Fri 7.45 vote was 2 to 1 not to go
Saturday 7.45 vote was 3 to 0 to go
Saturday arrived at yard at 3.00 picked up Cockfield , West Durham,and Crook set off from yard at 5.55 picking up Darlington on the way
Arrived on site at 1.45 ,missed detours on A1 , birds opened up and watered by 2.00
Sunday up at 6.00 visibility was about 500 yards
8.00 mist was clearing from Doncaster area south
9.30 starting to get blue patches in the sky to the north
10.30. Clear from site to Peterborough, and clearing from the east
11.15 good on site ,clear broken skies on route
11.35 birds liberated in no wind ,picking up to strong north east in places , some birds did not clear very well
On way home good all the way to Newark , then hitting some heavy showers
Basket numbers
Cockfield 17,West Durham 36,Consett 29,Deerness Valley 20
Darlington 10, Crook 13,Newcastle 12,Sacriston 14,
Tyne Derwent 23 Annfield Plain 20
Total 194.
Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown