Trip to Joiners Square / Trent Vale 20-11-2015

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Blurton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Joiners Square	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Joiners Square	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
42894	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Trent Vale, opp Chubb Way (Unmarked)	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to the pub for his tea, but not before he had been to his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Just before 09:00 his transport to his day service turned up and it was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We got on the bus and the bus set off onto the A5035. We went over the railway line into Trentham before turning at New Inn Lane. We turned into Pacific Drive and we picked up another service user before going back onto New Inn Lane. We returned along A5035 before turning left into Church Road and forwards onto Blurton Road and we carried on to Heron Cross. We turned right to go through the traffic lights and onto Heron Street. After crossing over the railway we turned left onto Christchurch Street before reaching 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. In the afternoon we went to the pub in a Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

We set off onto Glebedale Road and then left onto City Road. We went down city road and at the bottom we turned left onto the A52. We went past the railway station and the University and onto to Joiners Square. At the roundabout we turned left onto Lichfield Street and to our destination. Matthew went to the toilet and had a drink of Coke. Highlights of the bus sighting included Bostock's coach YXI 7923 heading towards Fenton.

Bostocks YXI 7923 in Joiners Square

Matthew listened to the jukebox and heard tracks from Eagles, Black Lace and Glen Campbell. When it was time to go we climbed back aboard Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX and we went down Palmeston Street and right onto the A52. At the roundabout we turned left onto Victoria Road. On Victoria Road we went to the top turning sharp right onto City Road. We turned left into Glebedale Road and to our destination. After a brief stop at the day centre, we got on the bus home which today was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and forwards onto Station Bridge Road and Heron Street. In Heron Cross we went straight across onto Blurton Road and over the A50. We carried on into Blurton along Blurton Road and forward onto Church Road. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Road getting home just before 15:00. When Matthew got home he had toast and orangeade whilst we waited for time before we went out. Today we decided to go on the 16:30 service towards Newcastle. We set off around 16:15 we walked to the stop all the way over on Magdalen Road. We stood at the stop and sure enough a few minutes later and bang on time we saw dud First Potteries 42894.

First Potteries 42894 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Harpfields Road. We sat down and the bus set off onto the A5035. We passed two Z Carz minibuses... These were Z Carz LG09 WPE & PY08 KDX. We crossed the railway line into Trentham and we turned right onto New Inn Lane. We entered Hanford and we went down Church Lane. Near to the bottom we passed First Potteries 53064 on a #21A to Trentham Gardens, First Potteries 53058 on a #21 to Trentham and First Potteries 42553 on a #22 to Longton. We joined the A34 and we went under the A500 into Trent Vale. As we passed the Michelin we saw Paul's of Stoke M41 KCU going Southwards. when we got to Harpfields Road we turned right and we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 42894 as it carried on towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 42894 in Trent Vale

As we walked onto the A34 and we saw a bus in the distance. We waited for it to come towards us and we saw that it was First Potteries 65039 on a #10 to Stafford.

First Potteries 65039 in Trent Vale

A few minutes later mum arrived into the car park from the North. We walked with mum into the pub and we sat down near to window... 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 ABC Supreme P881 RND on a staff shuttle, an unidentified National Express coach on a Southbound #540 service and Alfa 73 going Northwards. After we had finished eating we went to the car and Matthew called uncle Dave to tell him we were on the way. We saw ABC Supreme BV51 BNZ going Northwards towards the hospital. We set off down the A34 and we went onto the Northbound A500. At Sideway we went Eastwards on the A50. We headed though Heron Cross and into Fenton. After picking uncle Dave up we went back up to Heron Cross and over the A50 into Blurton. We travelled through Blurton along Blurton Road and Church Road. We turned into Beaconsfield Drive and we got home just after 18:00. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 00:00... Mark