Trip to Leeds / Headingley 10-03-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
KR16 SOA	Fenton	Leeds	Charter	Roseville
KR16 SOA	Leeds	Headingley	Charter	Roseville
KR16 SOA	Headingley	Fenton	Charter	Roseville

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew was also going to Leeds. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. Across the road we saw D&G Bus 113 on the #1A to Meir.

D&G 119 in Fenton

Afterwards we saw D&G 181 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 181 in Fenton

We saw it was Roseville KR16 SOA to Leeds. We got on the bus and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and then left onto City Road. We ran down the hill and forwards onto the A52 and under the railway line. We turned right onto the Northbound A500 We ran North up to the M6 We got onto the Eastbound M62 as far as the M60. We went clockwise around the North side of Manchester and we rejoined the M62. We contnued Eastwards to junction 27 and we joined the M621 to run into Leeds city centre. We came off the M621 and we ran into the town centre up the A58. We ran forwards onto the A64 and we came off at the next junction. We ran around the one way system onto North Street and we stopped for dinner. Matthew went to the toilet and had a full English breakfast washed down with a glass of Coke. After we had eaten we carried on to Headingley. We got back onto the A64 and at the next junction we joined the Northbound A660. As we travelled North we caught up with First West Yorkshire 35263 on a #6 to Holt Park. A short while later we also saw First West Yorkshire 35273 on a #6 to Leeds. As we travelled North up the A660 we also saw First West Yorkshire 35266. When we got to Headingly we stopped by Richmond Road to look at Elinor Lupton Centre which is a grade 2 listed building. Wetherspoons wanted to turn this building into a pub but the local council refused them a license. Whilst we were stopped we saw First West Yorkshire 35275 on a #6 to Leeds. We set off towards home on Roseville KR16 SOA. We headed down thw A660 towards Leeds and we saw First West Yorkshire 35280 on a #6 to Holt Park. We rsn forwards onto the A64 and we joined the Southbound A61. We went past the bus station were we saw First West Yorkshire 60896 on a #28 to Adel and Arriva Yorkshire 1960 on a #117 to Wakefield. We carried on down to the M621. We joined the Westbound M62 and we ran Westwards to the M60 and we got onto the the clockwise ring road. We ran around the East side of Manchester and through Stockport. We came off the M60 onto the M56 and we ran Westwards to the A556. We ran West for one junction and we went Southwards down the A50. We travelled South through Knutsford. We continued to Holmes Chapel and down into Kidsgrove. We carried on South towards Tunstall and we turned left onto the A527. In Fegg Hayes we turned right onto Oxford Street and we ran through Chell Heath past Matthew's old school which has been fenced off. In Smallthorne we turned right onto Ford Green Road and at the roundabouts we turned left onto the A5272. We followed the road through Sneyd Green and Northwood and down to Bucknall. We turned right onto the A52 and at Joiners Square roundabout we turned left onto Victoria Road. At the top of the hill we turned right onto City Road and we ran down the hill to Smithpool Road. We turned left and left again onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. In the residential unit Matthew chilled out on his computer. For tea Matthew had chicken nuggets and chips followed by a Bakewell tart. Matthew went back to his room. Matthew returned to the living room and outside we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Matthew used his computer and watched music videos on the television. 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