Convoying report Wakefield Sat 9th April 2016

Submitted by A Brown on Sat, 09/04/2016 - 19:18

Fri 7.45 am ,rang Alan Brown and Martin Wade ,Alan rang Stephen Meadows vote was 3 to 0 to go

5.45 pm arrived at yard set off and picked up Consett Fed,arrived at Barton for 10.20

Left Barton with 5 wagons arrived at Wakefield at 12.40 ,all birds watered and opened up by 1.10

Sat 7.00 am full cloud cover with spots of rain,

8.00 skies breaking from west ,similar on route,

9.10 sun shining

Birds liberated at 9.30 in a west north west wind ,clearing well

Back at Barton for 12.05

Baskets

Crook. 16
Cockfield. 32
Deerness Valley. 40
West Durham. 68
Sacriston. 52
Darlington. 20
Consett. 75
Annfield Plain. 45
Newcastle. 50
Tyne Derwent. 44

Total. 442

Report by Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown

Just like to say well done to everyone ,weather committee ,drivers and helpers ,

Alan Brown