These stories share acts of kindness from real people in every day life. #ProjectAmplifyKindness is about changing the balance of the narrative about the world and how people behave.
“My train to work was cancelled and I just missed the bus by seconds. When my colleague heard what had happened, he offered me a lift to work.” What kindness have you experienced from your colleagues recently? Let us know here. Have you noticed any moments of kindness similar to these recently?: Coach driver takes […]
“At a Premier Inn I met my very upset friend, whom was saying goodbye to a dying friend. When I arrived her grief was a bottle in and she was not in the best position. I want to thank Jeason in the bar for his assistance getting my friend back to the bar.” Well done
My cousin’s teenage son is showing an interest in woodwork, so my Dad has leant him a portable workbench for him to try out before committing to buying one of his own. He was apparently so pleased with the loan that as soon as he got home with it he facetimed his grandparents to show
I really enjoyed the insightful questions Graham Allcott had for me on his podcast, Beyond Busy. He took a different angle with some of the questions that made me think and led to a great chat. Listen to the whole thing or check it out on your favourite podcast app by searching Beyond Busy with
“My son told me he was proud of himself as he set off to the climbing centre yesterday, so I asked him why. He has a friend he’s recently reconnected with after being friends in the early years of secondary school but then she had to leave because of various mental health issues, and Covid
“We have refugees staying across the road and I noticed some of the teenager boys had got all dressed up and were helping each other pose and taking photos of each other. It was so lovely to watch them showing each other kindness – and more so knowing that they are safe enough to do
“My next door neighbour lent me her bike when mine got a puncture and I didn’t have time to get it repaired before I needed to make a journey by bike. It saved me a longer walk in the dark.” Want to spread kindness? Share our posts to remind others how much kindness there is
On the Bank Holiday weekend we went for a 7 mile walk along the canal from Newbury. The tow path was really narrow in places so we regularly stood aside to let cyclists go past. One of them told us that there were 5 more people on bikes coming behind him so we knew to
“My daughter and I were away with my Dad on his narrowboat. One day was particularly windy and as we slowed down to approach a swing bridge the boat was blown against the far side of the canal and grounded in the shallow water- we were stuck. There was a lovely house by the canal
“I was lucky enough to be on the lovely Island of Anglesey. Nice clear morning, later forecast for showers. So I decided to take my two dogs for a nice walk around Crigyll Beach, just opposite Rhosneigr. I was almost back to the Car Park, I slipped down a Sand Dune, and broke my leg!
