Trip to Tittesworth Reservoir / Newcastle 28-12-2016

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Blurton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Tittesworth Reservoir	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Tittesworth Reservoir	Badderley Green	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Badderley Green	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Brampton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Brampton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
67635	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Newcastle, opp Cherry Tree PH	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to Grandma's, but not before he had been to his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00. He got dressed and had toast for breakfast. Just before 09:00 his transport to his day service turned up and it was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Blurton

We got on the bus and we set off onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway line into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn lane and right again into Pacific Drive. After we picked up another service user we headed back onto New Inn Lane and then onto the A5035. We turned left at Church Road and then we went Forwards onto Blurton Road through Blurton and across the A50. We went through Heron Cross and onto Heron Street. Having crossed the railway line we Turned left onto Christchirch Street and to our destination. In the morning Matthew went to Tittesworth Reservoir. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We turned sharp left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We turned right onto the A52 and at Bucknall we continued onto the A5009 through Abbey Hulton. We continued through Milton and we joined the Northbound A53. We continued North Through Endon. We then ran through Longsdon and Ladderedge and we entered Leek town centre. We followed the A53 through the town centre and we went out the other side and up the hill to Blackshaw Moor where we turned left to run down the narrow road up to Tittesworth Reservoir. At the reservoir Matthew went to the cafe and had a piece of Victoria Sponge and a can of Coke. When we had finished we returned to Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We ran back onto the A53 and we ran back through Leek town centre and back towards Stoke-on-Trent along the A53. We stopped at the Co-operative Food store in Badderley Green and Matthew picked up bottle of Coke. Once the shopping had been paid for we got back into Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU for the return Journey to Fenton. We went North up the A53 and we turned right onto the A5009. We ran back down through Milton. Se continued to Abbey Hulton and at Bucknall we went straight cross onto the A52. We turned left onto Victoria Road and at the top we turned sharp right onto City Road. We then turned left onto Glebedale Road and to our destination. For dinner Matthew had fish fingers & chips followed by cake. In the afternoon Matthew went to Brampton Park. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We turned sharp left onto Victoria Road and we ran down to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Lichfield Street and we ran up the hill into Hanley. We went anti-clockwise around the ring road and we ran around the end before turning right onto Waterloo Road. We ran up through Cobridge into Burslem and then we turned left into Market Place. We continued forwards onto Newcastle Street and we ran through Middleport. We continued down to Longport. We crossed over the A500 into Porthill. At the top of the hill we followed the A527 left through Wolstanton. We travelled through May Bank and over the roundabout where we stopped in Brampton. Matthew went to the toilet and then we went to the cafe in Cheeky Monkey where Matthew had a can of Coke. After spending a short time in Cheeky Monkeys, we returned to Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU for the journey back to Fenton. We set off onto the Brampton and we ran through May Bank into Wolstatnton. We turned left down Porthill Bank and we crossed over the A500 into Longport. We climbed up through Middleport and at Trubshaw Cross we turned right onto Newcastle Street. In Burslem we turned right onto Waterloo Road and we ran through Cobridge into Hanley. We went around the ring road and we saw First Potteries 37159 on a #11 to Newcastle. We came off the ring road onto the A50 and we ran down through Joiners Square. We crossed onto Victoria Road into Fenton and we an up the hill and we saw First Potteries 32639 on a #6 to Hanley. We turned sharp right onto City Road and then left onto Glebedale Road. After a quick stop we continued back to Blurton on Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We got on bus and we set off onto Glebedale Road and we continued onto Station Bridge Road. We followed the road around onto Heron Street and we went through to Heron Cross. We travelled through Blurton along Blurton Road and we went forwards onto Church Road. At the end we went right onto the A5035. We crossed the railway into Trentham and then right into New Inn Lane. After dropping of a service user we got back onto the A5035 and we ran into Blurton. We got home just before 15:00. Matthew took another picture of Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU before it returned to the day centre.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Blurton

Matthew had toast and a glass of orange Fanta whilst he waited for the time to go out and catch the bus. Today we went to catch the 15:56 to Newcastle. We set off on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. Whilst we waited for the we saw First Potteries 67634 on the #22 to Longton

First Potteries 67634 in Blurton

A minute or so later our bus appeared and it was First Potteries 67635 on a #22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67635 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We joined the Westbound A5035 and we ran over the railway line into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we climbed the hill into Hanford. We turned right into Wilson Road and we turned left Church Lane. We joined the A34 and we crossed under the A500 into Trent Vale and we saw First Potteries 67155 on a #21A to Trentham Gardens. We turned right Harpfields Road and we ran forwards onto Hilton Road where we passed First Potteries 67603 on the final #22 turn. We turned into the City General hospital and we saw ABC Supreme DU60 XTB and First Potteries 66851 on a #25 to Hanley. We rejoined the A34 and we travelled North about 1/2 mile and we got up and got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 67635 as it carried on towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 67635 in Newcastle

We got off the bus and we saw D&G Bus 160 on a #9 to Clayton. We crossed over the A34 and we then walked back towards Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. We said goodbye to Grandma around 17:30 and we ran down to the A34. We travelled South through Trent Vale and Hanford into Trentham and we went went East along the A5035. We turned left onto Ripon Road and we dropped some stuff off at the garage. We then returned to Ripon Road and continued along the A5035. We turned left onto Church Road and left onto Blurton Road. We ran through Blurton to Heron Cross where we saw Magnum LT03 RXZ. We dropped down into Fenton to pick up uncle Dave. We travelled back to Heron Cross and and we ran through Blurton along Blurton Road. We turned right onto Church Road and right again onto Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 18:30. For tea we had sausage chips and gravy with a baton followed by cake. around 20:00 we went around to uncle Daves to take him home. We set off onto the A5035 and we turned right onto Stanley Matthews Way. We got onto the Eastbound A50 and we ran up to Heron Cross. We dropped down into Fenton and we parked up at uncle Daves. Matthew shared a can of Tango and we also had some custard creams. We also had uncle Dave's DJ set with tracks from Dire Straits and The Mighthy Wah! We said goodbye around 22:00 and we set off onto the A500. We did a U-turn in Stoke at the City Road junction and then we went south down the A500. We continued past the A34 and down to the A519. We turned left onto Whitmore Road and travelled down the hill to Trentham. After we got onto the Southbound A34 we went left onto the A5035. We ran over the railway line into Blurton and we got home around 22:20. We then chilled out on the computer for a short while before we went to bed around 23:30... Mark