Leicester Sat 22nd April 2017 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Mon, 24/04/2017 - 11:31

Fri 7.45 ,rang Martin and Stephen , vote was 2 to 1 to go , Stephen was against going

Fri 5.00 pm arrived at yard set off picking up Deerness Valley , part West Durham , Crook , Cockfield and Darlington ,arriving at Barton at 9.40

Set off with 4 wagons and 2 trailers , had a 45 minute detour because of road closure at Scotch Corner arriving at Leicester for 2.00. , birds watered and opened up by 2.30 , not on actual site due to the gate being locked.
Up at 6.30, sorted out gate and moved onto site ,circus was set up on site so we had to keep clear of them.

6.30 there was 75% low cloud cover , with areas of drizzle between Doncaster and Darlington

9.00 reports that weather was now clearing at Wetherby

9.30 birds liberated in a very light north east wind , with a north variable wind on route, about 200 birds were slow to clear site , all cleared after 7 minutes or so

Set off back dropping off baskets on way

Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown

Basket numbers

Darlington. 27
Cockfield. 42
Crook. 22
Deerness valley 35
Newcastle. 48
Tyne Derwent. 55
Annfield Plain. 53
Sacriston. 51
Consett. 83
West Durham. 76

Total. 492