ARRAS CONVOYERS report

Thurs,7.45 rang s,meadows,m,wade and Alan brown,vote 3-0 to go,
5.30, went to yard,picking wagon up then off to cockfield, and west durham feds, back to yard to put trailor on,setting off at,8.30 pm ,picking up Darlington fed up.ariving at dover for 3,45.watering the birds.
FRI.,arriving on site for 8 am.birds rewatered and opened up by 8.30 am.
SAT. Up at 5.20,rang coast guard channel only 3 mile vis. Full cloud on site.8am channel ok but on site not clearing.9am breaking on site BELGS ON SITE LIBBED AT 9 AND 9.10,WITH Y/Bs.NOT CLEARING VERY WELLBIRDS HELD OVER. ENGLISH LIB AT SITE AT 9.45,AGAIN NOT CLEARING WELL .
BIRDS REWATERED,TOOK 20 5 GALLON DRUMS OF WATER,FILLEDANOTHER 14 FROM FIRE HYDRANT. BIRDS FED AND REWATERED BY 4PM.
SUNDAY.UP AT 5AM CLOUDLESS ON SITE LOW LYING MIST IN FRONT ,CHANNEL GOOD,MIST BURNING BACK WITH SUN UP AT 6.10,CLEARING WELL BY 7AM,BIRDS UP AT 7AM LIGHT WSW TURNING WNW ON ROUTE, HIGH TEMPS IN ENGLAND.ON WAY BACK,WAGON TEMP GAUGE WAS SHOWING 32 DEGREES C. STILL 26 AT 7PM. PETER MATTHEWS