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Who Are We?

We are Wanstead Climate Action (WCA), a friendly local group who came together in 2019 over shared concerns about the climate and ecological emergency. Our central aim is to raise awareness of the urgent need to reduce carbon pollution to zero and stop human-caused global heating. We do this through campaigning, political outreach, peaceful protest, and promoting ideas and resources which help us all make effective changes in our own lives. Please check out some of the things we’re doing, and join us to make positive change.

Since 2024 we have been part of the Friends of the Earth group network.

People’s Emergency Briefing, Weds 3 June

“It’s eye-opening, goggle-box style science, but with normal people.”

WCA held a community screening and discussion of the People’s Emergency Briefing film on Wednesday 3rd June, 7.00pm at Wanstead Library. The film explores how, without urgent action on climate & nature, the UK’s public health, food security and economy are threatened. Please help publicise with community groups and tell your friends and neighbours.

2026 Repair Cafés

Following on from our first pilot Café in October 2024, Christ Church parish partnered with Wanstead Climate Action to host four Repair Cafés in Wanstead a year. The next is on Saturday 14th November 2026 from 10.30-1pm at Christ Church Hall, Wanstead. This is the chance to fix clothes and gadgets that have been hanging around while you decide what to do with them. Remember ‘repair’ comes before ‘recycle’! (Except in the dictionary but even there ‘repair’ is before ‘throw away’!)

For more details about what can and cannot be repaired, please see here. This is the result of an earlier event, over 2 tCO₂ saved:

There are also Repair Cafés at Ilford Library delivered by Transition Town Ilford on alternate Saturdays, and quarterly Repair Cafés in South Woodford.

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Current events

• Sat 3 October & 5 December. Climate listening circle.
• International Repair Day. Join WCA at Wanstead Library on Saturday 17th October 2pm til 4pm.
• 9-20 Nov COP 31, Antalya, Turkey. Climate justice marches in London. Pre-COP in Fiji in October; also preceded by Lancet Countdown report on climate and health, Global Carbon Budget, Emissions Gap Report, and Bioscience‘s State of the Climate.
• Sat 14 Nov, Repair café.
• News from Nowhere Club in Leytonstone already has its 2026 programme. Nov & Dec 2026 events may be of particular interest. Also towards Leyton, check women’s creative nature-based workshops in 2026.
• If this diary is outdated, see an explanation and some even older items. Various actions may be listed on our Action Network page.

Past events

• Wed 9 July 2025 Climate Coalition mass lobbying of MPs; we were there. Also from Sat 18 October, Stop Rosebank pickets in Whitehall and rally on 20 Nov. Mon 19 Jan 2026 WCA meeting, talking trees and ecology with Peter Marshall, Redbridge’s tree expert. Thu 22 Jan, Ilford Town Hall. Redbridge council declare a nature emergency – Photo op/demonstration outside and deputation inside. Tues 5 May, Wanstead Library. Environmental hustings for local elections. 3 June saw our well-attended screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing.

Welcome wildlife into your garden

You may have already had a poster through your door explaining how gardeners can support biodiversity. Please let us know if you want to dsiplay or distribute one or more. See also the Pesticide Free Redbridge campaign.

Action in Redbridge

Demanding emissions reductions needed for a fair transition in Redbridge have been calculated by researchers from the Tyndall Centre; Friends of the Earth has a checklist of council actions; and action can also be judged against scorecards. We continue to support complete divestment of the pension fund from fossil fuels, for a pesticide-free borough and more opportunities for active travel, among other things. Redbridge Climate Forum is approximately twice a year (as of 2025 revising the climate action plan). We work with Redbridge promoting a nature recovery pledge.