Eastbourne Sunday 29th May 2016 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 29/05/2016 - 21:53

Thurs 7.45. Rang Martin Wade ,Stephen Meadows vote was 3 to 0 to delay by 24 hours

Thurs. 5.30 pm Alan sent text to emergency committee saying that IF weather committee voted not to go on Friday he would be contacting them to start looking at alternatives

Fri. 7.45 rang Martin Wade ,Alan rang Stephen Meadows vote was 3 to 0 not to go

Fri 8.00 Alan spoke to all on emergency committee vote was 5 to 0 look to go Saturday to Eastbourne to race Sunday ,weather committee would vote Saturday morning regarding weather for Sunday

Sat 7.45 rang Martin Wade ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

Sat 1.30 was collected by wagon at Cockfield pick up ,then picked up West Durham and returned to yard

Set off with 2 wagons and 1 trailer at 3.30 arriving on site by midnight ,birds watered partly opened wagons due to strong wind

Sun 5.30 ,blue skies visibility about 20 miles ,patches of thick cloud and mist on route

7.30 mist and thick cloud becoming patchy from London to Grantham ,with full cloud cover at home end

8.30 birds liberated in north north east wind clearing very well

10,00 Colin Brown ,Durham Combine Convoyer , rang to say he was in Peterborough area still some patches of mist with visibility of 6 to 10 miles

Basket numbers

Crook. 9. , Cockfield 23 , West Durham. 36
Tyne Derwent 28., Sacriston 22, Deerness Valley 22
Darlington. 24 , Consett. 31 , Newcastle 17
Annfield Plain. 18
Total 230

Peter Mathews. Posted by Alan Brown