Ealing Festival Goers Give Climate and Nature as Top Priorities
Friends of the Earth surveys show consistent pattern
Ealing Friends of the Earth stall at Hanwell Carnival, Elthorne Park
. Picture: Ealing FoE
June 25, 2026
A series of recent community events has revealed that people in Ealing place the highest importance on a stable climate and the protection of nature and wild spaces, according to feedback gathered by Ealing Friends of the Earth.
Volunteers from the group asked residents to choose which environmental issues mattered most to them from a list of six options. Across three events — the Boston Manor Park Nature Festival on 23 May, the Questors Community Festival on 30 May and the Hanwell Carnival on 20 June — the same pattern emerged. Climate stability and access to nature were the most frequently selected priorities, followed by clean air, safe streets, food quality and security, and energy independence.
Donald Power, speaking for Ealing Friends of the Earth, said the responses reflected growing concern about the effects of climate change and the pressures facing natural habitats. He pointed to the impact of fossil fuel use on rising temperatures and extreme weather, and the wider environmental damage caused by pollution, deforestation and chemical waste.
“We need nature,” he said. “But forests, oceans and wildlife are suffering from dumped waste, toxic chemicals, deforestation and climate change.”
Power added that he hoped the next government would keep climate issues at the forefront of national policy, noting that the effects of a warming climate are already being felt locally and globally.
The group’s informal survey forms part of its ongoing engagement work at community events, aimed at understanding local concerns and encouraging residents to discuss environmental issues. While not a scientific poll, the findings suggest that climate change and the protection of green spaces remain central concerns for many people in the borough.
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