Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 05-05-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63110	Fenton, Berry Hill Road	Hanley BS	6A	First Potteries
63116	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	4	First Potteries
47519	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Christchurch Street	11	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 First Potteries 67154 a on the #23 to Hanley. Later on we went downstairs We set of on foot onto City Road and we turned right onto the private road on which the baths are situated By the baths we saw Christchurch Primary DU56 DNN. We continued onto Victoria Road. We stopped at the Millys Food Bar and Matthew had sausage, chips and curry washed down with a can of Coke. We went into the Market and afterwards we set off onto Victoria Road. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. Whilst we waited we saw Sporting Stars VO72 XTA. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63110 on a #6A to Hanley.

First Potteries 63110 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked the Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Victoria Road and towards Joiners Square. At the roundabout we went forwards onto Lichfield Street. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station we saw D&G Bus 593 on layover. We got up and got off the bus. In the bus station we saw First Potteries 63178 on a #3 to Crewe. We waited for a bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63116 on a #4 to Audley. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto John Street. At the bottom of the road we turned right onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto Broad Street and then we joined the clockwise ring road. At the end we turned left onto Etruria Road before going under the A53 onto Festival Way. We ran past Waterworld and we turned left onto Forge Lane past a new minibus building by the Brindley Farm pub. We looped under the A53 and we joined the Westbound A53. We crossed over the A500 at Etruria and and we ran up the hill into Basford. We ran down hill to the edge of Newcastle and we got onto the one way system. At the jubilee roundabout we turned left onto Barracks Road before turning right into the bus station. We got up and we got off the bus. We returned to the bus station and we waited for a bus back to Fenton. After a short while we saw South West Coaches Y31 SWC. A short time later the bus arrived on stand. We saw it was First Potteries 47519 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 and 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 and onto Christchurch Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 63012 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63012 in Fenton

Later on Matthew went downstairs out to the pub. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the pub on foot. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. Matthew chilled out in the pub all afternoon and afterwards returned to the residential unit. We set off along Christchurch Street and we turned right onto Temple street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. We used his computer and watched buses out of the window. For tea Matthew had chicken nuggets and chips. 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.