Roye 19th June 2016 Convoyer Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 19/06/2016 - 21:28

Weather committee decided to go Thursday for Sat

Thurs 5.30 arrived at yard picked up Consett,Cockfield and West Durham back to yard for 8.00

Left yard at 9.00 in one wagon picking up Darlington on way

Fri 5.30 am arrived at Dover ,put water on for birds when in docks , arrived at Roye for 11.00 ,UNC and Durham Combine already on site , water on and opened up .Fed birds at 2.30 and changed all waters

Sat up at 5.00 am full cloud cover on site and on route ,decision made to holdover at 9.30 ,fed birds at 2.30 and changed all waters

Sun up at 5.00 blue skies on site and good weather on route all way ,spoke to other 2 Convoyers on site and all agreed to liberate at 6.00 in no wind

Set off back at 6.30 at yard for 8.30

Basket numbers
Cockfield 7
Consett. 13
Crook 3
West Durham 9
Newcastle. 6
Darlington 7
Annfield Plain 7
Sacriston 8
Tyne Derwent 9
Deerness Valley 5
Total. 74

Also convoyed NNA. 15 baskets

Dan Jenkins ,posted by Alan Brown