Ealing (Parliament Politics Magazine) – East Acton Primary pupils in Ealing earned third place in the Mini Warriors category at London Eco Champion Awards 2025, recognised for climate action work.
On Monday, November 24, 2025, the Eco soldiers Aaliyah, Kairo, Rylie, and Mattia were recognized at a ceremony held at King’s Place. Orders were given to them on stage, along with tickets for an animal experience at Kentish Town City Farm and Active Play at the Sobell Center.
The London Clean Air Initiative, which organized the awards, stated that the scholars had demonstrated a remarkable fidelity to climate education and community involvement.
The group’s Cut Your Carbon crusade, which prompted the academy community to embrace low-carbon practices and cut back on energy use, was shortlisted.
They held assemblies to help youngish scholars comprehend climate wisdom, made educational shows, and published bills reminding peers to turn off lights and electronics. They supported the school’s bottle top recycling program and expanded their efforts to families through an after-school challenge stall.
Leo’s Animal Planet took first place in this year’s Mini Warriors category, followed by Seaweed Warriors from Hampden Gurney C of E Primary School.
David Mooney, CEO of the London Wildlife Trust; Bethany Thomas, head of sustainability at Allianz; Sophia Kesteven, partnerships manager at Octopus Energy; and Dr. Gary Fuller, an expert on air pollution from Imperial College London, was among the judges.
What funding sources support pupil-led litter reduction initiatives?
The UK Government’s Litter Innovation Fund, which awarded nearly £125,000 in its first round to systems diving littering across Britain. subventions of over to £10,000 are available for original community groups, charities, and educational institutions to develop innovative results, including systems led by young people.
The NSW( Australia) Government’s Litter Prevention subventions Program, which has allocated up to $10 million over several times, including specific aqueducts funding community- led systems designed to help waste and make capacity among original groups. These subventions support developing strategic plans, conducting checkups, and community engagement conditioning.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, which provides match- backing and supports original authority- grounded systems, frequently in cooperation with environmental charities or youth groups, for long- term waste forestallment and education programs.