Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 01-09-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67148	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries
23	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	1A	D&G Bus
35939	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, o/s The Cherry Tree	101	First Potteries

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 Newcastle he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go back to Blurton, we saw Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG. Matthew got ready to go to Hanley. We went downstairs and we and we cut through onto City Road. On the way to Stoke we saw Afford rent-a-car MX19 GTF parked up in the garage.

Afford rent-a-car MX19 GTF in Fenton

Also seen was Afford rent-a-car YM70 UXJ.

Afford rent-a-car YM70 UXJ in Fenton

We got in a taxi to go to Hanley. We set off down City Road and we turned right onto the A52. We ran forwards onto Station Road and we turned right onto College Road. We ran up the hill to the park and we got out of the taxi. We went into the park and we saw First Potteries 63360 on a #25 to Keele. Matthew used the play equipment and afterwards went to the toilet. We set off on foot along College Road and we continued onto Regent Road and we turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street. We turned right onto the ring road and we saw First Potteries 67175 on a #11 to Newcastle. We continued along the ring road to Lichfield Street and we stopped at tehe chips shop. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we walked across to the bus station and Matthew used the toilet. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 35942 on a #8 to Ball Green. A few minutes later our bus came on stand. We saw it was First Potteries 67148 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67148 in Hanley bus station

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 left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Regent Road and College Road we saw First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Hanley. We passed the railway station and we continued forwards onto the A52. We followed the road to the right under the railway line. We crossed over the A500 we entering Stoke town centre. We continued along Church Street. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Street and right onto Copeland Street. We ran forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the one way system onto Church Street. We crossed 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 we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We visited the shop and Matthew brought shampoo. We crossed over the road and we walked onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out. Whilst he waited for me he had a banana. We turned up just before 15:00 and Matthew came downstairs to meet us. We cut through onto City Road and we headed to the bus stop. We didn't have to wait long for the the bus. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 23 on a #1A to Audley.

D&G Bus 23 in Fenton

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. We continued along Church Street onto Hartshill Road and into the centre of Hartshill. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. hospital. As we travelled through the hospital we saw ERS Medical YJ71 DWG and Intermediate Care YX22 MLZ. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus towards the grandmas house. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67180 on a #101 to Hanley. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 35939 on a #101 to Stafford.

First Potteries 35939 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. We got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 35939 as it continued towards Stafford.

First Potteries 35939 in Newcastle

Once off the bus we headed up the hill towards Grandma's. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. around 18:00 we set off from Grandma's and headed to the pub. and we ran down Occupation Street. We turned left onto the A34. We continued southwards into Trent Vale past the site of a new Greggs opening some time this year. We continued through Trent Vale and we saw Robin Hood YK16 SSV. We continued through Trent Vale and we stopped at the pub. We walked into the pub and we sat down at our one our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 33829 on a #101 to Hanley, Leon's Coaches LE19 ONN going Northwards and D&G Bus 44 running out of Service. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 and we went through Hanford and into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:30. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. Matthew also had a cup of Cherry Coke. We wrote the Blog and sent a couple of e-mails. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark