Trip to Hanley / Bucknall 07-04-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67155	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
37157	Hanley BS	Bucknall, Northfleet Street	KF	First Potteries
63034	Bucknall, Millett Road	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries
37159	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	101	First Potteries
47520	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus and going to visit uncle Dave 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 grey minibus SG22 RBX. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw grey minibus YX58 CZR parked up near to the flats. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. After a short wait we saw First Potteries 67155 on a #23 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road. and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Steet and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station and we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street before we turned right onto John Street where we got up and got off the bus. In the bus station we saw First Potteries 63034 on a #11 to Newcastle. Once off the bus we walked up Lichfield Street. We continued onto Tontine Street and we crossed over Parliament Row. We stopped at McDonalds and we had tea. Matthew had a burger and fries washed down with a cup of Coke. When we had finished we walked along Parliament Row and across Tontine Square. We stopped at the PDSA charity shop before continuing up to Stafford Street. We visited CEX and walked to Stafford Street we saw First Potteries 63178 on a #7A to Leek. We turned left onto Lichfield Street. We headed into the bus station and we waited for a bus towards Bucknall. A few minutes later it appeared and we saw it was First Potteries 37157 on a Kingfisher to Cheadle. We got on the bus and we booked to Cheadle before before we went upstairs and sitting down. The bus set off out off the bus station. The bus went out of the bus station and onto the ring road. We turned left into Lichfield Street and onto Birch Terrace and past the old bus station. We turned right onto old Hall Street and then we crossed the ring road onto Limekiln Bank. At the bottom of the hill we went across the traffic lights onto the A52. We got up and got off. Once off the bus we headed up the hill into Northfleet Street. We walked up onto Finney Green and we parked up. after spending some time at the gardens we walked up onto Finney Green and we turned right onto the A52. We turned left onto Dividy Road. On the way to the bus stop we saw First Potteries 69169 on a #11 to Newcastle. A short tme later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63034 on a #23 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Dividy Road and we turned left onto the A52 and we ran to limekiln lights and we went across onto Bucknall New Road. We climbed the hill up to Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Road and we turned right onto John Street and we saw D&G Bus 27 on a #9 to Westbury Park. Once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus to Newcastle and a short time later we saw First Potteries 37159 on a #101 to Stafford. We got on the bus bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs and sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off through the bus station and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. We ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill Before we turned right onto Shelton New Road. We saw . We ran down through Etruria an up into Hartshill before joining the A52. We ran into Newcastle down George Street. We joined the one way system and we turned left on the roundabout onto Barracks Road. As we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We waited for the bus to Stoke ans a short time later we saw First Potteries 47520 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill. We ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We crossed over City Road. We then walked back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out before going to uncle Dave's. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 69169 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 69169 in Fenton

Whilst he waited he used his computer and watched buses out of the window we saw D&G Bus 115 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G 115 in Fenton

Whilst we waited we saw Metcalfe SF64 URS going towards Longton.

Metcalfe SF64 URS in Fenton

Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and at the end we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We went across the spare ground onto Willowdale Avenue and onto Whieldon Road and into uncle Dave's house. For tea Matthew had chicken potatoes and carrots with gravy followed by a slice of toffee cheesecake. Later on he had a drink of Fanta orange and a few digestive biscuits. 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 and we saw silver minibus DK53 VRE parked up. We crossed the spare ground and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned right onto Temple Street past the Queen Elizabeth II Court. 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.