Wednesday 27 July 2022

Trip to Bentilee / Newcastle 27-07-2022
















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113Fenton, adj Travers CourtNewcastle BS1AD&G Bus
113Newcastle BSLongton Interchange1AD&G Bus


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was 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 67156 on a #23 to Hanley. Later on Matthew went downstairs to do his shopping. We set of onto City Road. After crossing over the road we turned right into Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road. Part way down Victoria Road. We turned left off Victoria Road and towards the supermarket. We saw Travel Express T5 VLE at Aldi.


Travel Express T5 VLE in Fenton
In Aldi Matthew picked up his weekly shopping and we got a lucky Seven taxi back to the residential unit. We set off onto Victoria Road. We turned right onto Manor Street and left onto City Road. We ran past the site of the new Burger King and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. We ran up Market Street and we turned left onto Anchor Road. We ran up the hill to the top and ran down to the roundabout in Adderley Green. In the back of the First garage we saw relatively new arrival First Potteries 69154. We continued along Dividy Road and we stopped near to Wrenbury Crescent. We visited the Respite place and went upstairs to the kitchen Matthew had sausage chips and gravy for dinner followed by a trifle. Matthew went to his room and chilled out. He also went and we saw Intercity BK70 FTU parked up. After the visist we went back to the residential unit. We said goodbye and we went downstairs and got in the taxi. We set off onto Dividy Road and we headed Eastwards to Adderley Green. We turned right at the round about onto Anchor Road and we ran up the hill and down into Longton. We joined the one-way systam and we turned right onto Commerce Street. We crossed over the A50 and we joined the Westbound carriageway. We came off at Heron Cross onto Heron Street and we followed the road around onto Station Bridge Road. We turned left onto Christchurch street and left again onto Masterson Street. We turned right onto Watkin Street and right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses before going out later on. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKD outside there yard.


Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKD in Fenton
On Elsing Street we saw Afford Rent-a-Car MJ71 DZO parked up by the garage.


Afford Rent-a-Car MJ71 DZO in Fenton
We continued down to the bus stop and whilst we waited we saw Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG going towards Stoke.


Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG in Fenton
A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was D&G Bus 113 on a #1A to Audley.


D&G Bus 113 in Fenton
We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle 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. We continued along Church Street onto Hartshill Road and into the centre of Hartshill. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. hospital. As we travelled through the hospital we saw City Centre Central KE64 HFG. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. Once we got off the bus we saw First Potteries 63174 on a #4 to Hanley. We walked out of the bus station onto Castle Walk and we went past the former Poundland. We turned right into Ironmarket. Matthew visited the Oxfam shop. We continued up Ironmarket and we went in the PDSA charity shop. We continued up to Ironmarket and we visited Mobile Phone Extra. Afterwards we cut through onto High Street past the old Santander bank which has now closed. We visited a cash machine and we withdrew some money and we stopped at McDonalds. Matthew had a burger and fries washed down with a cup of Coke. Once we had finished we walked down High Street and we turned left into Hassell Street. We returned to the bus station and we waited for a bus to Longton. After a short while we saw First Potteries 67147 on a #11 to Hanley.


First Potteries 67147 in Newcastle bus station
A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67176 on a #99 to Chell Heath. As it got closer we saw that it was D&G Bus 113 on a #1A to Meir.


D&G Bus 113 in Newcastle bus station
We got on the bus and we booked to Meir before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station onto barracks Road and we ran down onto the Southbound A34. We turned left into the hospital and we ran through the grounds and onto Hilton Road. We continued onto Albany Road and we turned right onto The Avenue. At the end of the road we turned right onto the A52 and we ran through Hartshill and 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. We ran past the site of the new Burger King and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton Transport Interchange and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Once off we walked over to Tesco and Matthew used the toilet. Afterwards we went outside to we waited for the taxi to Fenton. When it arrived we saw it was an Intercity taxi. We set off onto Baths Road towards Longton and we did a u-turn at the roundabout. We headed for the A50 and we turned right onto the Westbound side. We came off at Heron Cross and we turned right onto Blurton Road. We ran forwards onto Heron Street and we continued onto Station Bridge Road. We turned left onto Christchurch street and left onto Masterson Street. We turned right onto Watkin Street and right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. He used his computer and watched buses out of the window. He also ate the a bottle of Coke and a toffee Crisp. Later on Matthew had a bath and had toast for supper. Matthew went on his computer until bedtime around 23:00... Mark

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