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.
“For a couple of years now, The Big Green Bookshop has been doing ‘buy a stranger a book day’ every Wednesday. As the name suggests, people offer to buy a book, sometimes a particular title, sometimes just giving a budget, for a stranger who wants a book and who perhaps can’t afford it themselves. Personally, […]
“I gave a lift to a neighbour when I saw her waiting at the bus stop.” This is your reminder that no kindness is too small to recognise! More stories of kindness from neighbours: Neighbour shares watermelon. Neighbour uses Facebook to thank others for beautiful gardens. Neighbour lends blood pressure machine and picks it up
“I was driving home to Plymouth from Kingsbridge with my dog Gigi, as I came out of Churchstow heading towards Aveton Gifford down a very steep hill, my van was making a a terrible sound and shuddering!! I put my hazards on and stopped and got out to look and a my rear tyre was
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I’m on season 7 of the WorkJoy Jam podcast talking all about kindness with Beth Stallwood. You can find my interview on episode 8 by clicking here, hitting play on the Spotify embed below, or searching for WorkJoy Jam on your favourite podcast platform. I’d love for you to give it a listen, it was
I have recently joined a group of amazing women who are working in the field of kindness and business. We are based literally around the world, from New Zealand to the UK to the USA and Canada. The aim of our group is to support and encourage each other in the work that we are
Debs, one of Team Time for Kindness, decided to spend KindFest 2023 in the legacy tent and had a brilliant time, especially enjoying Mary Nightingale’s portion. Find all the Time for Kindness posts about KindFest here.
Woven Hug 2.0 (or ‘Abrazo Entramado’), is a participatory textile installation seeking to embrace Portstewart with a pair of textile arms filled with scrap material and covered in designs and fabric embroidered by members of the local community. The project facilitated by Tere Chad & Cordelia Rizzo was inspired by the resourcefulness and artistry of
Francesca Romano, a graphic designer I met through local business networking, recently tagged me in a post on LinkedIn because she thought I might be interested in the communications consultancy opportunity that was being advertised. As it happened, that opportunity wasn’t quite right for me, but I thought it was really kind of her to
“While traveling to North Wales, a 4 hour drive, we came across a public toilet in Erwood that was beautifully clean and well kept. The Erwood Pit Stop is open 24 hours a day and taken care of by volunteers with a donation box outside, a way to save their public toilet after they were
“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.
