Wakefield 1 30th July 2016 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sat, 30/07/2016 - 16:02

Fri 7.45 rang Martin Wade ,Alan rang Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go

Fri 5.30 arrived at yard set off picking up West Durham ,Deerness Valley arriving at Barton at 9.45 ,left for race point at 10.55 with 4 wagons

Arrived at Wakefield at 12.35 ,birds opened up and watered by 1.00 am

Sat 6.30 full cloud cover

7.00 broken skies

9.00 Birds liberated in a cool west north west wind ,all birds cleared site within 1 minute

Set off back at 9,45 dropping off West Durham and Deerness Valley baskets

Basket numbers

West Durham 53
Deerness Valley. 27
Cockfield. 26
Crook. 13
Darlington. 22
Consett. 46
Tyne Derwent. 27
Annfield Plain
Sacriston.
Newcastle

Peter Mathews ,posted by Alan Brown