Big Little Kindnesses is collecting, preserving and sharing stories of everyday small acts of kindness that have a big impact. It hopes to show that humanity is truly alive and kicking!
Nicola and Claire share three short stories of everyday kindness on the high street — from a shop assistant helping a visually impaired customer to a friendly checkout worker brightening someone’s week and a stranger offering to pay for someone’s shopping. Jane Jacobs wrote about these interactions describing them as ‘sidewalk ballet.’ These small acts show how human connection builds an infrastructure of safety, security and community.
Do you have a kindness story to share? We’d love to hear from you! biglittlekindnesses@gmail.com or visit our new website
www.biglittlekindnesses.com
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Nicola and Claire 💙💙
18 Aug 2026
Museum of the 544
In this episode of Big Little Kindnesses, we talk to photographer and artist Sarah Ketelaars about The Museum of the 544, her remarkable photographic memorial to 544 psychiatric patients murdered by the Nazis in Latvia in 1941.
Sarah’s beautiful cyanotypes draw on nature and Latvian pagan symbolism, and use real people as the figures within the images — people who have themselves known joy, love and happiness, just as those 544 individuals once did.
We talk about the extraordinary way beauty can help us approach an almost unbearable story, and about the sense of connection we can feel when looking at Sarah’s work.
At its heart, our conversation is about something very simple: seeing the individual behind the number and remembering our shared humanity.
Find Sarah on instagram
@sarahketelaars
@musem_of_the_544
sarahketelaars.com
Upcoming shows:
Bethlem Museum of The Mind Gallery, East Croydon.
20th Nov - 6th March
Transferring to:
Museum of Occupation, Riga, Latvia
Mid mar - mid May, exact dates tba.
27 Jul 2026
From Six Wheels to Two: A Harley Save in Acadia
Rachel and her husband Fred spent months traveling North America in their RV, and this episode shares two memorable acts of kindness they encountered on the road.
When a damaged RV tyre threatened their plans at Acadia National Park, a local shop owner stepped in with a quite remarkable offer!
Later in Canada, hosts from the Boondockers Welcome network left their home open so Rachel and Fred could watch the King’s coronation — and welcomed them with warm generosity.
The episode celebrates everyday generosity from strangers who turned travel setbacks into unforgettable experiences.
Has listening to this reminded you of a story of kindness whilst travelling? We want to hear from you! biglittlekindnesses@gmail.com
Nicola and Claire 💙💙
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