What acts of kindness have you experienced during lockdown? - £100 voucher to be won

My eldest son works for one of the big supermarkets and he works permanant nights every day he messages me to ask what my neighbours need (there are 8 in our cul-de-sac) he drops items off on his way home every morning making sure they all have fresh bread & milk etc.

A lovely example is the simple act of friends making the effort to scan and send photos out to others. Really brightens my day so I am not doing the same

My neighbour has been cutting the grass for me

My sister arranged for a meal and a bottle of Champagne to be delivered to the house on my birthday.
Normally we would dine out at a restaurant but this was restaurant standard and all we had to do was pop it in the oven.
It really was a lovely gesture.

My grandaughter baked a cake (she is 8) for the first time and left it on our doorstep

Lockdown has felt very challenging to me as I am recovering from a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. Having made it back to work, I was struggling with memory problems and physical exhaustion. Then my Mum died, and the same week the boss said that we had to lose seventeen staff hours. My Mum's funeral followed and the same week I was made redundant! The following week lockdown came and I was reeling from all that had happened to me. My family, though all miles way, have been very supportive, calling me and writing me letters. My colleagues have also been great, keeping in touch.

my daughter and son in law are doing our shopping as well as his father's along with our gardens just to ensure we stay safe.

A little after lockdown began (& I am in shielding) I received an unexpected parcel in the post. It was from a member of our (small) "Book Club" (We do talk about books but also drink wine, prosecco, eat nibbles & put the world to rights !!) It contained all essentials for lockdown - including chocolate, alcohol, smellies plus seeds to plant & watch grow. It was a lovely, thoughtful gesture. The lady who sent it is in isolation with a very sick husband & has many serious health issues herself. We should be nurturing her !!

In these times, every simple act, no matter how seemingly insignificant can make all the difference. I am shielding, but still working from home, and I have had such kind support from my next door neighbours on both sides, who take it in turns to get shopping for me. Because they both have their own lives and they are doing me such a kind favour, I only tend to ask for things that I really need. I find it very hard to accept help, and will never ask for help. I am the person who usually helps every one else, and I feel guilty that I can't be out helping them now.
I found I was getting quite low in mood, and realised it was because I was missing those 'naughty' extras that we treat ourselves with. Out of the blue I got a message from a friend to say they had been and got themselves take away fish and chips the previous night. They thought of me, and wondered, when they went next time, would I like them to get some for me and drop it off as they went past! It really made my week, and was delicious.

Having two of my close family working on the frontline NHS, I have been so pleased with the way so many individuals and companies, large and small have gone out of their way to provide gifts and treats for them. It has been truly appreciated, not just for the nice things, but the thought behind it that their work is so appreciated. Thanks all of you.

So many people, not just close friends, have rung to check that we are alright. It's been lovely to chat to people and I am trying to reciprocate by ringing them myself.

I was going to the supermarket and realised after waiting a little while to get to the trolleys which I thought was free due to the virus I had not got a £1 coin only my contactless card.
so Iwas going back to my car to go home when a gentleman called out to me and gave me a £1 coin for the trolly.
I know it was only a £1 but the kindness was worth a lot more

I have had more people say "hello" than has happened for years (I've been chronically ill for a long time). Just neighbours if they pass when I'm at an open window, or the postman, or people on the other side of the road or pavement if I am shopping. I think that people are more aware of how much small contacts mean now that they have had to experience some degree of isolation themselves. I hope that these gestures will continue, and that people will remember how miserable being ignored is, and how difficult to live on benefits payments are, once they are back living their active lives and earning their full wages.

Kazzabarbie, yes I agree, that is real sisterly love. Bless her heart doing that for you. However, gin can be a depressant they say?

Due to health we are in lockdown, and my daughter has been doing our garden getting our medicine and swaing some trees down in the front of our house wich were taking over, meanwhile my neighnours have been lending their green bins to take the extra garden waste and one of our neighbours has been mowing the lawn for us. My daughter is a single mother with 2 boys, and can't work at the moment because she is a hair dresser,

People leaving free Easter treats outside their house for walkers to help themselves to if they haven't been able to get to the shops, or free books and DVDs etc

My neighbour is a nurse a on covvid wards. She makes a point of asking me everytime she goes shopping if I need anything.. True kindness.

Some of my friends have offered to shop for me!

My old friend knew I was struggling so helped me with some mediation I could do. I am so grateful to her.

My lovely neighbours help to run an urban city farm. Since the start of lockdown they have collected and distributed fruit for local children and are now providing packed lunches for vulnerable children.
As if that wasn’t enough, they have shared with us homemade marmalade and all of the nearby neighbours have been given sunflower seeds to plant in order to brighten up the street!
They are both in their seventies with health challenges but their energy and commitment to the community is inspiring.

Our next door neighbour who has been shopping for everyone who is in isolation

A young neighbour who is a professional baker , every Friday she leaves a box of beautiful cakes on the doorstep of vulnerable oldies.
She did this for over 30 oldies round our village..

Neighbours were so helpful with getting my shopping before I was able to get a delivery slot with supermarket. I couldn't go out as I am shielding

I've seen lots of people sending and receiving gifts from their friends during lockdown, usually parcels with their favourite things which I think is a lovely idea

We had to isolate for 14 days and during that time a neighbour left a care package with lots of essentials and treats in, it was lovely