Trip to Hanley / Keele 29-08-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
160	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	D&G Bus
63117	Hanley BS	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	25	First Potteries
63117	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	Stoke, stop N	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out 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 D&G Bus 165 on a #23 to Hanley. We went downstairs and we set off We walked onto Temple Street and left onto Christchurch Street. I needed the cash machine so we decided to visit Post Office to use the cash machine we walked back down Christchurch Street and we turned right onto City Road and we saw Lighting Travel R6 DLT. We continued up City Road and we walked up past KFC onto King Street. We stopped at Greggs and Matthew had a sausage roll and and a bottle of Coke. We continued King Street onto City Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we went into the Co-operative Food store and Matthew had a can of Coke. We walked back out onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses before going out later on. Later on we went out on the bus to Newcastle. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We walked towards Stoke and near to the garage we saw Afford Rent-a-car YS21 JVX parked up on the adjacent road.

Afford Rent-a-car YS21 JVX in Fenton

We continued down City Road and as we walked towards Stoke and we saw D&G Bus 151.

D&G Bus 151 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw a bus turn the corner and we saw A1 Embassy SF64 HRK. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 160 on a #23 to Hanley.

D&G Bus 160 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down 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 Street 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 ans 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 turned right the ring road. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we turned into the the stop outside the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. the bus station. Whilst we waited for a bus back to Keele. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63117 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 63117 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to the Keele before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and we ran down John Street onto Bethesda street where we crossed over the ring road and we saw First Potteries 63103 on a #25 to Hanley. We ran down through Shelton along Cauldon Road and we turned left onto Station Road outside the railway station. We went forwards onto A52 and we followed the road around to the right and under the railway line. We crossed over the A500. We continued into Stoke centre along Church Street. We went out of the other side of Stoke and up Hartshill Road into Hartshill. We turned left into The Avenue and we ran down to Hilton Road and we turned right into the hospital where we saw First Potteries 63096 on a #25 to Hanley. We ran through the hospital and we turned right onto the A34. We ran up to Newcastle and forwards onto Barracks Road at the roundabout. We came into the bus station onto Barracks Road we turned right onto Ryecroft. We veered left onto Merrial Street and after a brief stop we ran forwards onto Church Street. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto the A525. We turned right into Orme Road and we saw First Potteries 63113 on a #25 to Hanley. We continued along Orme Road before we re-joined the Westbound A525. We climbed the steep hill up to Keele and we turned left into the campus. We turned left onto University Drive we did a u-turn and headed into the campus. At the main roundabout we turned left and we ran around the shops and student union bar. We ran through the campus past the back of the library and out the other side into the village. We got up and got off the bus. We crossed over The Village and walked to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had a cajun chicken burgers followed by chocolate brownie and ice cream. After we had finished eating we went outside and we saw First Potteries 63117 on a #25 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke we sitting down. We set off through the campus We turned right onto University Drive and we ran up to the entrance of the campus before turning right onto the A525. We ran down the hill and we crossed over the roundabout. We went past the scrapyards which is going to be the site of some new houses. We turned left onto Orme Road. We ran through the estate and to the end of the road. We turned left onto the A525 and at the roundabout onto the Southbound A34. We ran down two roundabout and we went left onto Barracks Road. We entered the bus station and we pulled up on stand. After a short while in the bus station the bus set off out onto Barracks Road. We went Southwards on the A34 before turning into the hospital. We trundled through the hospital grounds and ran up to Hartshill Road via Hilton Road and The Avenue. We went down Hartshill Road into Stoke town centre and we continued onto Church Street we got up and got off the bus. we walked back to the car and we set off along South Wolfe Street and forwards onto Kingsway. We turned right onto Glebe Street and left onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and we went under the railway line. We ran up City Road into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out in his room. He 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.