Billericay 29th June 2019 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Mon, 01/07/2019 - 13:09

Fri 7.15 rang Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go ,had arranged pick up times to be 1 hour earlier to try and get an early liberation ,weather permitting.

4pm arrived at yard picked up Crook,West Durham,Cockfield and Darlington Feds ,arrived at Barton at 9.00, set off with 2 wagons and 1 trailer at 9.30 arriving on site at 2,15 birds opened up and watered by 2,45
Sat up at 5.30 fog and mist on site 200 yards visibility,poor on route .7.30 improving on site but still not good ,poor Huntingdon to Grantham, 7.50 good on site temperature approx 20C just starting to clear 60 mile up road ,birds up at 8.15 ,put all birds up together as other organisations on site were starting to worry about temperature going up
Basket numbers
Crook 11,Cockfield 21,Consett 38,Deerness Valley 14,West Durham 37,Tyne Derwent 19,Newcastle 20,Annfield Plain 25,
Darlington 19
Total 204

Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown