Thurs. 7,45 rang Martin Wade and Stephen Meadows vote was 3 to 0 to go
5.00 arrived at yard picked up Cockfield and West Durham Feds back to yard for 7.45
Left yard at 9.15 with 2 wagons and 1 trailer
Fri 6.00 arrived just outside Eastbourne put water on baskets ,left at 10.00 arrived on Beachy Head liberation site at 11.30
Put fresh water on to baskets
Birds fed at 3.30 and re watered
Sat 5.00 full cloud cover ,forecast to break by 7.00 ,very good on route with cold wind ,clouds breaking by 7.30
Liberated birds at 7.50 clearing well ,2 birds refused to leave baskets ,Alan notified fed secretary both birds were brought back and returned to owners
Setting off and arrived back at yard for 6.00 pm
Basket numbers
Crook. 10
Cockfield. 23
Wesr Durham 28
Tyne Derwent. 25
Sacriston. 25
Deerness Valley 13
Darlington. 21
Consett. 23
Newcastle. 21
Annfield Plain. 19
Total. 208
Peter Mathews. ,posted by Alan Brown