Thursday 13 January 2022

Trip to Smallthorne / Hanley 13-01-2022
















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67143Smallthorne, Regina StreetHanley BS8First Potteries


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. 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 dentist and we saw Sutherland Primary Academy SF69 HHT going towards Hanley. We went downstair and we got in a Autocabs taxi. we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Stanton's of Stoke SN09 CUG. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road onto Manor Street and we ran to the end. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down to Joiners Square. At the roundabout we went forwards onto Lichfield Street. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road and we ran around to the other side of Town We exited the ring road onto Town Road and we ran towards Birches Head. We continued onto the A5272 and we ran through Sneyd Green. We turned right onto the A53 and past the site of new KFC. We turned left onto Chasewater Drive and we turned left onto Bellerton Lane and we ran towards Norton. We turned left onto Spragg House Lane and we turned left onto Ford Green Road and we saw Stanton's of Stoke SN09 CUC. We past the former indian restaurant that has been runoured to be a new Wetherspoons pub. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne. The chip shop and we were tempted by the smell of the chips. We stopped at Joe's house and Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a bottle of Coke. We walked turned onto Ford Green Road to wait for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 67143 on a #8 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off down Ford Green Road and we turned left onto the A5272 and we saw First Potteries 65028 on a #7A to Biddulph. We ran through into Sneyd Green into Hanley. We ran into town along Town Road and we crossed over the ring road. We turned right onto Quadrant Road and we went under the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We ran forwards onto Stafford Street and we passed the town hall. We ran along Bagnall Street and into the bus station. When we got up and got off the bus. We visited the toilet and afterwards, we had arranged to taxi up near to the bus station. As we walked through the bus station we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #4 to Wereton. We crossed over Lichfield Street. We called for a Lucky Seven taxi and we sat outside the bus station until kit arrived a few minutes later. We got in the taxi and we set off down Lichfield Street and past the site new Lidl. We crossed over Joiners Square and we turned right onto the A52. We ran near to stoke station and along side the railway line. We turned left onto City Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to his room and use his computer and watched buses out of the window. we saw grey minibus PK08 OZR going towards Stoke.


PK08 OZR in Fenton
A few minutes later we saw black minibus DE13 VEP going towards Hanley.


DE13 VEP in Fenton
For tea Matthew had curry and pasta followed by cake. Later on we went out to Longton in a car. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Baker Street and left onto Glebedale Road. We turned right onto City Road. We ran forwards onto King Street and through Foley into Longton. We turned right onto Baths Road and we went to the Tesco Petrol Station. Once we had filled up with fuel we set off onto Baths Road past the site of the new Costa Coffee drive through. We went to MacDonalds. Matthew went to the toilet and had Ice Cream Cone with Flake and a cup of Coke. We set off out of McDonalds onto Baths Road. We passed the bus station. We turned right onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We turned left onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit and we went upstairs to his room. went to his room. He watched television and used 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

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