Roye National Convoyers Report

Submitted by A Brown on Sun, 07/07/2019 - 07:10

Thursday spoke to Stephen and Martin vote was 3 to 0 to go
5 pm went to yard picked up Cockfield and West Durham then back to yard,loaded baskets onto trailer ,setting off at 8.15 with 1 wagon and trailer picking up Darlington on the way,
Arrived at docks at 3.20 ,watered birds ,went on 4.20 ferry and arrived on site at 9.00am ,birds rewatered by 9.30 ,birds fed and watered at 4.30 pm
Saturday up at 4.45 ,blue sky on site but rain in England moving south forecast to break up
Liberated birds at 6.35 in a light north west wind ,birds clearing well ., some Belgium liberations on site which restricted time slots

Basket Numbers and birds
Crook 5/74 Newcastle 6 /113 , Tyne Derwent 9/172
Consett 14/225. Cockfield 10/184 Annfield Plain 9/154
Darlington 7/114 West Durham 12/226 Deerness Valley 4/52

Total baskets 76
Peter Mathews posted by Alan Brown