Help women, girls and the LGBTQIA+ community feel safer using public transport

Join Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) paid focus group and share your experiences of using the Bee Network. Calico is working together with TfGM to develop a virtual reality (VR) training tool aimed at helping address gendered violence on public transport.

Calico is inviting women, girls and the LGBTQIA+ community aged 18+ to take part in focus groups to share their experiences using the Bee Network. Apply to take part and if you’re chosen, you’ll receive £50 for your travel and time.

Calico is an award-winning social enterprise that uses creativity to combat gendered violence. Using creativity, Calico helps people to see differently, think differently, and act differently. They bring virtual reality, short films and live theatre into unusual places, like police training rooms, schools, the House of Commons or public spaces. They connect people with lived-experience to the policymakers.

When – Various times between 13th – 16th July 2026 
Where – Transport for Greater Manchester, 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BG
Deadline to apply – 5th July 2026, 11pm

Complete the application form here