These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
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, […]
“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,
“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.]
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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:
