Convoyers Report Wakefield/ Wetherby Tuesday 31st July 2018

Submitted by A Brown on Wed, 01/08/2018 - 07:58

Fri vote was 3 to 0 not to go
Sat vote was 3 to 0 not to go
Sun vote was 3 to 0 not to go
Mon vote was 3 to 0 to go forecast was for rain moving through overnight clearing , south west winds increasing as day goes on

Wakefield ,Peter Mathews
4.45 arrived at yard picked up Crook West Durham,Cockfield Feds,wagons met at Barton ,left Barton at 10, on site by 11.30 birds watered and opened up by 12
Up at 6.30 full cloud cover on site brighter to west ,7,30 skies breaking 3Cs liberated at 8.15 clearing well for YBS
2nd group liberated at 8.35 clearing Ok but not as good as first group ,south west wind
Baskets
Crook 13,Cockfield 21,Consett 34,Deerness Valley 19,West Durham 36 Darlington 19
Total 141

Wetherby Dan Jenkins
Arrived on site at 9,45 birds watered and opened up by 10
Up at 6.15 full cloud cover on site ,brighter looking north
7,15 skies starting to break
Birds liberated at 8.00 in south west wind ,clearing well
Baskets
Newcastle 30,Tyne Derwent 25 Annfield Plain 29
Total 84
Posted by Alan Brown