Editing Rugby, Warwickshire (section)

==Culture and recreation==
The largest general purpose venue in Rugby is the [[Benn Hall]] which opened in 1961 as part of the town hall complex,<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – BENN Hall |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10041/benn_hall |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> Rugby has two [[theatre]]s, a professional theatre, the [[Macready Theatre]], and the amateur [[Rugby Theatre]], both in the town centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – Rugby Theatre |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10063/rugby_theatre |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> A nine-screen cinema run by [[Cineworld]] is located at a retail park north of the town centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – Cineworld Rugby |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10045/cineworld_rugby |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Rugby Art Gallery, Museum & Library (2) 10.21.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Rugby Art Gallery, Museum and Library]]]]
The [[Rugby Art Gallery, Museum and Library]] which opened in 2000, hosts various temporary art exhibitions. The main collection, which is not on permanent display, is the nationally-renowned Rugby Collection of 20th Century and Contemporary British Art, which comprises 170 artworks by artists including [[L. S. Lowry]], [[Stanley Spencer]], [[Paula Rego]] and [[Graham Sutherland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections |url=https://www.artuk.org/visit/collection/rugby-art-gallery-and-museum-art-collections-1084 |publisher=Art UK |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> The museum displays Roman artefacts excavated from the nearby Romano-British town of [[Tripontium]], as well as an exhibition of the social history of Rugby. The building also houses the town's library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – Rugby Art Gallery and Museum |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10061/rugby_art_gallery_and_museum |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

The [[Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum]] also in the town centre also hosts rugby memorabilia.

The poet [[Rupert Brooke]] was born and grew up in Rugby, and is commemorated in the town by a statue in Regent Place.<ref>{{cite web |title=RUPERT BROOKE Poet from Rugby |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/rupert-brooke |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref>

In the 1960s, Clifton Hall at Rugby was owned by the music manager [[Reginald Calvert]] and became a centre of the Midlands rock music scene, with a number of Midlands bands such as [[The Fortunes]], and the local band [[Pinkerton's Assorted Colours]] starting their careers there.<ref>{{cite news |title=Backbeat: Stars out for Clifton Hall 50-year reunion party |date=31 May 2012 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle/nostalgia/backbeat-stars-out-clifton-hall-3025674 |work=Coventry Telegraph |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> In the 1980s the influential rock band [[Spacemen 3]] was formed in Rugby by the local musicians [[Jason Pierce]] and [[Pete Kember]]. Following its demise in 1991, both musicians went on to form successful subsequent projects; Pierce formed the critically acclaimed band [[Spiritualized]] and Kember continued performing under the names [[Peter Kember|Sonic Boom/Spectrum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Spacemen 3 Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/spacemen-3-mn0000005251/biography |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref> Other notable musical acts to emerge from Rugby include the 1970s pop band [[Jigsaw (British band)|Jigsaw]] which was formed by musicians from Rugby and Coventry,<ref>{{cite news |title=Flashback: Remembering Coventry band Jigsaw |date=13 April 2016 |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/flashback-remembering-coventry-band-jigsaw-11178790 |work=Coventry Telegraph |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jigsaw Biography by Timothy Monger |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jigsaw-mn0001032454/biography |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> the 2000s singer-songwriter [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]], and more recently [[Emily Burns]].<ref name="wom">{{cite web |title=PREMIERE: EMILY BURNS – "MY TOWN" |date=26 September 2019 |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/09/26/premiere-emily-burns/ |publisher=Wonderland Magazine |access-date=6 July 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708032431/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/09/26/premiere-emily-burns/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are two large [[urban park]]s in the town centre, one is [[Caldecott Park]] alongside the town hall,<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – Caldecott Park |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10043/caldecott_park |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> and on the edge of the town centre is the [[Whitehall Recreation Ground]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Directory of attractions – Whitehall Recreation Ground |url=https://www.therugbytown.co.uk/directory_record/10076/whitehall_recreation_ground |publisher=The Rugby Town |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>

Rugby has an indoor [[leisure centre]], the ''Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre'' which opened in 2013, replacing the older ''Ken Marriott Leisure Centre'', it is run by GLL a charitable social enterprise on behalf of the local council.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre in Rugby opens to public |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23884376 |work=BBC News |access-date=28 January 2019 |date=31 August 2013}}</ref>

===Sport===
[[File:Rugby School, Rugby match (1) 3.23.jpg|thumb|Game of Rugby being played on 'The Close' at [[Rugby School]], where the game was invented.]]
*Rugby has a number of [[rugby union]] teams including; the [[Rugby Lions]], Rugby Welsh, Rugby St. Andrews RFC, [[Newbold-on-Avon RFC]], AEI (Rugby) Rugby Football Club and Old Laurentian RFC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Union |url=https://www.rugby.gov.uk/directory/37/sports_clubs_and_organisations/category/158 |publisher=Rugby Borough Council |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref>
*Rugby has two non-league [[Association football|football]] clubs, [[Rugby Town F.C.]], who play in the [[United Counties League]] Premier Division, and [[Rugby Borough F.C.]], formed in 2017, who were [[Leicestershire Senior League]] Division One Champions in 2017–18. Rugby also has an established Sunday League setup, featuring 24 teams and promoting positive grassroots football in the area. The [[Rugby & District Sunday League]] has three divisions and numerous cup competitions, with cup finals held at [[Rugby Town F.C.]]. Many teams such as [[Rugby Rovers]] &  [[AFC Rugby]] support local charity [[OurJay Foundation]] featuring their logo on team kits.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
*There are two [[golf course]]s near the town: Rugby Golf Club to the East, and Whitefields Golf Club to the South West.
* The Rugby Lawn [[Tennis]] Club, is one of the oldest in the world, having been established in 1876.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Lawn Tennis Club |url=https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/rugbylawntennisclub |publisher=Rugby Lawn Tennis Club |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
*Rugby's [[artistic swimming|Artistic Swimming]] Club is competitive on a regional and national level.<ref>{{cite news |title="We were quite a small club, we had about 25 swimmers - now we're competitive at every age group nationally." |url=https://coventryobserver.co.uk/sport/we-were-quite-a-small-club-we-had-about-25-swimmers-now-were-competitive-at-every-age-group-nationally/ |work=Coventry Observer |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref>