Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 28-06-2016

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Blurton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
67603	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Newcastle, opp Cherry Tree PH	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to visit grandma, but not before he had been to his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00. He got dressed and had a giant crumpet 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.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Blurton

We set off onto the A5035 and we went over the railway line and into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we picked up another service user before. We rejoined the A5035 and we ran over the railway into Blurton before turning left into Church Road. We ran down through Blurton along Blurton Road and we crossed the A50 and into Heron Cross. We went straight onto Heron Street and over the railway line into Fenton. We headed straight onto Glebedale Road and reached our destination. In the morning Matthew spent his time on the computer and found that The Nine Arches in Earlestown was now open! For dinner Matthew had cheese oatcakes. In the afternoon Matthew went swimmimg. We set off on past the Co-operative Food store onto City Road and we walked down to the private road on which the swimming baths is situated. On the way down the road we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 746.

Copelands Tours MIB 746 in Fenton

Matthew went swimming and then we returned to the day centre in a Intercity taxi. We ran along the private road and we turned left onto City Road. We turned right onto Glebedale Road and to the day centre. When it was time to go home Matthew climbed aboard Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We set off onto Christchurch Street and we turned right onto Station Bridge Road, We followed the road around onto Heron Street and we went through the traffic lights and over the A50 on Blurton Road. We went through Blurton and we followed the road around to the right onto Church Road. At the end we turned right onto the A5035 and we ran over the railway line into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we dropped off another service user before we returned onto New Inn Lane. We returned along the A5035 over the railway line into Blurton. Matthew got home just before 15:00. Matthew had toast and a drink of Coke whilst he waited for the time to go out and catch the bus. Today we went to catch the 16:26 to Newcastle. I had seen the turned earlier and it was booked to be First Potteries 67603. We set off to the bus stop all the way over on Magdalen Road. A few minutes later we saw the bus come around the corner and it was dud First Potteries 67603 as expected.

First Potteries 67603 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway into Trentham. We passed First Potteries 67635 on a #22 to Longton. We then passed Z Carz LG09 WPE before we turned right into New Inn Lane. Near to the Man in Space we passed First Potteries 41494 on a #21 to the Trentham Hotel. We climbed the hill into Hanford and we turned right onto Wilson Road. We turned left Church Lane and we ran down the hill onto the A34. We ran under the A500 and we passed First Potteries 41501 on a #21 service. We turned right into Harpfields Road and we saw First Potteries 67633 on a #22 to Longton. We turned into the Hospital and we followed First Potteries 37146 into the grounds. going the other was we saw ABC Supreme BV51 BNZ & First Potteries 37159 & 37160 on #25 services to Hanley. We came out of the other side of the hospital onto the A34 and a couple of stops up the road we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 67603 as it carried on towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 67603 in Newcastle

Right behind us was First Potteries 37146 which we had passed in the hospital on a #25 service to Keele.

First Potteries 37146 in Newcastle

We walked up to grandma's house and Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used the computer. About an hour later we said goodbye and we set off onto George Street. We ran down into Newcastle and we went around the Jubilee roundabout and then onto the A527. We ran out of Mewcastle through Wolstanton, where we saw Paul's of Stoke HIL 2375 and then we went down Porthill Bank and over the A500 into Longport. At Trubshaw Cross we turned right onto Newcastle Street and we ran up the hill into Burslem. In the town centre we saw First Potteries 66839 ran past the junction on a #3 to Hanley. We ran up Moorland Road and we past First Potteries 67633 running out of service which we had earlier on the #22 service. We ran into Smallthorne and we saw First Potteries 53064 on a #98 to Ball Green and First Potteries 67632 on a #7 to Hanley. We ran along the A5272 to Townsend and then we went on Town Road to the ring road. We ran around town to Lichfield Street and we went down the hill to Joiners Square. We ran up Victoria Road and we stopped at MacDonalds to pick up Matthew's food and we saw white minibus VO54 UJG. After we picked up the Food we ran up Victoria Road and we turned right onto the A50 link road. We ran to Heron Cross and we turned left onto Blurton Road and we saw blue minibus N802 VBL. We ran through Blurton along Blurton Road and we veered right onto Church Road. We turned right onto Beaconsfied Drive and we saw white minibus NX03 BFP in it's usual spot. We got home around 19:30. Matthew ate his MacDonalds and later on he had a slice of New York Cheesecake. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 23:00... Mark