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

a large selection of 6 large cardboard boxes plus overflow of cans, dried goods, biscuits, tea, cereals and other things viewed from above

Woodley United fans provide huge donation to food bank

“Last Sunday Woodley United FC Ladies football team played in the first round of the FA Cup, for the first time in their history. They were drawn against Oxford United WFC, a team who are several levels higher up in the football leagues. It was a huge day for the club and the local community. […]

a group of 6 people wearing high vis vests with many pieces of scaffolding to build a stage behind them. They are all smiling.

Godney Gathering Crew help festival goers

The Godney Gathering Crew were helping out at a festival that took place on 14th and 15th July and during the awful weather – the car park and festival site were very muddy. Sue Daniells told me “The crew got hold of tractors and ensured all of the attendees that needed it got a tow

Large red poppies with names written on them tied to lamp posts and traffic lights along a road beside a pub.

Remembrance day poppy kindness

At Team Time for Kindness we take this opportunity to remember those who courageously gave their lives. In addition to this thanks and remembrance, we’d like to highlight 2 particular elements of kindness in relation to Remembrance Day this year: 1) All the volunteers who give up their time to sell poppies to the public,

a train waits at a train station on platform 2.

Train passenger and conductors help reunite child with her phone.

“We had been to Hexham Abbey to see the Moon and after a lovely afternoon, sat at the train station looking at our photos, the train arrived and we rushed onto the train accidently leaving my 11yr old granddaughter’s phone at the station! Needless to say Faith was devastated, (there are irreplaceable photos on it,

A selection of plastic bags with various foods in them including salad, bread, bananas and meat.

Free bags at Aldi make a difference during cost of living crisis.

“My local Aldi were spending the afternoon giving out free bags, the lady in front of me was so grateful, £2 makes a huge difference if you are struggling.” What small kindness have you seen this week? [Image ID: A selection of plastic bags with various foods in them including salad, bread, bananas and meat.]

a large orange pumpkin on the floor still attached to the plant. A foot wearing a brown boot next to it.

Community rallies round to help local pumpkin farmer.

“After a buyer let a local farmer down leaving him with a field of pumpkins, he decided to hold a “pick your own” day to try and recoup some costs. The post got shared nearly 250 times on Facebook and more on Mastodon. Children and teenagers helped out on the day to welcome people, give

A toilet roll with a sad face drawn on it sits on the toilet with the toilet seat lid resting on it.

Man pays for taxi to get IBS sufferer home to their toilet.

“I have irritable bowel syndrome and it had flared up when I was in a different city visiting family and I ended up on a bus home that had a broken toilet. The bus also had just started taking a new route and it now took twice as long – 2 hours rather than 1

a group of 9 people dressed up in suits or dresses, some holding champagne glasses, all smiling.

Dawn goes above and beyond to help a colleague

“I wanted to give a big shout out to Dawn because as a colleague she went over and beyond to ensure I safely got to the station after a work event, late at night. I’m really grateful for her kind act of dropping me to the national railway to catch the last train from Aylesbury

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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