Wakefield 8th April 2018 Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 08/04/2018 - 21:26

Fri. Rang Martin and Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to delay by 24 hours ,due to rain forecast to move up from south for most of day ,informed Alan

Sat rang Martin and Stephen vote was 3 to 0 to go ,forecast was for light cloud most of the day for all the route,informed Alan

Sat 5,10 arrived at yard picked up Deerness Valley,West Durham,Crook and Cockfield,all wagons at Leeming Bar for 9,30

Left Leeming at 10,20 with 4 wagons and trailer arriving on site at 12,00

Sun up at 6,00 blue skies but mist on site,

6,30 full cloud better at home end

9,00 improving on route ,same on site ,full cloud with no sun

10,05 sun out on site

10;15 liberated birds in no wind ,very light north on route ,south variable at home end ,birds cleared very well

Basket numbers

Consett 51, Cockfield 21,Crook 13,Darlington 16
Newcastle 31,Annfield Plain 40,Deerness Valley 35
West Durham 39,Tyne Derwent 25

Total. 271

Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown