Trip to Fenton / Longton Park 28-08-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Tittesworth Reservoir	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Tittesworth Reservoir	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Longton Park	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Longton Park	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew got up and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting for time to got to the day centre Matthew spent time in his room watching buses. We saw First Potteries 63099 on a #11 to Newcastle. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We continued to the day centre and we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

In the morning Matthew visited Tittesworth Reservoir on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. At the roundabout we turned sharp left onto Victoria Road and down the hill to Joiners Square. At the roundabout we turned right onto the A52 and we ran up to Bucknall. At the lights we continued onto the A5009 and we ran through Abbey Hulton and Milton to Stockon Brook. We joined the Northbound A53 and we ran through Endon and and Longsdon. We continued through Ladderedge and up the hill into Leek town Centre. We passed through the town and continued along the A53 to Blackshaw Moor. We turned left and we ran down the track to the reservoir. Matthew visited the cafe and had a cake and a glass of Coke. Once we had finished in the cafe we returned to Fenton in Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We ran up the track to the A53 and we turned right onto the A53 and we headed South. We ran through Leek town centre and out the other side along the A53. We travelled South up the hill through Ladderedge and down into Longsdon and Endon. We continued as far as Stockton Brook and we turned left onto the A5009. We ran through Milton and Abbey Hulton and into Bucknall. We continued onto the A52 and at the roundabout we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran up to the top of the hill to the top and we turned sharp right onto City Road. We turned left onto Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. For dinner Matthew had a ham sandwich followed by Bakewell Tart. In the afternoon Matthew went to Longton Park on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we continued onto Station Bridge Road. We continued around the corner onto Heron Street and through the traffic lights onto Blurton Road. We crossed over the A50 and we ran through Blurton. We turned left onto Drubbery Lane and we ran to the end. We crossed over the A5035 onto Queens Park Avenue where we parked up. Matthew went into the park and used the play equipment. When we had finished we returned to Fenton on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We ran along Queens Park Avenue and forwards onto Cocknage Road. We ran through to the A520 and we crossed over onto the B5029. We turned left onto Whitestone Road and then right onto Lysander Road. We ran down towards the A50 and we got onto the Westbound carriageway. We ran through Meir Tunnel and Longton and we came off the A50 at Heron Cross. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we ran through Heron Cross lights onto Heron Street. We followed the road around onto Station Bridge Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Masterson Street and right onto Watkin Street. We ran onto Temple street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs ti his room to chill out and use his computer. We saw City Cabs YX61 VVO going towards Stoke.

City Cabs YX61 VVO in Fenton

We also saw First Potteries 42553 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 42553 in Fenton

Later on we saw Afford Rent-A-Car YR63 YWV going towards Hanley.

Afford Rent-A-Car YR63 YWV in Fenton

We then came to pick Matthew up to go out for tea. We asked Matthew where he wanted to go and from the list we gave him places to go he chose Captain Kooks. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed City Road onto Manor Street and we ran to the end where we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square and we turned right onto the A52. We ran up to Bucknall and we turned left onto the A5272. We went up the hill and we followed the road to the right and through Northwood. At Townsend we turned right following the A5272 through Sneyd Green and into Smallthorne. We turned left at the roundabout and we ran down Sandbach Road and we saw Stanton's of Stoke new white coach 579 UXR. When we got to Captain Kooks only to find it was shut! We decided to go to Venus Fish bar instead so we ran forwards to the A53 and we turned right. We went to Cobridge Lights and we turned left. We ran down Waterloo Road to the ring road and we ran clockwise around Hanley to Lichfield Street and we turned into the car park. As we parked up we saw Silverdale coach PK13 GCZ. In Venus Fish bar Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Cherry Coke. When we had finished we got back into the car and we ran down Lichfield Street and we saw ABC Supreme HN16 XNU. We turned right onto the A52 and we ran towards Stoke. By the railway station we veered left along the A52 and we ran parallel to the railway line. We turned left onto City Road and right onto Smithpool Road we saw City Cabs YX61 VVO. We turned left onto Temple Street and we went to his room and chilled out. We wrote some of his Blog and then we said goodbye until the weekend. Later on Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.