Fri 7.45 rang Martin and Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go
Fri 4.15 arrived at yard picked up Deerness Valley , West Durham,Cockfield,Crook and Darlington , travelled down with 2 wagons and 2 trailers,arrived on site at 2.15, birds opened up and watered
Sat up at 6.00 full cloud cover on site plus most of way home
9.00 staring to get brighter on route
10.00 skies clearing ,starting to become white cloud
10.30 Liberated birds in a north north west wind turning west on route
Setting off back at 11.45
Basket numbers
Crook 11 Cockfield 18,Consett 36,Darlington 15, Sacriston 19
West Durham 29, Tyne Derwent 16,Annfield Plain 30
Newcastle 16
Total 209
Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown