Leicester Sunday 28th April 2019 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Tue, 30/04/2019 - 12:31

Fri 7,15 rang Martin and Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to delay for 24 hours

Saturday 7.15 rang Martin and Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

Saturday arrived at yard at 3.30 set off at 5.15 picking up Deerness Valley, Crook Cockfield and West Durham Feds arriving at Leeming Bar at 9.45 ,3 wagons and 2 trailers setting off at 10.40 on site at Leicester at 1.10 birds watered but not opened due to high winds and rain

Sunday up at 5.45 ,70% cloud cover but fresh.

7.00 cloud at 60% forecast for full cloud

Main group liberated at 7.10 a lot not facing the fresh north west wind birds broke into 5 batches some gong well some taking approx 8 minutes to leave site

Consett liberated at 7.30 breaking into 3 batches larger batch clearing well other 2 taking approx 6 minutes to clear

Basket Numbers
Darlington. 32, Tyne Derwent 38,Annfield Plain 45,Crook 18
Cockfield 35 West Durham 63, Deerness Valley 25 Newcastle 37 ,
Consett 77

Total 370

Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown