Trip to Hanley / Shelton 12-02-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63097	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
HF64 AJU	Shelton	Fenton	Charter	Travel Express
63173	Hanley BS	Stoke, railway station	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 and orange juice for breakfast. Matthew watched buses whilst he waited to go out in the morning. We saw D&G Bus 134 on a #23 to Hanley. We went downstairs and we set off on foot to the bus stop. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We continued up City Road and we walked up to the roundabout and around the corner onto Victoria Road to wait for the bus to Hanley. Whilst we waited we saw Redeemed Church of God CX56 XEU.

Redeemed Church of God CX56 XEU in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63097 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63097 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street and we turned left onto the ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus. Once in the bus station Matthew went to the toilet. We saw First Potteries 67149 on a #7A to Biddulph. We went outside and we crossed over the clockwise ring road and we turned left onto Hinde Street market. We walked down through the square and we crossed over into the market hall. We set off along Hinde Street and we crossed over the ring road. We turned left onto Bethesda Street and onto Piccadilly and we walked up Stafford Street. We continued along Tontine Street. Once we had finished we went to the Intu Potteries shopping centre. after visiting shops in the shopping centre we walked down Tontine Square and Tontine Street and we visited Poundland for a chicken sandwich and a bottle of Coke. After we had finished shopping we walked back down Tontine Street. AS it was a nice day we sat on the seats and Matthew had a chicken sandwich washed down with bottle of Coke. We walked back down onto Lichfield Street. When we got back to the bus station. Once off the bus Matthew visited the toilet. The taxi appeared and it was a Z Carz taxi. We got in taxi and we set off along onto Lichfield Street and we turned right onto the ring road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street. We turned right onto Cleveland Road and we turned left into The Parkway and we went into Hanley Park and parked in the car park. We walked over to the pavilion. Once we had finished in the park we walked down Boughey Road and to the Spar. We saw Travel Express GC65 OXG. We called Travel Express and we did the taxi from Shelton to Fenton. Transport for the trip was Travel Express HF64 AJU. We got on the bus and we set off along Boughey Road and we ran forwards onto Leek Road. We followed the A52 to the left and we ran along side the railway line. We turned left onto City Road and up into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and we turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We got oup and got off the bus and we went went upstairs and chilled out in his room to chill out and use the computer. Matthew also watched buses out of the window. Later on Matthew was going out. We went downstairs and out of the residential unit. Transport for the trip was Lucky Seven taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left into Baker Street and We continued onto Glebedale Road and we went straight onto Fountain Street. We followed the road to the left onto William Street and we turned right onto Manor Street. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. At the roundabout we turned right onto the A52. We turned right onto Austin Street and right onto Stuart Street and we walked down the hill to the park. In the park Matthew had a sit down and ate a chocolate bar washed down with a can of Coke. We returned to Hanley in an Intercity taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off onto Stuart Street. We turned left onto Austin Street and left onto the A52. We headed towards the roundabout at Joiners Square. At the roundabout and we turned right onto Lichfield Street and we turned into the the stop outside the bus station. Whilst we waited for a bus back to Fenton and Matthew visited the toilet. Once off the bus we walked up Lichfield Street and onto Old Hall Street past the site of the old bus station which has now been almost completely demolished. We turned the corner onto Parliament Row and we went to the pub. Matthew had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished we set off onto Parliament Row and into the market. Matthew visited the toilet and afterwards we walked through Tontine Square past the HSBC bank onto Piccadilly. We turned left onto Cheapside and onto Albion Street. We turned left onto Bethesda Street and we saw First Potteries 63177 on a #3 to Crewe. We walked up Albion Street and back on to Lichfield Street. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63173 on a #25 to Keele. We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke before we sat down. We set off out of the bus station onto john Street and left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Regent Road and College Road. We passed the railway station and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off along Station Road and we stopped at Subway and Matthew had a with a cup of Coke and a cookie. We walked through Station Road and we waited for the taxi back to Fenton. we returned to Fenton in a taxi. We set off along Station Road. We continued onto the A52 and we ran alongside the railway line before turning left onto City Road. We ran under the railway bridge and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and we turned left onto Temple Street past the new building under construction and back to the residential unit. Mathew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses before going out later on. He also watched buses out of the window. For tea Matthew had chicken and potatoes followed by a Bakewell tart. 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.