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

the 19c Reading bus painted white with black splodges like a cow heading to Woodley waits at a bus stop where two women, one with light skin tone and one with dark skin tone standing chatting on the pavement.

Young lad helps elderly lady off bus.

An elderly lady was having trouble getting off the bus, even though the driver had dipped to lower the floor. A young lad passing by on the pavement noticed her struggling and dashed over to help her. Kindness happens every day and we share examples of it, just like this one. Follow us on Instagram, […]

a view of the a lush green valley in the lake district. Fields stretch out across it with a trees around and a small village in the middle. Either side and in the distance large hills climb towards the blue sky.

Lucy the Lake District kindness superhero.

“I was invited out on a date (4th one so very new) and my date suggested we park up somewhere remote to avoid any chaos on the roads and walk the three miles to the show. Tim being a lake lander knows the district like the back of his hand but misjudged this walk immensely.

a wooden basket filled with long red and green peppers.

Peppers from a neighbour.

“I had plenty of mild frying peppers this year, after harvesting. Put a bowl out by the sidewalk, with a sign: have some!” This wonderful example of kindness was shared by Dana over on Mastodon. What kindness have you spotted locally this week? See some other examples sent in by people just like you. Kind

a pair of legs wearing brown trousers with large wet patches along the outside of one thigh and the inside of the other.

Bad day brings out kindness – how many can you see?

“I had to get to court before 9.15am, to get my best friend’s deed poll form legally witnessed. I take my coffee with me. I arrive with enough time for my coffee. Only to pick my mug up and it slip right out of my hands… spilling everywhere all over me + car! Oops! There’s

A person with light skin tone wearing jeans sat beside a suitcase and bag with their passport peeking out of the bag.

Help with suitcase.

On the train to Worthing, I noticed someone helping another passenger lift her suitcase off the train (it looked very heavy!) Tell us about a kind act you spotted today. Check out even more acts of kindness to help you see it everywhere: Thread of menopause support. Oracle shopping centre in Reading staffed by kind

Text reads “why kindness in the workplace matters.”

Holy Brook Accountants implement kindness.

We just loved reading the Holy Brook’s blog post which explores the power of kindness and how they intend to implement it in their accountancy business. No matter what type of work you do, kindness is key and can be implemented in so many ways. Give it a read over on their website.

A monochrome image of a wedding ceremony with seven femme presenting people with dark hair wearing headscarves and traditional dress sitting and standing around and a central figure of pure white light.

Teenagers create art about hope.

Team TfK member, Debs and Sarah, attended a photography exhibition run by Anna Lubelska and her organisation “The Peace Building.” The photos had been taken by local school children, who had been asked to interpret the brief ‘Teenagers focus on the theme of Conflict, Peace and Protest’. The photos were inspiring and thought-provoking, it was

a young woman with light skin tone and long brown hair tied back, wearing a pale blue Woodley United shirt, her arms crossed in front of her. Behind her is a black and white photo of her on the pitch playing football. Above text reads “Kezia Browning” with logos for Woodley FC, Time for Kindness, KJ Smith solicitors, Macron, Places Leisure, and Jalpari

Time for Kindness sponsors Woodley United LFC player.

We’re sponsoring a player at our local women’s football team because we’re passionate about kindness in sports. Sports clubs are important parts of their local communities, providing spaces to go, friendships, and support to all those involved. Women’s sport in particular is doing great work to build the confidence of women and girls and to

Plastic food container with a meal inside, placed on a counter. The meal includes yellow rice, chicken pieces, and several round fried plantain slices on top, all in a yellow sauce. To the left, there is a light green plate with bananas, and below the container is a woven blue mat with a closed red container on it. Part of someone's clothes and a bit of a red object are visible on the right side of the image. Image description provided with Be My Eyes.

Neighbour drops round meal.

“I have some neighbors across the hall. We don’t really hang out on a regular basis, but we have interacted a few times. She helped me out back in 2022 when there was a fire in my building and I needed to get out quickly. She took my Chihuahua, so that the firemen could grab

Bournemouth beach filled with people playing in the water and along the beach under a bright blue sky with wispy white clouds.

Passengers work together on train to Bournemouth.

The train on the way to Winchester was absolutely packed with people going on to Bournemouth because it was a sunny day. There were lots of buckets, picnic hampers and suitcases. It was crowded and I saw lots of people helping each other to put their luggage on the rack, find space for their belongings