Wakefield 29th July 2017 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sat, 29/07/2017 - 19:21

Fri rang Stephen ,Martin was on holiday ,Alan voted ,vote was 3 to 0 to go

Fri 5.45 arrived at yard , picked up Crook,West Durham, Cockfield,Feds ,arrived at Leeming at 9.00

Left with 4 wagons at 10.00 arrived on site at 11.30 ,birds opened up and watered by 12.00

Sat, up at 6.15 ,good clear blue skies ,black clouds and rain on route, spoke to Durham Combine and Up North Combine to check on proposed times ,agreed to go at 9.10 , however UNC changed 1 liberation time so I agreed to go at 9.00

Birds liberated at 9.00 in a south west wind, clearing well

Set off back at 9.30 ,back in yard for 12.30

Basket numbers ,

Consett. 14, Crook. 10, Cockfield 17,Sacriston 26,
Deerness Valley 22, Darlington 11 West Durham 31
Tyne Derwent 24, Annfield Plain 29. Newcastle 10

Total. 194

Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown