Leicester Saturday 26th Aud 2017 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sat, 26/08/2017 - 19:09

Fri ,rang Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go

Fri 6.00 ,arrived at yard picked up West Durham,Cockfield,and Crook arrived at Leeming for 9.20

Setting off at 10.10 with 4 wagons and 1 trailer on site for 1.00 ,birds watered and opened up by 1.20

Sat ,up at 5.50 , full cloud cover on site

8.30 full cloud cover on site blue skies looking north

Decided to liberate at 9.30 , whilst cutting strings 3 or 4 birds escaped from a basket ,so decision was made to liberate at once ,so birds were liberated at 9.25 in no wind

Informed Alan Brown of what had happened , because of this I was unable to Video the liberation

Basket numbers

Cockfield 30, Crook 16,West Durham 50,Darlington 18
Consett 51,Newcastle 25,Tyne Derwent 34,Sacriston 33
Annfield Plain 40, Deerness Valley 28

Total. 325

Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown