Unikon Maidstone National Saturday 1st June 2019 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 02/06/2019 - 12:45

Fri 7,20 rang Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go
Fri 4,20 went to yard picked up Crook, Cockfield,West Durham and Darlington Feds then down to Barton , left Barton at 8,20 with 2 wagons and 1 trailer arriving on site at 2.15, birds watered and opened up

Saturday up at 6,30 gates opened at 7.00 on liberation site by 7.05 approx 150 yards ,mist on site clear by 7.30 am , birds liberated at 8.10 in a light south wind stronger south west wind on route
9.20 am rain radar showing band of rain in Wales,10 am rain moving fast across to Nottingham area, 11 am rain moving up to Doncaster area and further east, then moving north in front of birds ,birds would hit rain in Wetherby area by then a band of rain from near Pickering over to Manchester approx 15 miles deep

Basket numbers
Crook 12,Cockfield 24,Consett 39, West Durham 48,
Darlington 25, Deerness Valley 16
Tyne Derwent. Newcastle

Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown