Thursday 7.45 rang Martin and Stephen ,vote was 3 to 0 to go ,informed Alan
Thurs 6.15 went to yard picked up Cockfield,West Durham and back to yard , ,leaving at 9.15 with 1 wagon and trailer,collecting Darlington on way
Arrived at Dover for 5.00 ,sailed on the 5.40 ferry ,getting on site for 7.45 ,birds watered and opened up by 8.15
Fed birds at 3.30,noticed that birds did not eat a lot ,put that down to temperature
Sat ,up at 4.00 am cloudless skies ,sun up at 5.00 ,wind south east, liberated birds at 5.30 in a south west wind picking up on route ,thunder showers forecast for afternoon at home end ,a band of rain coming up behind the birds on route
Set off back sailed on 9.40 ferry
Basket numbers
Consett 25. Cockfield 11. Crook 7. Annfield Plain 15
Sacriston 14. Deerness Valley 12 Tyne Derwent 24
West Durham 21. Newcastle12 Darlington 9
Peter Mathews,posted by Alan Brown