Trip to Etruria / Wolstanton 13-10-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63112	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries
35949	Hanley BS	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	25	First Potteries
35689	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	Stoke, Lytton Street	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was returning to Fenton, but first he was going out for dinner and to do his weekly shopping. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up at 10:30 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. After some time on the computer and time getting ready, we set off just before 12:00. We got in the car and we set off onto down to the A5035 and we turned into church Road. We carried on into Blurton Road. We ran through Blurton and into Heron Cross and we ran to the other end and joined the Westbound A50. We got onto the Northbound A50 and headed through Stoke and we saw white minibus BA65 KXB. We came off the A500 at Shelton New Road and we turned right as if we were going to re-join the Siouthbound A500. We turned right onto Garner Street and we stopped near to the food truck. For dinner Matthew had a cumberland ring with bacon and egg on a bap, washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we got back into the car and we set off along Garner Street. We joined the Eastbound A53. We turned left onto Forge Lane and we saw First Potteries 63113 on a #38 to Kidsgrove. We turned left onto Shelton Boulevard and we crossed over the railway line on the new Etruria Valley Link Road and we and we ran under the A500 and turned left into the retail park. We parked up near to Asda and we saw blue minibus WR70 XVN.

WR70 XVN in Wolstanton

We went into Asda and Matthew used the toilet. Afterwards we went around and picked up his weekly shopping. When we had finished we went to the till and we paid for the shopping. We came out of Asda and we saw grey minibus OU73 BFE parked up. We went back to the car and we set off out of the retail park. As we left the retail park we joined the Southbound A500 and we ran through Stoke to Sideway. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we came off by the BET365 statdium and headed Southwards down Stanley Matthews Way. We turned left onto the A5035 and we saw silver minibus PE54 UMM parked up in the industrial estate. We got back to Blurton around 13:36. Matthew went on his computer and had his Vienetta washed down with a can of Coke. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. We wrote the Blog and watch TV. Around 16:48 we got ready to return to the residential unit. Also in the Street was white minibus DU64 RXA.

DU64 RXA in Blurton

We got in the car and we set off through Burton and we ran along Beaconsfield Drive where we saw silver minibus D11 SCX parked up. We turned left onto Church Street and left onto Blurton Road. We went through the traffic lights onto Heron Steeet. We carried on forwards onto Station Bridge Road we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Masterson Street and we saw Stafford & District Community Link LA72 OGZ. We turned right onto Watkin Street and we continued 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. For tea Matthew had Pasta and Tomato Sauce followed by a Toffee sponge pudding and custard. Washed it down with a bottle of Coke. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We onto City Road. We crossed over at the crossing and we headed to the stop outside the shops. We walked back down City Road and we walked up to the bus stop near to Philpott's. After a short while we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was dud First Potteries 63112 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We carried on along City Road. We ran past the site of the new Burger King 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 and 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. 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 and 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 we turned right onto John Street. Once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus to Newcastle. we saw First Potteries 65032 on a #18 to Leek. Whilst we waited for a bus back to Keele. A short time later we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was dud First Potteries 35949 on a #25 to Keele. We got on the bus and we booked to the Keele before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and we ran down John Street onto Bethesda street where we crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Cauldon Road and we turned left onto Station Road outside the railway station. We went forwards onto A52 and we followed the road around to the right and under the railway line. We crossed over the A500. We continued into Stoke centre along Church Street. We went out of the other side of Stoke and up Hartshill Road into Hartshill. We turned left into The Avenue and we ran down to Hilton Road and we turned right into the hospital where we saw ABC Supreme YA67 VBD. We ran through the hospital and we turned right onto the A34. We ran up to Newcastle and forwards onto Barracks Road at the roundabout. We came into the bus station onto Barracks Road we turned right onto Ryecroft. We veered left onto Merrial Street and after a brief stop we ran forwards onto Church Street. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto the A525. We turned right into Orme Road and we continued along Orme Road before we re-joined the Westbound A525. We climbed the steep hill up to Keele and we turned left into the campus. We turned left onto University Drive we did a u-turn and headed into the campus. At the main roundabout we turned left and we ran around the shops and student union bar. We ran through the campus past the back of the library and out the other side into the village. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we decided to go back to Hanley on the double decker. We let the bus that we had just arrived on go, and we waited for the next bus. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. AS it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 35946 on a #25 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before going upstairs and sitting down. We set off through the campus We turned right onto University Drive and we ran up to the entrance of the campus before turning right onto the A525. We ran down the hill and we crossed over the roundabout. We went past the scrapyards and we turned left onto Orme Road. We ran through the estate and to the end of the road. We turned left onto the A525 and at the roundabout onto the Southbound A34. We ran down two roundabout and we went left onto Barracks Road. We entered the bus station and we pulled up on stand. After a short while in the bus station the bus set off out onto Barracks Road. We went Southwards on the A34 before turning into the hospital. We trundled through the hospital grounds and ran up to Hilton Road and The Avenue. We went down Hartshill Road into Stoke town centre. We went forwards onto Church Street and the bus topped in the town centre. After a brief stop we continued over the A500 and we got up and got off the bus just before the railway bridge. We walked up City Road and we cut across onto Smithpool Road and we continued up Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out and use his computer. 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.