Trip to Joiners Square / Trent Vale 27-03-2015

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Blurton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
60205	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Trent Vale, opp Chubb Way (Unmarked)	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going for tea in Trent Vale but not before he spent the day with his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and juice for breakfast. The bus turned up and it was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Blurton

We set off onto the A5035 and headed towards Trentham. We turned into New Inn Lane and then into Pacific Drive. Once we had picked up another service user we headed back onto New Inn Lane and the A5035. We headed along into Blurton and we turned into church Road. We carried on into Blurton Road and across the A50. We went through Heron Cross and onto Heron Street. Having crossed the railway line we turned left onto Christchurch Street and to our destination. In the morning Matthew went into the sensory and spent time using a computer. We went to fetch dinner from the chip shop. For dinner he had sausage chips and gravy from the chips shop. After dinner we went to the pub. We went in a car. We went onto City Road and down to the A52. We went passed the railway station and forward to Joiners Square. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we reached our destination. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. We then saw First Potteries 63171 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63171 in Joiners Square

This was followed by First Potteries 63180 on a #6B to Hanley.

First Potteries 63180 in Joiners Square

When it was time to return we got back in the car. We joined the A52 and went past the railway station and onto City Road. We turned towards Stoke and joined the Southbound A500. We did the A500 to Sideway and then went East along the A50 to Heron Cross. At Heron Cross we joined onto Blurton Road. We continued onto Church Road and then right onto the A5035. We turned into Magdalen Road and we reached our destination, getting back around 15:00. Matthew had some toast and a glass of Cherryade whilst we waited for it to be the right time to set off for the bus. We were catching the 16:07 today, which I had viewed earlier and was booked to be First Potteries 60205. We set off just before 16:00 and we walked all the way to the stop on Magdalen Road. Just after 16:00 we saw School's Out YG58 WFS heading into Blurton. We carried on to the pub and mum was already waiting for us.

School's Out YG58 WFS in Blurton

The bus was around 10 minutes late today... It turned the corner and it was First Potteries 60205 as expected.

First Potteries 60205 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Harpfields Road. We sat down near to the back of the bus and the bus set off onto the A5035. Just after we turned right we passed First Potteries 60068 on the Dresden bound #22 service. We continued West and into Trentham and we turned into New Inn Lane. We passed First Potteries 60072 on the #22 short near to the man in Space pub and we continued into Hanford. We passed First Potteries 41496 on a #21 service to Pacific Drive followed by First Potteries 53122 on a #21A to the Trentham Hotel. We joined the A34 and we went under the A500 and into Trent Vale. We turned right into Harpfields Road and we got off the bus. Matthew got another picture of First Potteries 60205 as it carried on towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 60205 in Trent Vale

We walked onto the A34 and immediately we saw First Potteries 65036 on a Stafford bound #101 service.

First Potteries 65036 in Trent Vale

We carried on walking to the pub and mum was already waiting for us. Matthew had a brunch with bread and butter followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses were Bennetts A7 BNT / A12 BNT and Stanton's of Stoke LG05 BCL. After we had finished eating we went out to the car. We called Uncle Dave and we went to pick him up. We drove along the A34 and onto and A500. We went East on the A50 and going into Heron Cross before we headed into Fenton. After we had picked up uncle Dave, we headed up to Heron Cross and through Blurton. We paused at the doctors on Ripon Road and we saw the evening #22A with First Potteries 53405. We carried on down Finstock Avenue getting home around 17:50. Matthew then chilled out watching bus videos and using his computer before bedtime around 00:00... Mark