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General Meeting No.1212.
Tilbury Marshes; Saturday 21st September 1974.
About 14 people turned up for this meeting which
met at the car park by Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury.
One car went to the wrong fort at Tilbury, but
arrived at the right one before the party moved off.
The party went west along the foot of an embankment
which had what looked like old railway sleepers on the
top of it; then turned south and down to the sea wall.
People then split up singly and into small groups and
wandered on the salt marsh on the other side of the
Sea Wall towards Coalhouse Fort. As we drew nearer the
Fort it started raining lightly. After looking at plants
growing around a pond near the party returned to their
cars for lunch. It rained heavily while having lunch.
After lunch it was decided not to go out on the marshes
again because of the rain. Instead we looked at the
Church and Churchyard on the opposite side of the road
to the car park. In the Church it was pleasant to see
the Rector helping to decorate for Harvest Thanks-
giving.
The meeting broke up earlier than usual because it
was such a wet afternoon.
Interesting plants seen during the day included the
Sea Milkwort, Sea Arrow Grass, Bucks Horn Plantain
and Wild Sage.