WDA Newark Sunday 17th June 2018 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 17/06/2018 - 20:47

Fri Spoke to Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 not to go ,informed Alan

Sat 7,45 spoke to Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go ,forecast was for chance of sunny intervals early on with cloud later

Sat 5.00 arrived at yard picked up West Durham,Cockfield and Crook Feds ,arrived at Barton at 8.10 left with 2 wagons and 1 trailer at 9.00 had a diversion at Wakefield arrived on site at 12,30

Sun ,up at 5.30 thick cloud on site ,blue skies approx 10 to 15 miles north
6.30 getting worse on site with forecast for cloud to thicken as day went on ,decided to move north for a slightly later liberation

Left Peterborough at 7.10 arriving at Newark at 8.00 ,weather at Newark sunny intervals ,8,30 darker clouds appearing from the west

8.45 birds liberated in a west south west wind ,birds cleared well ,sunny intervals with a chance of a shower on route

Basket numbers

Crook 13 West Durham 44 Cockfield 22 Consett 41,
Deerness Valley 24 ,Darlington 22 Annfield Plain 27
Tyne Derwent.25 Newcastle 23. Total. 241

Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown