Trip to Newcastle / Smallthorne 19-01-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67180	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
67174	Newcastle BS	Smallthorne, Ashman Street	98	First Potteries
65042	Smallthorne, Regina Street	Newcastle BS	98	First Potteries
63177	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	4A	First Potteries
67151	Hanley BS	Fenton, Christchurch Street	1A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. Matthew didn't go out today due to the snow and he stayed in until later on. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went out he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go to Blurton and we saw First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Hanley. We went downstairs and we cut through onto City Road. We walked to the stop opposite the flats and we saw blue minibus DG52 CXP. We waited for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67180 on a #11 to Newcastle. 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 along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus towards the Smallthorne. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67174 on a #98 to Ball Green. We got on the bus and we booked to Norton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout onto the A527 and headed through Wolstanton where we saw Stotts ST69 OTT. We turned right onto Porthill Bank and we we went down the hill and over the A500. We crawled into Longport past the site of the new petrol station and up the hill to Burslem. The road were still busy as we went up Moorland Road. We went over Smallthorne Roundabouts and down Ford Green Road. We got up and got off the bus by the former indian restaurant that has been runoured to be a new Wetherspoons pub. We crossed over Ford Green Road. 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 Cherry Coke. We walked turned onto Ford Green Road. to wait for a bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw a bus come around the corner. It was First Potteries 65042 on a #98 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we sat down. We set off onto Ford Green Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne to the roundabout we turned left onto Moorland Road and we ran down to Burslem. We continued through Burslem to Longport and over the A500 and up Porthill Bank. We turned left at the roundabout and we ran through Wolstanton and May Bank into Newcastle. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout and we ran down Barracks Road and into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we entered the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. After a short while First Potteries 63177 on the #4A to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. When it was time to go the bus set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the Jubilee Roundabout and onto the A53. We ran into Basford and over the A500. We ran down into Etruria and over the A500. We continued along the A53 and we turned left onto Forge Lane. We ran out along the Lane and we crossed over the canal before we returned back into Etruria along festival Way. We crossed under the A53 onto Etruria Road. We ran into Hanley and into the bus station. Once in the bus station. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67151 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 out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street we saw Harry Shaw YR17 CYL at the depot. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. 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. 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 and watch buses out of the window. We saw D&G Bus 23 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G Bus 23 in Fenton

Whilst we waited we saw Lucky Seven BN14 JCY.

Lucky Seven BN14 JCY in Fenton

Behind us was Stanton's of Stoke XLM 923. For tea Matthew had Sausage, bacon, egg and beans followed by cake. Later on Matthew went downstairs to go to the bin and throw away some rubbish. Afterwards Matthew went across the road and had a drink of coke. Afterwards he returned across the road. Matthew went back upstairs to his room. Matthew spent time in his room watching television and using 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.