1. Donate books that you’re not going to read again to a charity bookshop.

2. Plant a tree.

3. Tell someone why you’re proud of them.

4.  Offer someone your parking ticket when you’re finished with it so they don’t have to buy one.

5. Save a snail from being crushed.

6. Smile at a stranger.

7. Give a hot drink to a security guard.

8. Take a friend on a surprise picnic.

9. Leave cuttings of flowers, plants or herbs outside for people to take.

10. Make lunch for a homeless person.

11. Strike up a conversation with an elderly person on the bus.

12. Volunteer for a charity for a day.

13. Say hello and thank you to your bus driver.

14. Offer to carry heavy bags home for an elderly person.

15. Email or write to an old teacher who has made a difference in your life.

Chloë Owens