Sunday 16 July 2023

Trip to Hanley / Shelton 16-07-2023
















BusFromToServiceOperator



67156Fenton, adj Travers CourtHanley BS23First Potteries
YJ61 HAUSheltonFentonCharterTravel Express


Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. 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 Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG. When it was time to go out we went downstairs and onto Temple Street. We turned cut through onto City Road and we headed towards the bus stop. On the way we saw Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKD parked up at their garage. We walked to the stop opposite the flats and we watched the sheltered housing complex. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67150 on a #11 to Newcastle. We waited for a bus to Hanley. The bus turned the corner and we saw it was First Potteries 67156 on a #23 to Hanley.


First Potteries 67156 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 crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street. We turned right onto John Street and once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We walked out towards the bus station and we saw Lucky Seven SF69 FCP parked outside.


Lucky Seven SF69 FCP in Hanley
Once off the bus we set off up Lichfield Street onto Tontine Street. We walked back down Parliament Row where 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. Afterwards we walked down Town Road and we crossed over the ring road. We turned right onto Quadrant Road and we went under the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We ran forwards onto Stafford Street and. We turned left onto New Hall Street and we re-joined Marsh Street and into Katharine House – The Big Charity Shop and we brought some stuff. We returned to Marsh Street and we crossed over Bethesda Street. We went into the museum and Matthew visited the natural history section to look at the stuffed animals. He also went to the space exhibition and had his photo taken in a spacesuit. Matthew used the toilet and afterwards we left the museum. We walked up John Street to the bus station. Once of the bus we visited the travel office. We walked back into 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 Premier Travel DS15 XTN.


Premier Travel DS15 XTN in Shelton
We called Travel Express and we did the taxi from Shelton to Fenton. Transport for the trip was Travel Express YJ61 HAU. 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. We went downstairs and got into car we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street Church minibus RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Baker Street and left onto Glebedale Road. City Road. We ran down the hil into stoke and forwards onto the A52 and we ran alongside the railway line. We passed near to the railway station and we turned right onto College Road. We ran to the top and we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. At the end we turned right onto Lichfield Street and joined the anti-clockwise ring road. We joined town road and we crossed over the ring-road and we headed out of town towards Birches Head. We joinmed the A5272 and we travelled Northwards through Sneyd Green up to Smallthorne Roundabouts onto Ford Green Road. We continued Ford Green Road and up into Norton. We turned left into Knypersley Road and we climbed the hill into Ball Green. We ran down the hill through Bemersley Road and we ran through Ridgeway and Bemersley Green. We turned right onto Greenway Bank and we turned left to run down the narrow road up to Knypersley Reservoir. Matthew went for a short walk and used the toilet in the toilet block there. After they had finished we we had finished we return to car. We set off the through the car parks. We crossed over Greenway Bank and forwards onto Judgefield Lane and we turned right onto Sands Lane and forwards onto Cowallmoor Lane. We turned left onto Lask Edge Road and we continued onto Top Road. We ran Southwards through Biddulph Moor and we turned left onto Rudyard Road and we continued onto New Street. We continued onto Park Lane and we turned left onto the A527. We ran through Knypersley and down into Brindley Ford. We ran down the hill to Fegg Hayes and we climbed up into Chell. We continued down past the North end of Tunstall and we ran down into the Chatterley valley and onto the Southbound A500. We ran through Longport and Etruria and we continued into Stoke. We came off the A500 and we ran under the railway line and up City Road. We continued into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and we went back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and chilled out in his room. For tea Matthew had burger and chips followed by a Vienetta. He watched television and used his computer. Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.

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