Trip to Newcastle / Bentilee 06-02-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67147	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
67176	Newcastle BS	Bentilee, Wellfield Road	11	First Potteries
67176	Bentilee, Tyson Green	Fenton, Victoria Place	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going 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 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 saw Afford rent-a-car YR23 SBO outside there yard.

Afford rent-a-car YR23 SBO in Fenton

A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67147 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67147 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. 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 on foot up Hassell Street and we turned right onto High Street and we past old Edinburgh Woollen Mill which moved to the new food outlets. We visited Poundland. Matthew brought a can of Coke. We continued along High Street and Matthew had sausage oatcakes and a bottle of coke. We walked onto Hassell Street. We returned to the bus station and we waited for a bus to Bentilee. A short while later we saw First Potteries 63176 on a #4 to Crackley.

First Potteries 63176 in Newcastle bus station

We waited for a bus towards Hanley. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 63115 on a #98 to Ball Green. A short time later our bus appeared. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 35950 on a #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67176 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Bentilee. we sat down. 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 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 got up and got off the bus. We walked around the corner and we saw First Potteries 67179 on a #11 to Newcastle. Matthew had can of Cherry Coke. We went back to the Fenton. We set off on foot to the bus stop all the way over on Dawlish Drive. As short time later the bus came around the corner. As exoected we saw it was First Potteries 67176 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green and we saw First Potteries 67154 parked in the garage. At the roundabout we turned right onto Anchor Road. system onto Commerce Street and right onto The Strand. After a brief stop we ran down the Strand and under the railway line onto King Street. We continued down through Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC and we got up and got off. We walked down City Road. We turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstiars to his room to chill out.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 onto Manor Street. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we saw First Potteries 47519 on a #6 to Coalville. We also walked down to Dunelm Mill and visited the cafe. matthew had a slice of lemon meringue pie washed down with a bottle of Coke. Afterwards Matthew went to the toilet. Once Matthew had finished shopping we returned to the residential unit in Autocabs taxi. We set off up Victoria Road to Joiners Square and we turned left onto Warrington Road. We turned left onto the A52. We ran towards Stoke and past the planned development of Stoke-on-Trent railway station. We ran alongside the railway line and we turned left onto City Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and back to his room. For tea Matthew had bangers and mash followed by angel cake and custard. 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.