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.
“At the weekend I was trying to work out bus travel on a Sunday in Swansea so asked some friends in a WhatsApp group I’m in. They then looked up the buses for me and even rang me with lots of really helpful info which meant I could then figure out the journey.” What a […]
What tiny kindness have you seen today? When I paid for my shopping at Lidl, a coin fell out of my purse without me noticing. As I walked away, a customer at the next till called out to tell me that I’d dropped the coin. Can’t think of any kindness at all, give these stories
I heard from somebody who went to the Madrigal pub near Hampstead Heath with their family. They sat at a table while one of their party went to the bar to order drinks. The person sitting at the next table realised they would be a stool short when they came back from the bar so
What kindness have you seen recently that could also be described as “just doing their job”? In the library, I asked a librarian to look up whether they had any other books by the same author who wrote one of the books I was returning. It turned out that there are a couple of her
“Today I picked up a Mud Buster which will hopefully help with managing the mud my dog collects on her walks! We have a community Facebook group and someone in the next village was getting rid of some dog items (their dog is fine just didn’t use it) so we picked up this mud buster.
“I was going to a wedding and needed help with my hair and my dress was gaping and I wasn’t sure how to fix it. My friend did my hair for me and sewed up the gaping bit on the dress so I could wear it confidently.” How wonderful that your friend used their skills
“My dog, TiLi, had glaucoma and had to have surgery to remove her eye. I experienced so much kindness from so many people: A specialist eye vet came out on a Saturday morning during time with his child to check her out and confirm the diagnosis. The whole team at Live Well Vets have been
“I heard from someone who noticed that the person in front of them at the till in a Cancer Research shop had left a bag of shopping on the floor by the desk, so they called out to let them know they’d left it behind.” I love how much kindness is on show in this
I’m on the Sports Sister podcast with Olympian, Donna Fraser! I’m speaking as a grass-roots football parent as we dive into the topic of developing life skills through sport and why these skills are so important for women and girls, among other things. Give it a listen on your favourite podcast app or through this
What small act of kindness did you see today? My husband and daughter were walking home from an errand and a neighbour happened to come by in her car – she stopped, asked if they were headed home like she was and gave them a lift. Such a great everyday example of a small, everyday
