Trip to Bucknall / Hanley 31-01-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
CN69 WBG	Fenton Aldi	Bucknall	Charter	Lucky Seven
CN69 WBG	Bucknall	Penkhull	Charter	Lucky Seven
67158	Fenton, Smithpool Road	Fenton, Berdmore Street	11	First Potteries
63360	Fenton, Smithpool Road	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries
67177	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries
63366	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going 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 63359 on a #11 to Newcastle. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we crossed over and onto Manor Street. At the end of Manor Street we turned left onto Victoria Road and and we stopped at Aldi to pickup Matthew's weekly shop. Once Matthew had finished shopping we returned to the Bucknall. We saw it was Lucky Seven CN69 WBG. We set off up Victoria Road and we ran down the hill. We crossed over the roundabout at Joiners Square onto Lichfield street and we ran up the hill towards Hanley. We went around the ring-road and we turned right onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we ran forwards onto the A52. We stopped at the shop and we went inside. Matthew went in a brought a sausages cheese oatcakes to take away. A few mninutes later the bus appeared. It was Lucky Seven CN69 WBG. We got on the bus and we set off up the A52. At Limekiln Light we followed the A52 to the left. At Joiners Square and we saw Autocabs SY67 WLC. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right onto Manor Street and right onto City Road and we ran down the hill into Stoke. We ran forwards onto the A52 and we under the railway line. We crossed over the A500 and we went around the one-way system in Stoke. We turned left onto London Road and we turned right onto Chamberlain Avenue. We stopped for a short while and Matthew had a sausages cheese oatcakes washed down with a can of coke followed a couple of slices of Victoria sponge. we returned to Fenton. We got in the car and we set off onto Chamberlain Avenue and we turned left London Road and we ran forwards onto the one-way system onto Campbell Place and we ran forwards onto Church Street. We turned right onto Liverpool Street and we veered right onto Elenora Street. We turned right onto Copeland Street and we veered left onto Glebe Street. We turned right onto Lytton Street and we ran to the end before turning left onto City Road. We ran under the railway line and up the hill into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses before going out later on. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We crossed over the road and we saw First Potteries 47519 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 47519 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching and we saw it was First Potteries 67158 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67158 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off up City Road and we went forwards onto King Street. We got up and got off the bus at the Costcutter stop. Once off the bus we set off on foot along King Street onto City Road and. Whilst we waited we saw D&G Bus 112 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G Bus 112 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching and we saw it was First Potteries 63360 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63360 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off up City Road and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. We ran up Market Street and we turned left onto Anchor Road. We ran up the hill to the top and ran down to the roundabout in Adderley Green. At the roundabout at the East end of Bentilee we turned right onto Beverley Drive and then left onto Dawlish Drive and we saw First Potteries 67178 on a #11 to Newcastle. We ran to the end and we turned left onto Beverley Drive. At the end we turned right onto Dividy Road and we ran down the hill to Bucknall. We turned left onto the A52 we ran to limekiln lights and we went across onto Bucknall New Road. We climbed the hill up to Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Road and right onto John Street and into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus to Fenton. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was First Potteries 67177 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67177 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus bus and we booked to Blurton before We sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off through the bus station. and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. We ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill Before we turned left onto Avenue Road. At the roundabout we turned right onto College 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 and under the railway line. We ran up City Road. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street where we got up and got off the bus. We walked back to to the residential unit. We set off onto Christchurch Street and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and chilled out in his room. We went downstairs and we and we cut through onto City Road to wait a bus to Hanley. At the Afford garage we saw Afford rent-a-car MT70 AFJ parked up. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63366 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63366 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 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 and in the petrol station. 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 set off onto Hassell Street and we turned right onto High Street and we visited a cash machine. We turned left into Church Street and we turned left onto the Southbound A34 and we went under the subway on to the A34. We turned left onto the A525. We turned right onto Stanier Street. When we got into the building Matthew went to the toilet. He also spent time in the soft play area. When we had finished we said goodbye and we returned to Fenton in a taxi. We set off onto Stanier Street. When we returned to Fenton in a Intercity taxi. We set off along Stanier Road and we turned left onto Pool Side. We turned left onto Dunkirk and we turned right onto Knutton Lane. We around the roundabout and back onto the Ryecroft and we ran forwards onto the one-way system. We continued onto the A52 and we run up to Hartshill. We veered left onto Shelton New Road and we stopped briefly near to the old Gilberts furniture shop. We continued down Shelton New Road through the traffic lights and we turned right to join the Southbound A500. We stayed on the high level road and we came off the A500 at City Road. We ran under the railway line and up the hill into Fenton. We turned left onto Jesse Austin Avenue and we walked baclk onto City Road and we crossed over and cut through to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and Matthew went to his room. He watched television and used his computer. later on he had a bath. For supper Matthew had some toast. Matthew went to bed around 23:00... Mark