Norwich woman’s kind Valentine’s Day gesture to strangers
A Norwich woman bought around 160 roses and handed them out individually to strangers she came across in the city centre as part of Valentine's Day. Picture: Supplied - Credit: Archant
A Norwich woman inspired by Jack Valentine stories spent Wednesday handing out roses to random people in the city centre.
The 27-year-old who asked to remain anonymous handed out around 160 individual roses with inspirational quotes to people she came across while walking around the city.
She said: 'My mum and I bought the roses from Aldi and wrapped them individually in cellophane with inspirational quotes.
'We went to the city centre where I randomly gave them out to ladies and also to a few men.
'A lot of people were really appreciative of the gesture and gave me a hug.'
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The woman said she was inspired to carry out her good deed after reading Jack Valentine stories.
'It made me want to give something back and make a difference in peoples lives, even if it was only a small gesture,' she said.
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'I wished that I had more to give away as it was really nice to do something for complete strangers.'
