Fri ,rang Alan vote was 3 to 0 to go
Fri 5pm arrived at yard set off picking up Deerness Valley , West Durham and Darlington Feds ,arriving at Barton at 10,00
Left Barton at 11.15 with 4 wagons and 2 trailers ,arriving on site at 2.30 ,birds watered and opened up by 3.00
Sat up at 6.20 ,blue skies and frost
Liberated at 8.30 in a light west north west wind
Setting off at 11.40 back at Barton at 3.00
Basket numbers
Crook. 14
Cockfield. 38
Deerness Valley. 35
West Durham. 70
Tyne Derwent. 48
Sacriston. 46
Darlington. 32
Consett. 73
Annfield Plain. 49
Newcastle. 44
Total. 449
Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown