Fri 7.45 rang Martin ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go
Fri 5.30 arrived at yard picked up West Durham, Crook ,Cockfield, Deerness Valley Feds arriving at Barton at 9.10 ,setting off at 10.30 with 2 wagons
Arrived on site at 1.00 am ,birds watered and opened by 1.30
Sat ,up at 6.45 broken skies with no sun
8.15 sun out
Liberated birds at 9.00 in a south south west wind picking up on route
Set off back at 10.00 dropping off baskets on way
Basket numbers
Deerness Valley. 17
West Durham 20
Cockfield. 8
Crook. 5
Consett. 15
Darlington. 6
Annfield Plain
Sacriston
Newcastle
Tyne Derwent
Total
Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown