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

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 […]

Two pairs of hands holding each other across a table.

Stranger steps in to help during mental health episode

“I am immensely proud of the kindness my husband showed towards a stranger this week who was suffering from a serious mental health episode. He stopped on his commute to work to talk to her, help her get warm, ensure she was safe and waiting with her until support arrived for her. As she didn’t

a woman wearing a blue checked shirt pumps fuel into a red car.

Stranger shows both trust and kindness at a petrol station

“I was with my 10 year old daughter in a petrol station near Redhill in Surrey. I got to the till to pay but discovered I’d accidently left my debit card at home and had no means to pay. I called my husband to ask him to do a quick bank transfer but got no

A variety of kitted items including hearts, blankets and blue forget me not armbands, laid out on a table.

WI knit useful items for local hospital.

There is a lady at my mum’s WI group who collects knitted items to take to the local hospital, the Royal Berkshire Hospital. There is a range of patterns for use in different wards and for different reasons. Mum and her fellow Women’s Institute group members have knitted: knee blankets, forget me not armbands so

A selfie of Sarah smiling at the camera beside text which reads "Need reminding about the kindness and goodness that there is in the world?"

Balance your feed by adding kindness to it!

Need reminding about the kindness and goodness that there is in the world? I share stories of kindness (nearly) every day, big and small, to show that it really is out there, it’s just sometimes we don’t see it. And if we do see it, we often forget to talk about it and tell other

two battered fish with chips wrapped in paper with grease stains on it.

Man helps pay for stranger’s fish and chips.

“I decided to pick up some chips on my way home from beers at the Uni with a former colleague, but when I got to the fish and chip shop I realised I didn’t have enough cash and it was cash only. A man who was waiting for his fish put a £1 coin down

a blue plastic tub filled with water on the floor outside a wall with small plants growing in the top of it.

Neighbour provides water for dogs in heatwave

“Someone on our estate has put out a bowl of water for dogs while it’s been so hot & my dogs have really appreciated it.” This is such a small thing that anyone can do and makes a big difference to lots of people. It reminds me of the previous heatwave kindness story we shared.

A light brown ferret with a white face half way out of a drain.

Neighbours reunite lost ferret with owner.

“We reunited a lost ferret with her owner! While walking the dogs one evening one of them was excitedly sniffing at a drain. As we came back the same way a ferret was peeking out of it. She wasn’t scared as we approached – keeping the dogs out of the way! We snapped some photos