being neurodivergent. My friend chatted to a plant seller who offered loads

four stories from the Thanks and Praise website. One reads "To: Amy in Reception, Grove Medical Practice, St Ives. I have recently had to call in at the Practice twice, once for an emergency UTI and the other for a correction to my medication. On both occasions Amy was kind and efficient at dealing with my problems and on both occasions it was very quickly sorted out! Thank you to the team! Penny Leigh-Brown" The second says "To: Indiana Minien, Grove Medical Practice, St Ives Indiana was so very kind, professional, and very caring .. a credit to the NHS .. putting my mind at rest with her help, and guidance to care for my brother .. I know if I need help for my brother she is at the end of the phone.. an amazing lady.. I can't praise her enough.. !!! Marie (for Horace Lewin) Brookes" The third reads "To: Mr Jenks, Al Ain English Speaking School, Abu Dhabi Thank you so much for your never-ending and encouraging support to Clarke. He has grown leaps and bounds this year because of you. We wish you all the best for your future endeavors. Arno Willemse" And the final one says "Thanks for always being positive and being with Isaiah from the beginning. We appreciate your kindness and patience and for just being the constant routine he needs at school To: Mrs Wakefield, South Failsworth Primary School, Manchester. From: Charlene Greenwood"

Thanks and Praise – a kindness hub

I love the kindness shown both by Thanks And Praise and all the people posting their thanks and praise on the platform – it truly is a hub of kindness. It’s so wonderful to see so many messages posted there and really proves that there is a lot of kindness in the world already. You