Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 29-08-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67146	Hanley BS	Fenton	11	First Potteries
67158	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11X	First Potteries
35691	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, O/s Cherry Tree PH	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to Blurton and also going to visit Grandma, but first he was going out for dinner. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. For breakfast Matthew had crumpets and orange juice. Matthew chilled out in his room and watched buses out of the window. In the morning Matthew went to Shelton in a taxi. We went downstairs and we got in the taxi. We set off along City Road and we turned right and ran past the swimming baths. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill towards Joiners Square. We turned left onto Warrington Road and left onto the A52. We turned right onto Cauldon Road and right onto Boughey Street. We ran onto Ridgway Road and we stopped by the park. We walked onto College Road and we went into the park. Matthew visited the playground and afterwards we went to the new cafe at the college. later on we set off on taxi to Hanley. We got in the taxi and we went up College Road. We continued onto Cleveland Road and we ran forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto the A52 and we stopped at the car park by the chip shop. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Irn Bru. When we had finished we headed over to the bus station. We crossed over the ring road and we crossed over Lichfield Street and into the bus station Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we waited for a bus back to Fenton. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 63359 on a #103 to Crewe. A short time later we saw a bus come on stand. We saw it was First Potteries 67146 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67146 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton we sat down. We set off up 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 saw First South Yorkshire 35678 parked in the garage. At the roundabout we turned right onto Anchor Road and we ran under the railway line. We turned left onto Markets Street and we followed the one-way 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 the bus. We cut through onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out on his room. Matthew came downstairs and we spent time with some of the other residents. Matthew had a glass of Coke. Matthew went back upstairs to chill out in his room and wait for my arrival. Around 15:00 I arrived with mum and Matthew came downstairs with uncle Dave's birthday present. We put the stuff in the car and we said goodbye to mum. We cut through onto City Road and we walked to the bus stop. On the way we saw Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKG. We waited for a bus towards Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 67155 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67155 in Fenton

A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67158 on a #11X to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67158 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. due to road works we ran down to the bottom of Newcastle and back up Barracks Road. We turned left onto Hassell Street and we entered the bus stations along Stubbs Street where we got up and got off the bus. As we were arriving at the bus station we saw a suitable bus heading towards Grandma's pull on stand. As we got closer we saw it was First Potteries 35691 on a #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 35691 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we sat down. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. Due to roadwork we headed North and did a u-turn at the roundabout. 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 35691 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 35691 in Newcastle

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we sat down towards the front of thr 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. 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. Matthew also had a small donut. 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 cheesecake and custard. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 35950 on a #101 to Stafford and ABC Supreme HN74 DCZ headeding Northwards. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 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 bottle of Coke and some shortbread. We wrote the Blog and sent a couple of e-mails. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark