Trip to Fenton / Abbey Hulton 23-06-2016

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Benitlee	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Abbey Hulton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Abbey Hulton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in respite and he was going into his day service. We had received the polling card for the EU referendum today and Matthew added to date to his calendar to go and vote. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had some breakfast. Whilst he waited for his bus to appear, he took a few pictures out of the window. We saw First Potteries 63175 on the #26 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63175 in Bentilee

A few minutes later we saw Free Spirits blue minibus MV05 YMM arrive...

Free Spirits MV05 YMM in Bentilee

A short while late his transport appeared and it was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Bentilee

We got on the bus and the bus set off onto Dividy Road. We headed into Bucknall and we turned left onto the A52. We followed the A52 to the left and at Joiners square we turned left onto Victoria Road. At the top of Victoria Road we turned right onto City Road and then left into Glebedale Road and to our destination. In the morning Matthew went on the computers and did communication studies. For dinner Matthew had jacket potato with beans followed by toffee cheesecake. After dinner Matthew was going to Abbey Hulton do trampolining. Transport to Abbey Hulton was on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

The bus set off onto City Road and then sharp left onto Victoria Road. At joiners Square we turned right onto the A52. At Limekiln Bank we carried straight on towards Abbey Hulton We turned right onto Abbots Road, we saw Stanton's of Stoke PSU 988 Parked up. and to our destination. Matthew went into the building and used the toilet. He spent the afternoon on the trampoline. When he was finished they came out of the building and we saw Allendale PN07 BHJ.

Allendale PN07 BHJ Abbey Hulton

For the return journey to Fenton we climbed aboard Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We climbed aboard the bus and we set off onto Abbotts Road and left onto the A5009. In Bucknall we went straight across onto A52. At Joiners Square we turned left onto Victoria Road. At the top of Victoria Road we turned sharp right onto City Road and left onto Glebedale Road and to our destination. For the journey home Matthew transferred onto Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we continued onto Station Bridge Road. We went around the corner onto Heron Street and we ran through Heron Cross and over the A50 into Blurton. We continued through Blurton along Blurton Road and we veered right onto Church Road. We turned right onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway line into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we dropped off another service user before returning onto New Inn Lane. We returned onto the A5035 and we crossed the railway line into Blurton. We then came back home via Magdalen Road and Beaconsfield Drive, getting home just before 15:00. When Matthew got home he had toast and orangeade. As Matthew had come out of respite today we were going out for tea... We had to run a few errand first, and of course go and vote. We set off onto the A5035 and we turned right into Brough Lane. We went forwards onto the Lea and we stopped at the shop to pick up a parcel. Matthew also had a can of Coke and some chocolate. We got back in the car and we continued along the Lea onto New Inn Lane. We turned left onto A5035 and we ran along into Blurton and right into Ripon Road. We parked in Ingestre Square and we went to the chemist and then we went to vote in the polling station. After we had finished we got back into the car and we returned onto Ripon Road. We turned left onto the A5035 and we turned right onto Belgrave Road and right again at the roundabout onto Lightwood Road. We turned right and we went around to the pub. In the pub Matthew had an All Day Breakfast washed down with a glass of Coke. For after Matthew had a chocolate fudge cake with ice cream. When we had finished Matthew went to the toilet and then we return to the car. We headed back onto Lightwood Road. We went straight into Longton and along the high level A50 and past Z Carz. We turned into Ednesor Road and we sropped to take a few pictures... In the first row we saw Z Carz LG09 JVX.

Z Carz LG09 JVX in Longton

We also saw Z Carz Volkswagen minibus OV05 WSW.

Z Carz OV05 WSW in Longton

We also saw Z Carz Renault minibus Y568 XFV.

Z Carz Y568 XFV in Longton

In the second row we saw Z Carz Ford minibus HK57 LGW.

Z Carz HK57 LGW in Longton

We turned left into Willow Row to see what was parked up in the compound this evening. Closest to gate was Z Carz silver renault minibus YJ61 GYZ.

Z Carz YJ61 GYZ in Longton

We set off back onto the A50 and we ran to Heron Cross before going left onto Blurton Road. We stopped briefly on Blurton Road to mum's friend and we continued along Blurton Road and veered right onto Church Road. On Beaconsfield Road we saw white minibus NX03 BFP and we got home around 20:00. Matthew then chilled out on his computer help to write som of his latest Blog entries before goimg to bed around 00:00... Mark