Events and training to tackle VAWG in Richmond

Richmond Safe Space

If you’re feeling vulnerable in Richmond town centre on your night out, visit the Safe Space for signposting, support or simply company while you wait to get home.

Find it:

Days: Fridays
Time: 8 to 11pm
Location: The green marquee outside Richmond train station

Stalls

If you want to learn more about what we are doing, members of the Community Safety team will be hosting public engagement stalls during 2025.

We raise awareness of:

Drink spiking
Personal safety
Local support services for domestic abuse and sexual violence

Information leaflets for local support services and free personal safety resources will be available.

Women’s Walk, Talk and Do

Police Community Officers host ‘walks and talks’ with female residents to give local women the opportunity to discuss issues around women’s safety.

Officers can offer advice and support, while hearing from you on what needs to be done to help women feel safer. Walks are also promoted on local police Twitter accounts.

Please check back for future dates.

Find out more about Walk, Talk and Do.

Become an active bystander

Have you ever witnessed an incident of sexual harassment in the street, at work, or on public transport and wished you had known how to intervene safely? Become an active bystander in your local community and play your part in preventing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

Online sessions

We are running online sessions over Microsoft Teams, to help members of the public become more confident in safely intervening and becoming active bystanders.

Please register for the session in advance.

E-module

Alternatively, you can access our online e-module version of the ‘become an active bystander’ session which can be completed on a day and time to suit your own needs.

The module can be completed independently or in a small group and takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Access the active bystander e-module

Sensitivity warning

The session will cover sensitive topics including domestic abuse, sexual harassment and violence, with a focus on VAWG.

Training needs

If your organisation or community group is interested in taking part in an online or in person active bystander session, email Abi Jonas, VAWG Community Safety Officer for Richmond, at abi.jonas@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk, to discuss your needs.

If you have any other training needs related to VAWG, please reach out to discuss your requirements, as we may be able to assist.

Sexual harassment prevention webinar

For professionals, sports coaches and volunteers working with young people in Richmond.

Dates and times: Thursday 2 July 2026 (4.30 to 6pm) and Thursday 9 July 2026 (12.30 to 2pm)
Location: Microsoft Teams (online)
Suitable for: School and college staff, sports coaches, volunteers, youth workers

Build your confidence to recognise sexual harassment and respond to disclosures from young people.

These online briefings will support anyone working with young people to better understand sexual harassment and abusive behaviour

Delivered by Rape Crisis South London, with decades of frontline expertise in supporting survivors and delivering prevention education. Their training is informed by lived experience, best practice, and a commitment to creating safer learning environments for both staff and young people

You will gain practical knowledge to help you:

Recognise early signs of sexual harassment and abuse
Respond appropriately to concerns and disclosures
Create safer environments for young people
Signpost to specialist support
Strengthen safeguarding practice

Understanding the pressures boys are navigating today

Parent webinar exclusively for residents of the London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth.

Date: Thursday 16 July 2026
Time: 6 to 7pm
Location: Online
Suitable for: Parents and carers of boys and young people of all genders

You can register for the webinar online.

This parent webinar is designed to help parents and carers understand and respond to the messages boys and young people are receiving about masculinity, the pressures they are navigating and to support them in growing into confident, caring and emotionally resilient people.

Parents and carers will:

Build a clearer understanding of the pressures shaping young people’s behaviour, drawing on what students shared during Voicebox workshops
Explore how peer pressure and unspoken 'rulebooks' influence behaviour, including how fitting in, gaining status, and fear of social consequences can shape choices and identity
Reflect on how home can be a safe base, where young people feel able to be honest, talk about pressures they are facing, and take off the 'mask' they may feel they need to wear around others
Learn practical ways to support their child, helping them navigate peer pressure and gender expectations while maintaining clear boundaries, connection and influence

Women's Hub

Voices of Hope’s Women’s Hub featuring the Sisterhood Choir and Sisterhood Sanctuary. The Women’s Hub is a free project providing a safe and welcoming community for women to come together to form connections and build self-confidence. The Women’s Hub offers support from volunteers, and numerous activities ranging from singing to crafting, and all attendees are offered a free lunch and refreshments.

Date: Every Wednesday (term time only)
Time: 11am to 12.30pm (choir), 12.30 to 2.30pm (sanctuary)
Location: The Vineyard Community Centre, The Vineyard, TW10 6AQ

VAWG Community Forum

In partnership with Wandsworth Council, organisations working to tackle VAWG are invited to a forum aimed at sharing ideas, collaborating, and ensuring there is a strong coordinated response across the system that supports women and girls at risk of abuse and violence.

Next forum:

Date: Thursday 2 July 2026
Time: 10am to 1pm
Location: Richmond

How to join

If your organisation would like to join the VAWG Community Forum, please email Abi Jonas, VAWG Community Safety Officer, at abi.jonas@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.

White Ribbon Walks

We support the global campaign to encourage people, especially men and boys, to act and change the culture that leads to abuse.

In Richmond upon Thames, we organise walks in our different wards to show solidarity with women and encourage residents to make a stand and call out abusive behaviour.

Everyone who lives, works or studies in the borough is invited to join us on White Ribbon Walks. Look out for further updates.

One Stop Shop

The One Stop Shop is the borough’s weekly drop-in service offering free, discrete support, advice and information concerning domestic abuse, stalking and sexual violence.

Drop-in details:

When: Every Friday
Time: 10am to 12 noon
Location: Citizens Advice, 94-102 High Street, Hampton Hill, TW12 1NY

Up to: Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Updated: 18 June 2026