Friday 15 September 2017

Trip to Newcastle / Trent Vale 15-09-2017
















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67632Magdalen Road, BlurtonNewcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH22First Potteries


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going to Grandma'a house, Blurton and to the pub later. 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 67633 on a #11 to Hanley. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre where At the day centre in the morning Matthew did some baking. He made a large cake with chocolate chips. Matthew then returned to the residential unit we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off on foot onto Christchurch Street and we turned right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew had a drink of Fanta orange. For dinner Matthew went to a local sandwich shop. We set off onto City Road and we crossed over. We went into the shop and brought sausages cheese oatcakes. We then returned to the day centre to eat the oatcakes. We crossed over City Road and walked across the car park to the day centre. Matthew ate his sausage and cheese oatcakes followed by a Bakewell tart. In the afternoon Matthew walked to the pub. We set off onto Christchurch Street and walked down to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. When we had finished we walked along Christchurch Street and we stopped at the newsagents on the corner of Temple Street. Matthew brought a can of Coke. We walked onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew chilled out in his room whilst he waited for me to pick him up. Whilst waiting Matthew decorated the cake that he had baked earlier in the day. I turned up around 14:30 and we got thing ready to go back to Blurton. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and we ran to the end. At the end we turned right onto Station Bridge Road and we crossed over the railway line. We ran forwards Heron Street and we went through Heron Cross and over the A50. We ran into Blurton along Blurton Road and we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive and we got back to Blurton around 15:00. When we got home Matthew had toast and a drink of Vimto. Today we were catching the 15:56 to Newcastle as we were going to the pub via Grandma's House. We set off around 15:45 on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. A few minutes alter the bus appeared and it was dud First Potteries 67632.


First Potteries 67632 in Blurton
We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle and we sat down towards the back of the bus. As we sat down we saw First Potteries 67631 on a #22 to Longton. We set off onto the A5035 and we ran over the railway line into Trentham. We passed Z Carz minibus HK57 LFY and First Potteries 67156 on a #21A to the Trentham Hotel. We turned right into New Inn Lane and near we entered Hanford and we turned right into Wilson Road catching First Potteries 67153 on a #21 to Hanley. We turned left into Church Lane and we joined the A34 and we passed ABC Supreme KX14 EBZ. We then headed into Trent Vale and we were passed by Newcastle School HJ60 KXH. We turned right into Harpfields Road. We turned left into the hospital and we saw ABC Supreme minibus HN16 XNU, First Potteries 67602 on a #22 to Longton & First Potteries 32632 on a #25 to Hanley. We turned right onto the A34 and a couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 67632 as it continued towards Newcastle.


First Potteries 67632 in Newcastle
We crossed over the A34 and we continued up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. We said goodbye to Grandma around 17:45. We set off onto Occupation Street and we saw white minibus YK08 PVA. We turned left onto the A34. We ran down into Trent Vale. We stopped at the pub and we went inside. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with custard. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included First Potteries 67649 on a #22 to Longton, ABC Supreme KX13 DZL going Southwards & First Potteries 65035 on a #101 to Stafford. When it was time to go we got in the car to go pick up uncle Dave. We ran down the A34 and we turned left onto the Northbound A500. At Sideway we turned right onto the Eastbound A50. We came of the A50 at Heron Cross. We dropped down into Fenton to pick uncle Dave up. Once we had picked him up we returned to Heron Cross. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We ran through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Road. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:30. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we composed a few e-mails and sorted a few things out. We then chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark

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