Introducing Good News Friday!

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• Sabah Community Manager Posts: 102 The Mix Convert

  February 19

  We haven't had a Good News Friday in a bit so, surprise! It's on a Thursday! I found this yesterday and honestly don't want to wait until tomorrow to share. Non profit organization 'Urban Rivers' (whose mission is to "transform urban waterways into wildlife sanctuaries") have built a floating wetland on the Chicago River to help detoxify the river from pollution, and help habitats for wildlife flourish! Learn more here https://urbanrivers.org/mission It's a bit of old-ish news but one to highlight I think!

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• Sabah Community Manager Posts: 102 The Mix Convert

  February 27

  Happy Good News Friday all! Today's comes from Fleetwood in Lancashire where primary school children have taken part in a pen pal project where they have written letters to some members of the local leisure centre "in the hope of reviving the lost art of letter writing" and bringing two generations together. It's a lovely idea to build community and create connections (two things I know we've been discussing lately on our boards). Have any of you ever had a pen pal?
  Click here to read more.

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• Verity Community Manager Posts: 385 Listening Ear

  February 27 edited February 27

  Happy Friday all, I'm sure a lot of you have been following the story of little monkey Punch who was rejected by his mother…but there has been positive updates for Punch this week! It looks like Punch is making friends and progress within the group of monkeys at Ichikawa Zoo, yay!

  • https://artthreat.net/3710-85195-punch-the-monkey-update-baby-macaque-finally-makes-friends-at-zoo/

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• Sabah Community Manager Posts: 102 The Mix Convert

  March 6 edited March 6

  Happy Friday everyone! I found a brilliant little roundup of some of the most positive news from around the world.

  It includes:

  • Indigenous river defenders are celebrating after winning a David versus Goliath battle against the Brazilian government and corporate giants over plans to industrialise an Amazonian waterway.
  • Ageing in older life is often portrayed as a steady slide towards physical and mental decline – a new study challenges that. Mental decline ‘not inevitable’ with age.
  • Lawmakers in Vietnam have passed legislation regulating artificial intelligence, making it the first country in southeast Asia to place safeguards on the fast-moving technology.  
  • The UK’s green economy grew by 10.2% in the last year, outpacing the nation’s broader economy, which grew by just 1.3% in 2025.  

  And much more! Click the link to learn more: https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-10-of-2026/

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• Billie Community Manager Posts: 6 Confirmed not a robot

  March 13

  Happy Good News Friday everyone! I've scouted out a few good news stories today and wanted to share them with you all... 

  
  Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s “Bounty Project” has removed over 185,000 pounds of derelict fishing gear from the North Pacific Ocean. If you have ever seen the 'Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch' you'll know this is amazing work! 

  
  A butterfly thought to be extinct has been spotted in England! The large tortoiseshell butterfly had been classed as extinct for 30 years before being seen across southern England lately. Amazing that a few individuals have survived and that numbers should now start to increase! 

  
  And finally, Croatia has declared itself free of landmines! Many were laid in the 90's during the war of independence, and now that the last ones have been removed, Croatia has donated dozens of de-mining robots to Ukraine to help with their efforts.

  
  Good things are happening, sometimes you just have to search for a few to remind yourself!  

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• Callum Community Manager Posts: 350 Listening Ear

  March 20

  Happy Friday everyone! I know things feel a bit overwhelming here at the moment, but I have some good news from the world of football recently that I wanted to share with you all!

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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz6e5gg2egyo

  16-year-old Arsenal player Max Dowman has recently become the youngest football scorer in Premier League history, after he scored in the 97th minute of the Arsenal v Everton game on Saturday 14th March! This adds to his current records as the youngest player in the Champions League, the youngest player to start for Arsenal and the youngest Arsenal Player to feature in the FA Cup!!

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  There has since been videos of Max Dowman going into school with all of his fellow schoolmates and teachers welcoming him and giving him a huge round of applause!

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  This is such an inspirational story of someone who has become determined to make his mark in football history, and has achieved that at just 16 years old!

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