Two organisations are asking people to pledge acts of kindness.

Healthwatch Westmorland & Furness and Vision Support Barrow & District are encouraging people and businesses to show acts of Furness Kindness in celebration of World Kindness Day.

Their appeal comes after a Disability Voices report, published by Healthwatch, advocates for a more caring and inclusive society.

Kate Rees, manager at Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness, said: "The team at Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness are thrilled to be teaming up with Vision Support Barrow and District (VSBD) to promote World Kindness Day in Barrow, Furness and Westmorland and Furness.

A vision impaired person and a member of the Vision Support Barrow & District team sat smiling at one another in Barrow Park  (Image: Vision Support Barrow & District) "Working with VSBD this World Kindness Day is a way of spreading that message in a fun and engaging way.

"We can’t wait to see what people come up with!"

People and businesses are urgedto pledge acts of kindness, whether big or small, on the VSBD website.

Amanda Bennett, chief executive at Vision Support Barrow & District, has previously collaborated with Kindness UK and the Wahl Foundation in America on similar initiatives.

Ms Bennett said: "I am delighted to bring World Kindness Day to Barrow and am looking forward to working with Healthwatch to encourage more acts of kindness with and for the community of people with disabilities in Barrow and South West Cumbria.

"I'd encourage everyone to consider what small act of kindness you can do to help us reach our goal of 100 acts of kindness."

The two organisations are also committing to their own acts of kindness.

Vision Support Barrow & District will host an Access to Work event for people and businesses.

Ms Bennett, who has previously worked for Guide Dogs UK, Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), and chaired the Access to Work forum for the non-profit sector for the past three years, will host the event.

Ms Bennett said: "For my act of kindness I will run a session for local employers on Friday 15th November to spread awareness of Access to Work, which is a government scheme which supports people with disabilities to access and remain in work."

People can RSVP for a free space at the Access to Work Tea & Talk through Eventbrite.

For more information and to make a pledge, visit the Vision Support Barrow & District website.