Roye 10th July 2016 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 11:07

Thursday rang Alan and Martin Wade ,Alan had rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

7.30 I was picked up at Cockfield centre ,then picked up West Durham ,back to yard ,sorted wagons and left in 1 wagon at 10 to go to Roye picking up Darlington on way

Arrived at Dover for 5.00 ,birds watered

Arrived on site at 10.30 birds watered ,fed at 4.00

Sat 5.00 am cloud on site,heavy rain band across northern England ,birds held over,birds water changed at 8.00 am fed at 4.00

Sunday 5.00 am forecast for showers after dinner Midlands plus home end ,France broken skies ,birds liberated at 6.25 ,back in England by 1.00 rang Peterborough area said they had showers from mid morning ,heavy at times but plenty of sun between

Basket numbers
Cockfield. 7
West Durham. 14
Newcastle. 6
Tyne Derwent. 9
Annfield Plain. 9
Sacriston. 10
Deerness Valley 7
Crook. 4
Darlington. 8
Consett. 11

Total. 85

Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown