These are the most generous cities in Britain indy100 indy100 Indy100 logoNewsletter sign upRegister/Sign inTop 100NewsViralPoliticsCelebritiesScience & TechVideoWishlistWishlistBooksFashion & BeautyFood & DrinkHome & GardenKidsSports & FitnessTechTravel & OutdoorsMoreScience & techVideoConversationsSportIdentitiesLifestyleShowbizTVSearchxNews

These are the most generous cities in Britain

Dina RickmanNov 03, 2014 These are Britain's most generous cities, according to a survey of 2,000 people across the country.

Percentage who say they carry out acts of generosity at least once a week

Sheffield (84 per cent)Edinburgh (78 per cent)Liverpool (77 per cent)Bradford (76 per cent)London (69 per cent)Birmingham (68 per cent)Glasgow (67 per cent)Manchester (66 per cent)Leeds (63 per cent)Bristol (61 per cent) The survey was carried out by Vision Critical for Fox's Biscuits in October 2014. They also researched the cities most likely to perform certain good deeds.

Cities most likely to …

Wait to hold door open – Sheffield (86 per cent often do this) Hand you a parking ticket with credit left on – Manchester (59 per cent) Cook you an unexpected meal – London (41 per cent) Offer you a lift – Leeds (57 per cent) Give you directions even if in a hurry – Liverpool (59 per cent) Hand over a book once they’ve finished reading it – Edinburgh (57 per cent) Make a cup of tea for a busy colleague – Bradford (55 per cent) Post you a card out of the blue – Birmingham (22 per cent) Give clothes to charity – Sheffield (83 per cent) Be given a tip twice the normal rate – Bristol (33 per cent) More: Cinquefoil Trust: The MI5 charity shrouded in secrecy

Adrenaline loving 90-year-old wants older generation to not see age as a barrier

Lowry masterpiece to remain free for public after sale to The Lowry arts centre

Ex-girlfriend of Banksy offers previously unseen artworks to MediaCity exhibit

Please log in or register to upvote this article

Top 100

ITV News' s intro about the Tory chaos didn' t hold back at all

itv newstom bradbyliz trusstoriesitv news35m

Man endures ' 29 hour flight' with screaming kids for the entire trip

flightplanechildflightOct 12, 2022

Just Stop Oil protester praised for ' great' explanation of soup stunt

just stop oilvan goghprotestclimate activistsjust stop oil23h

Lorraine Kelly hits out at Madonna' s ' boiled egg' face

madonnamadonnalorraine kellygmbshowbizplastic surgeryOct 11, 2022

Elon Musk is actually selling a ' Burnt Hair' fragrance

elon muskthe boring companyperfumeelon muskburnt hairOct 12, 2022

Couple spark debate for ' scandalous' wedding cake topper

wedding caketiktokwedding cakeviralOct 12, 2022

Love Island star shows extent of how far influencers edit photos

Love IslandLove IslandinfluencersshowbizOct 11, 2022

Jon Stewart slams Arkansas attorney general for her ' anti-trans law'

lgbt+transgenderlgbt+jon stewartapple tvarkansasus newsnewsOct 11, 2022

Steven Seagal describes Putin as one of ' greatest world leaders'

steven seagalOct 10, 2022

Lizzo wears empowering shirt after being fat-shamed by Kanye West

lizzoOct 10, 2022

14 of the worst things the Tories did this week

liz trussOct 08, 2022

M People' s Mike Pickering was ' appalled' hearing Liz Truss used song

Liz TrussOct 06, 2022

The best memes about Suella Braverman ' departing' as home secretary

suella braverman15h

Chilling political ad shows what it' s like when abortion is illegal

abortion18hThe Conversation (0)