Rugby station mural campaign
A new mural at Rugby station has been unveiled to support a campaign aimed at preventing violence against women, pairing public art with a civic message on transport concourses (railuk.com). The project uses a high‑footfall location to amplify the campaign’s visibility and is part of a wider trend of station‑based murals carrying social messages (railuk.com).
A mural backing a campaign against men’s violence toward women and girls has been unveiled on Platform 2 at Rugby station. (newsdesk.avantiwestcoast.co.uk) Avanti West Coast said it created the artwork with White Ribbon UK, the Heart of England Community Rail Partnership and local artist Emily Marlowe. The operator said the mural was announced on April 10, 2026. (newsdesk.avantiwestcoast.co.uk) The design shows people of different genders, ages and backgrounds beside the line, “It takes all of us. Let’s work together to end violence against women and girls.” RailUK said the mural sits in a high-footfall part of the station concourse. (railuk.com) The project lands as Britain’s rail industry and British Transport Police roll out a new two-year strategy on violence and intimidation against women and girls. Rail Delivery Group said the plan adds enforcement, staff training and joint action across the network. (media.raildeliverygroup.com) National Rail says the campaign on the railway is tied to White Ribbon’s wider work on changing attitudes and preventing abuse before it happens. White Ribbon UK says it focuses on engaging men and boys to help prevent violence against women and girls. (nationalrail.co.uk) (whiteribbon.org.uk) The station mural also follows a similar installation at Birmingham International station for White Ribbon Day on November 25, 2025. That artwork was also delivered by Avanti West Coast, White Ribbon UK and the Heart of England Community Rail Partnership. (railadvent.co.uk) The rail network has been leaning harder on public-awareness tools as well as policing. The College of Policing says British Transport Police’s Railway Guardian app was built to report incidents and support bystander action against harassment and intimidation on trains and stations. (college.police.uk) White Ribbon UK said British Transport Police figures published in 2024 showed violence against women on trains had risen by more than 50% over two years. The charity also said 51% of female victims reported that other rail passengers stepped in during incidents. (whiteribbon.org.uk) At Rugby, the message is now fixed in paint where passengers wait for trains, not tucked into a poster frame or a campaign leaflet. Avanti West Coast said the mural is meant to remind travelers that preventing violence against women and girls “takes all of us.” (newsdesk.avantiwestcoast.co.uk)
