Wednesday 9 May 1973

'Kerry Thomas is a quiet, reserved 11-year-old and it takes a lot to get her angry.

But when it comes to protecting the soil she walks on and the air she breathes, she is prepared to stand up and speak.

And on Saturday, the young Canvey schoolgirl from St. Agnes Drive will show just how upset she is over the oil war raging on her island when she leads her own children's protest march.'