Trip to Stoke / Bournemouth 18-09-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
113	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Stoke, adj stop Q	1	D&G
159	Stoke, stop N	Stoke, Railway Station	9	D&G
67152	Stoke, Railway Station	Fenton, opp Albert Square	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going on the bus later on. 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. whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw First Potteries 67639 on a #11 to Newcastle. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car YN19 DNB outside there yard.

Afford rent-a-car YN19 DNB in Fenton

We carried on down the road and we waited for a bus towards Stoke. Whilst we waited we saw ABC Supreme EN14 CHF. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was D&G Bus 113 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 113 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street where we got up and got off the bus. Opposite we saw First Potteries 32650 on a #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 32650 in Stoke

We walked around the corner onto South Wolfe Street and we saw grey minibus PO60 JZE.

PO60 JZE in Stoke

We walked back onto Church Street and we waited for a bus towards the railway station. A few minutes later we saw D&G Bus 159 on a #9 to Biddulph. We got on the bus and booked to the railway station before sitting down. The bus set off out of Stoke town centre and across the A500. We crossed under the railway line before turning left onto the A52. we turned left onto Station Road. We got off the bus and went into the railway station. Once in the railway ststaion we caught a train to Bournemouth. We ran Southwards through Stafford and Wolverhampton into Birmningham. We continued Southwards through Reading and through Basingstoke to Bournemouth. We got off the train and we Set off Northwards along Noldenhurst Road we saw Yello Buses 114. We turned around and we went Southwards in to the town centre we stopped at Bournemouth Square and we went to a cafe for dinner. Matthew had a sausage sandwich washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finsied we walked back up Holdenhurst Road to the railway station. We caught a train back North to Stoke-on-Trent. We traveled via Basingstoke and Reading and up through the Midlands. into Birmingham. We continued through Wolverhampton and Stafford and back to Stoke-on-Trent. Once at the railway station we went outside to catch a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw it was First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Newstead. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Station Road and we turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked along Christchurch Street and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room and use his computer and watched buses out of the window we saw Cabability WA62 FFU parked up nearby. Afterwards Matthew went for a walk to Aldi to get some shopping. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we crossed over and onto Manor Street. We saw former BKS double decker coach C363 SVV. Further along Manor Street we saw grey minibus J88 SRS. At the end of Manor Street we turned left onto Victoria Road and and we stopped at Aldi to pickup Matthew's weekly shop. Once Matthew had finished shopping we returned to the residential unit in Autocabs taxi. We set off up Victoria Road and we turned onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. When it was time to go to uncle Dave's we went downstairs and we set off onto and at the end we turned left onto Smithpool Road we saw Lucky Seven SA08 WCK. We went across the spare ground onto Willowdale Avenue and onto Whieldon Road and into uncle Dave's. Matthew had some cheesecake and a can of Fanta orange. For tea Matthew had chicken potatoes and carrots. Later on he had another slice of cheesecake and a few digestive biscuits and custard creams. Uncle Dave now has a biscuit tin. Matthew chilled out in uncle Dave's house using his computer and watching television. Uncle Dave also did his DJ set. A couple of hours later staff came to escort Matthew back home. We set off onto Whieldon Road and we turned onto Willowdale Avenue. We crossed the spare ground and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned right onto Temple Street past the new building under construction, which is now getting near to completion. We continued back to the residential unit. Matthew went back to the room and went on his computer. 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.