Trip to Abbey Hulton / Newcastle 17-11-2016

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
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in respite and he was going into his day service.Later on he was going home and going to the pub for tea. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Matthew waited in his room until his transport to get to his day service. Whilst he waited we saw Z Carz minibus YS09 LWV. A short while later Matthew transport turned up and it was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Bentilee

We got on the bus and we set off onto the A5272. We ran down to Bucknall and we joined the A52. At Limekiln Bank we followed the A52 to the left. We ran up to Joiners Square and we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran to the top of the hill and we turned sharp right onto City Road. We turned left onto Glebedale Road and to our destination. In the morning Matthew had communication skills and used the computer. For dinner Matthew had Jacket Potato with beans followed by toffee cheesecake. In the afternoon Matthew went to his trampoline class. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We got on the bus and we set off onto Glebedale Road and right onto City Road. we turned left onto City Road. At the bottom of the road we turned right onto the A52 and headed towards the railway station. We continued along the A52 over Joiners Square roundabout and past the Limekiln Bank junction and forwards into Abbey Hulton. We turned right onto Abbots Road and we stopped at the sports centre. Matthew used the toilets before having a session on the trampoline. When it was time to go back to the day centre Matthew got back on board Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Abbotts Road and we turned left onto Woodhead Road. We turned left onto Leek Road and we ran turned right onto Birches Head Road. We ran right to the other end and we joined onto Town Road in Townsend. We ran into Hanley and we joined the ring road. We ran around to Broad Street and we ran down the hill along Stoke Road and down to the A500. We ran along the A500 to Fenton and we came off onto City Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right into Glebedale Road and to our destination. After a quick stop we carried on towards home on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We got on the bus and we set off onto Glebedale Road. We went forwards onto Station Bridge Road and we went forwards onto Heron Street. We crossed over the crossroad and over the A50 and we went through Blurton along Blurton Road. We veered right onto Church Road and we continued to the end onto the A5035. We headed over the railway line into Trentham and we turned right onto New Inn Lane. After dropping off another service user we returned New Inn Lane and then left onto the A5035. Matthew got home just before 15:00 and had toast and can of Irn Bru. Before we were going for tea, we had to do a couple of other things. We set off around 16:30 and we ran down to the A5035. We turned right onto Stanley Matthews Way and we joined the Westbound A50. We got on the Northbound A500 and we ran up to Shelton where we turned onto Shelton New Road. We saw First Potteries 67631 running out of service. We ran past the old Twyford factory and up to the gas garage where we saw A1 Embassy SC06 UYF. We filled up with LPG and then we got headed back to Shelton New Road where we saw Newcastle under Lyme college DX63 PXB. We turned right and went up towards Newcastle where we saw Plants P16 NTM. We joined George street and ran down into Newcastle. We joined the one-way system and at the Jubilee Roundabout we crossed over onto Ironmarket and we parked up. We walked over to the pub and Matthew went to the toilet. For tea Matthew had a burger and chips followed by a Chocolate fudge cake and ice cream washed down with a glass of Coke. Whilst we ate we saw Stanton's of Stoke WA08 JVX. When it was time to go we got back into the car and we set off onto the Jubilee Roundabout. We Turned right onto barrack Road and we ran down to the A34. We headed South through Trent Vale and Hanford and forwards into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035 and we ran over the railway into Blurton. We got home around 19:45. Up the road we could see The Terrace minibus BF52 MSV.

The Terrace BF52 MSV in Blurton

For the rest off the evening we wrote e-mails and did some of the Blog and watched some television. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 00:30... Mark