# Hestia launches ‘Safe Spaces’ billboard campaign this winter

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/01/11/hestia-launches-safe-spaces-billboard-campaign-this-winter/
- Published: 2026-01-11T19:44:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Crisis support charity Hestia has launched a national billboard campaign to encourage
domestic abuse victim-survivors to use ‘Safe Spaces’ this winter, noting that charities
and police often report increased incidents during winter months.**

The campaign, made possible by the **JCDecaux Community Channel** and creative agency**
Toaster**, appears on billboards and highlights the different forms and escalating
risks of domestic abuse.

The Safe Spaces scheme, launched by Hestia as part of its _UK Says No More_ campaign,
involves asking a member of staff at participating high street banks and pharmacies
for discreet access to a private room with communication devices.

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Organisations taking part include** **AIB (NI), Boots, Cooperative Bank, Medicare,
Metro Bank, Morrisons, Nationwide, NatWest, Progressive Building Society, Royal 
Bank of Scotland, Santander, TSB, and Ulster Bank.

There are currently over **4,400 Safe Spaces **on UK high streets.

The [Hestia](https://www.hestia.org/safe) billboard campaign will run across the
UK, including London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester.

![Hestia 'Find a Safe Space' digital billboard campaign](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2026/01/hestia-find-a-safe-space-digital-billboard-20251231_130118.jpg)

_Image: Hestia_

**Patrick Ryan**, Chief Executive at Hestia, emphasised that [winter is a dangerous time for those experiencing domestic abuse](http://about.hsbc.co.uk/news-and-media/hsbc-uk-sees-winter-increase-in-domestic-abuse-victims-using-branch-safe-spaces)
due to increased isolation and risk, making the promotion of Safe Spaces crucial.

Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign includes “No More Week 2026,” scheduled for March
4–10 2026.

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