Peterborough Sun 17th July 2016 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 17/07/2016 - 20:56

Fri 7.45 Alan rang Stephen ,I rang Martin vote to delay race was 2 to 1 ,Martin voted to go ,forecast was for heavy cloud and showers at Racepoint

Sat 8.00 rang Martin ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

12.30 picked up wagon ,picked up Deerness Valley ,West Durham and Darlington Feds arrived at Catterick for 6.00

Left at 7.45 with 2 wagons and 1 trailer arrived on site at 10.35 opened up and watered by 11.05 noticed that birds were very thirsty when watered.

Sun ,up at 5.45 full cloud cover on site
6.45 skies breaking

Birds liberated at 7.30 in a light west wind picking up on route

Setting off back at 8,00 dropped off baskets and back in yard by 2.30

Basket Numbers

Crook 11
Cockfield. 20
Consett. 29
Darlington. 18
Deerness Valley 18
Tyne Derwent. 20
Sacriston. 18
Annfield Plain. 23
Newcastle. 17
West Durham. 41

Total. 215

Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown