Fri ,spoke to Stephen,Alan spoke to Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go
Fri 5.15 arrived at yard picked up Deerness Valley, West Durham,Cockfield Feds plus Richmond ,spoke to UNC convoyer and agreed a liberation time ,arrived at Leeming at 9.45 ,set off at 10.45 with 3 wagons and 1 trailer arrived on site at 1.50 ,birds watered and opened up by 2.15
Sat up at 5.30 UNC on site ,cloudless skies
Birds liberated at 6.45 to try and avoid high temperatures
Basket numbers
Crook. 15, Consett 48,Cockfield 28,Darlington 22,
Deerness Valley 28, Sacriston 31, Annfield Plain 37
Newcastle 26.Tyne Derwent 28,West Durham 46
Total. 309
Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown