Trip to Hanley / Burslem 31-10-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67154	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
67154	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going on the bus later on. He was also going out on the bus. Matthew got up around 09:00 and had toast and juice for breakfast. He chilled out in his room and watched buses out of the windown until it was time to go out. Whilst we waited to go out we saw City Centre Central PO14 OKZ. Whilst we waited to go out we went downstairs and onto Temple Street. We turned cut through onto City Road and we headed towards the bus stop. On the way we saw Afford rent-a-car WR75 BWM parked up at their garage.

Afford rent-a-car WR75 BWM in Fenton

We waited for a bus to Hanley. The bus turned the corner and we saw it was First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67154 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down City Road and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Street and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station ans we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street. We turned right onto John Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off up Lichfield Street. We turned righ onto Old Hall Street anbd we went into B&M. Matthew did some shopping and we crossed over the road onto Old Hall Street past the site of the old bus station which has now been almost completely demolished. We turned onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace and we crossed over the ring road and we continued down Lichfield Street. We continued to the the chip shop and Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. Afterwards we crossed over the ring road and headed up to Birch Terrace, We crossed over Lichfield Street and into the bus station to see what we might catch. Whilst we waited we saw Stantons of Stoke 8701 VT on a #19 to Sneyd Green. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. Afterwards we saw First Potteries 37430 on a #25 to Keele. We considered catching the First Bus and we pulled on and off stand before we could get to it. We saw it was First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67154 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 we ran under the railway line onto City Road. We ran up the hill and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. When we got to Albert Square we got up and got off the bus. We then walked back to the residential unit. we went upstairs and chilled out in his room. Hr used his computer and watched buses out of the window. We went downstairs and got in the car we set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We ran down the hiull into Stoke and we went under the railway line. We crossed over the the A500 and we joined the Northbound carriageway and we headed up to Longport. We turned onto the roundabout at Longport and we turned right onto the A5271. At Trubshaw Cross we turned left into the right and onto Burslem. We turned left onto Westport Road and we visited the pub. We went to the toilet. Afterwards we went down Westport Road. Later on we returned to Fenton by car. We set off on to Westport Road and to the old NatWest bank which has new studio apartments. We re-joined the B5051 and we turned right onto the A50 and straight into Cobridge and we turned right onto on the A53 and past the site of Lidl. We past Festival Park and we headed up to Etruria. We joined the Southbound A500 and we ran down to Stoke where we came off. We turned left onto City Road and we ran under the railway line. 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. We went upstairs and Matthew we to a Halloween gingerbread man and drank a glass of Coke. He also played with the other service user and did Halloween stuff. Matthew went back to the room and went on 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.