Gien 21st June 2019 Convoyers Report

Tuesday 7.30 vote was 3 to 0 to go
Tuesday. Got picked up by wagon at Cockfield fed centre , picked up West Durham and back to yard.
Left yard to pick up Low Spennymoor for 8.30 and Darlington for 9.00,last pick up at Wetherby for 10.15,
Stop at Peterborough over night, birds watered by 2,00am , setting off for Dover Wednesday morning ,arrived at Dover a problem appeared so we had to stay at Dover until 11.00 pm ferry ,birds were watered twice and fed at 3.00 pm
Thursday arrived at services 1 hour from Gien by 5,30 am birds rewatered ,
7.30 am set off on last leg of journey arriving at Gien at 8.40 ,site is a car park with no facilities,birds rewatered at 9.00 am fed birds and rewatered at 2,30 pm , forecast for Friday very good
Friday up at 4,30 checked waters clear blue skies sun up at 5.10 am birds liberated at 5.30 in a light north west wind
Setting off back at 6.00 am skies very good all way back arrived at yard 10.00 am Saturday
Basket numbers
Crook 2 West Durham 4,Newcastle 2, Tyne Derwent 4;
Annfield Plain 3,Darlington 3,Consett 8,Cockfield 3
Total 29

Peter Mathews posted by ALAN Brown