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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.

a woman with light skin tone and long curly red hair wearing a black jacket and red handkerchief skirt. She is sitting on a mobility scooter under a mural of Black Sabbath on a wall

Friends help find Ozzy mural.

“Our friend is a massive Ozzy Osbourne fan and we were in Birmingham for a weekend conference together, she used some of it to go see the Ozzy sights but missed the murals. The day we were due to go home we took her to find the murals and bits she’d missed. She was so […]

A large pan with a red sauce with carrots and other goodies in it cooking in it, another pan on the hob nearby has pasta cooking in it.

Frying pan from friend.

We know that your friends are kind but let’s hear an example! Here’s one from Time for Kindness’ social media manager to get you started: “My frying pan is very old and was no longer non stick – a friend had a spare new one so he gave it to me.” Share a kind thing

One of the volunteers at the Aberystwyth repair cafe sits at a bench as he uses a screw driver to fix a small item

How Aberystwyth begins with kindness to tackle climate change

This month’s guest blog shows how kindness is making a difference to community and climate in north Wales – a tale to inspire us all to be more mindful and live in greener ways. Thanks to Emily Ellis, Social Media and Communications Officer at Repair Café Wales, for sharing this example with us. We’d love

A Highways safety officer looks at the camera, behind him a swan is safely buckled in the back of his car.

Swan rescued from M1 by National Highways traffic officers.

National Highways traffic officers rescued a swan this week – a lovely act of kindness in the line of duty! The swan was waddling about on the M1, a busy motorway, during the mid-morning traffic. The heroes of the day were Adrian Woods and Simon Quigley, and apparently it’s not the first time this has

a train station platform at Edinburgh Waverly under a partial plastic roof with some metal seats along the platform and rails around the stairs.

Edinburgh train station filled with kindness.

“My daughter and I were separated from my husband and son at Edinburgh station (they missed the train). This left us with no car keys or house keys, just wanted to say a great big thanks to the lady who gave us a lift home and the staff on the train and at the station

A group of 7 people dressed in walking gear stand outdoors in front of a beautiful view in the Yorkshire Dales - 1 of them is standing on top of a stone wall with her arms thrown joyfully into the air

The Kindness Behind the Job: Why Mountain Leaders Do Far More Than Lead

When I returned from my holiday in the summer, I was determined to spend more time outdoors – while I hadn’t been up a mountain, I had spent a lot of time in the fresh air and wanted more of that for my non-holiday life. So I love this blog from Julia Hartley, who has

a women’s football club walking out onto the pitch on a sunny day. The team are wearing a light blue kit.

Team mate provides lift to football match.

My daughter’s team mate gave her a lift to their football match in a nearby town. This week we celebrated World Kindness Day so let’s hear what kindness you saw. If you need a reminder of how much kindness there is in the world, we have some more stories for you: Social media strangers offer

a grass football pitch with two women’s youth teams playing football on it. The sky is overcast.

Out of practice footballer is supported.

Joining a new football team after not playing for a long time can be nerve-wracking but Becky of The Mindful Gingernut did just that and experienced a huge kindness when a new, more experienced player joined. The new player gave Becky lots of advice and was really helpful so Becky sent her a message to

a woman with light skin tone and bright pink hair laying on a sofa wearing a fluffy pink onesie. On her chest are a selection of Dungeons and Dragons stickers, one purple patch with “Elle” on it and one pink patch with “miss lexisaurus” on it.

Friend sends stickers and patches.

“A friend sent me a bunch of Dungeons and Dragons stickers (I love stickers and DnD very much) and iron on patches along with a lovely letter which included the message ‘Thank you for teaching me to be kind to myself.’ I thought it was a great example of how kindness ripples – and I

a large black bucket with a dirty brown interior sitting on a grassy area beside a road.

Taking bucket out of road.

I saw a bucket blowing about in the road, causing problems for the school run traffic. I didn’t know where it had come from, but I retrieved it from the road and put it on the verge out of the way. What kind thing have you done today? Get some inspiration for how to spread