Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 12-04-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63146	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	6A	First Potteries
63366	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63360	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	First Potteries
67179	Fenton, Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
35936	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, opp Cherry Tree	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. He was also going to see Grandma and returning to Blurton later on. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We saw Shelton Care Group HF73 YPW outside. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. We continued along Christchurch Street. We onto City Road. At the top we crossed over Victoria Road to wait for the bus at the bus stop. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was dud First Potteries 63146 on a #6A to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we went to the toilet. Afterwards we went to the chip shop. We set off out of the bus station onto Lichfield Street. We crossed over the ring road and we went to the chip shop. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we crosse over the ring road and over Lichfield Street. We returned to the bus station and we waited for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw a bus come on stand. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63366 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63366 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle. we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and left onto Lichfield Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace. We followed the road around onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Old Hall Street. We crossed over the ring road onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we turned right onto Dividy Road. We turned left onto Beverley Drive and right onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green and we passed the bus garage. At the back we saw First South Yorkshire 36277 as well as another Bee Network single decker. 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 and we went past KFC. 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. As we got off the bus we saw Leon's 244 in the bus station. Once off the bus we set off up Castle Walk and we went to The Coffee House. We turned left onto Ironmarket and we turned left onto Astley Walk and we stopped for a ice cream van. Matthew had a vanilla ice cream. We set off along Astley Walk and we turned left onto Hassell Street back to the bus station. We ewaited for a bus back to Fenton. As sbort time later a bus came on stand. We saw it was First Potteries 63360 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63360 in Newcastle bus station

We got on 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 saw Travel Express GN14 DVX on the shuttle bus to the hospital. 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 we got in the car and we drove onto City Road and we ran forwards onto Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road and we headed down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto Lichfield Street. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road and we ran around to Town Road. We headed towards Birches Head and we joined the Northbound A5272. We ran through Sneyd Green and up to Smallthorne roundabout. We continued onto High Lane and we ran to the end. We turned right onto the A527 and down the hill to Fegg Hayes. We turned right onto Chell Heath Road and we turned left onto Cumberbatch Avenue. We turned right into Hambro Place and we visited the playground. There is a new construction taking place. Later on we returned to Fenton. We got in the car and we set off along Hambro Place, We turned left onto Cumberbatch Avenue and we turned left onto Chell Heath Road. We ran through Chell Heath past Matthew's old School which is now sheltered housing. We continued through Bradeley and at the end of the road we turned left onto Ford Green Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne to the roundabouts. We turned left onto the A5272 and we headed through Sneyd Green and to the edge of Hanley. We ran clockwise around the ring road and we turned left onto Lichfield Street. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square and we went across the roundabout onto Victoria Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room and chilled out on his computer. Matthew had a new panda bear. Just after 15:00 I arrived with mum and we came to pick Matthew up. Matthew came downstairs and we said goodbye to mum who went of to Grandma's and me and Matthew went to the bus stop. Wwe cut through onto City Road and we walked down to the bus stop. We waited for a bus to Newcastle. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67179 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67179 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. Near to the roundabout we saw St Thomas More Catholic Academy HW20 HXR. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we turned right into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Another bus came on stand and it was First Potteries 35936 on a #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 35936 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we went upstairs and sat down. 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 35936 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 35936 in Newcastle

Once off the bus we headed along the A34 and we went up the hill towards Grandma's. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. When it was time to go we went to the pub and we headed down Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34. We continued southwards into Trent Vale. 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 67174 on a #101 to Stafford and white minibus BD69 ESU. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 through Hanford and into Trentham and we turned left onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:00. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. Matthew also had a can of Cherry Coke and a couple of slices of brioche bread. We wrote the Blog and sent a couple of e-mails. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark