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A collection of posts that show how we are part of a bigger #teamkind when we act with kindness. These stories tell us about the positive things that people do to be kind to others.

Conjuncture, 2022, Acylic on canvas, 30 x 30 cm 5 women are in a circle in the sea, up to their ankles in water. They are all wearing 1920s style bathing suits. The background is yellow and grey and the sea is grey. four of the women are blue and one is in black.

Better Together Community supports artists.

The experience of kindness that greatly influenced my art was being part of the ArtCan Members through the Better Together Community. As I had the opportunity to collaborate in an international network of artists, to stay updated about exhibitions and international exhibition opportunities. Which, without a doubt, it has a great impact on my artistic […]

Sarah and Debs smile broadly at the camera. They are inside a house with high ceilings, a large window behind them, and a bookcase in the corner.

Time for Kindness member ensures Sarah doesn’t starve!

I went to visit my friend and fellow Team TfK member, Catching Fireworks , who had just moved house. It was lovely to have an in-person catch up and see her beautiful new home. She knew that I was heading straight on to a work event, to hear Beth Stallwood Create WorkJoy talk about her

Sarah smiling broadly beside text reading "I'm on the" followed by the Work Joy Jam podcast logo.]

Talking kindness on the WorkJoy Jam podcast

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

Alexis and Debs in the foreground. Sarah in the background, her arms open with the Time for Kindness logo in one hand and the KindFest 23 logo in the other.

What Debs loved about KindFest 2023

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.

a large selection of 6 large cardboard boxes plus overflow of cans, dried goods, biscuits, tea, cereals and other things viewed from above

Woodley United fans provide huge donation to food bank

“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.

Large red poppies with names written on them tied to lamp posts and traffic lights along a road beside a pub.

Remembrance day poppy kindness

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,

Alexis and Debs in the foreground. Sarah in the background, her arms open with the Time for Kindness logo in one hand and the KindFest 23 logo in the other.

What team Time for Kindness is looking forward to at KindFest 23

What I love most about KindFest is that the speakers are doing such a wide range of things, all connected to kindness. From authors to activists to researchers to business people to TV and radio presenters to charity founders (and more). The Kindness in Education awards and Our Dementia Choir will no doubt have me

A blue and white image of a bouquet made from disposable gloves, spectacles and medicines.

NHS kindness inspires art

“In January 2020, my husband had a very serious bike accident, needing major surgery and then months of physical rehabilitation, just when Covid and lockdowns started. The medical care he received at St Mary’s Hospital was second to none but, more than that, the kindness shown to him, and to me, by all the hospital

My working studio, with masses of artists’ materials stacked on, under and next to a very big old table.

Pilates teacher helps 70 year old artist to prepare for open studio day.

“Having signed up to participate in Richmond Open Studios, I began to panic about how on earth I was going to turn my small garden studio from a crowded working space into what felt like a spacious ‘gallery’, bearing in mind that I’m over 70 and not as mobile as I’d like to be. Cue

The image is a photo of a mixed media art work using acrylic paints, watercolours and collage. The word hope dominates the centre of the painting with a woman’s face looking up from the bottom left hand corner and a cherub looking down from the top right hand corner. The colours are bright, shiny and joyful.

Virtual art exhibition thank you

A big thank you to everyone who took part in the virtual art exhibition we’ve been running here this month in collaboration with ArtCan. From the artists who contributed to every single one of you who liked, commented and shared the posts – I appreciate all of you! We’re, of course, going to continue to