Trip to Etruria / Wolstanton 27-10-2025

Today Matthew was going back to the residential unit, but not before he had been out for dinner and to get his weekly shopping. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up just after 10:30 and had toast and raspberry and apple juice drink for breakfast. We got ready and we went out just before 12:00. We set off to Newcastle to pick up our friend. We got in the car and we set off through Blurton and onto the A5035. We continued to Trentham and we turned right onto the A34. We ran through Hanford and we crossed the A500 and we continued through Trent Vale. We continued through into Newcastle and we turned right onto Barracks Road and we passed the bus station. We saw D&G Bus 6006 on a #9 to Biddulph. We turned left onto Ryecroft and stopped to pick up our friend. After we picked him up We crossed over Ryecroft we ran forwards onto the A53. We ran around one-way system and onto the A52. We ran up to Hartshill and we ran forwards onto Shelton New Road. We turned right onto Garner Street and we stopped at the food truck. Matthew had a cumberland ring with bacon and egg washed down with can of Coke. When we had finished we set of to the shop. We bran along Garner Street to Etruria and we turned left onto the A53. We veered left onto Forge Lane. We ran forwards onto Shelton Boulevard past the site of a new development and we turned left onto the Etruria Valley Link Road. We went under the A500 and we turned left onto the retail park and we saw First Potteries 35685 on #501 Festival Park retail. We parked up and we saw grey minibus KV19 TYK parked up.

KV19 TYK in Wolstanton

Also seen was grey minibus OU75 ASV outside of Asda.

OU75 ASV in Wolstanton

We went into the shop and we did Matthew weekly shop. We went outside and we saw First Potteries 35689 on #501 Festival Park retail.

First Potteries 35689 in Wolstanton

We set off through the retail park and we turned left onto the A527. We ran to the top of the hill and we turned left to follow the A527 into Newcastle. We turned right onto Ryecroft and we pulled up. We dropped out our friend and we continued along Ryecoft. We did a u-turned and we turned right onto Barracks Road. We turned left onto the A34. We stopped at Grandma's house and we dropped off a poppy badge that we had bought for her at Asda. We re-joined the A34 and we headed through Trent Vale. We continued under the A500 and into Hanford. At trentham we turned left onto the A5035 and we ran into 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.