Trip to Stoke / Trent Vale 24-12-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67151	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Stoke, stop Q	23	First Potteries
67144	Stoke, stop T	Trent Vale, Opp Black lion PH	21	First Potteries
63346	Trent Vale, o/s Black lion PH	Blurton, adj Landybank Grove	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going back to Blurton, but first he was going out for a walk and having a Christmas eve party. Matthew woke up at 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Matthew chilled in his room for a while. Later on Matthew went out for a walk. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and left onto City Road. We saw First Potteries 67180 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67180 in Fenton

Also seen was First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67152 in Fenton

We crossed over and onto Manor Street. At the end of Manor Street we turned left onto Victoria Road and we went down the hill to Aldi. Matthew brought his shopping and then we got a Lucky Seven taxi back to the residential unit. We set off onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill. We turned right onto Manor Street and right onto City Road. We turned left onto Smithpool Road and left again onto Temple Street. We went back to the back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and chilled in his room. For dinner Matthew had went to a Christmas Eve party. Matthew had food from a buffet. Matthew washed this down with a glass of Coke. Later on Matthew went downstairs and set off on foot. We walked along Temple Street and left onto Smithpool Road. We turned into the park and Matthew walked around the Lido. We saw a Grey Heron and some Mallards. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and chilled in his room. Later on we came to pick Matthew up just before 15:00. Matthew came downstairs onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We walked to Albert Square and we looked on the map to see where the bus was. We had just missed a bus so we decided to go the opposite way. We crossed over Christchurch Street and we waited for s bus towards Stoke. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67151 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road. and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line. over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke town centre along Church Street where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 67151 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 67151 in Stoke

We walked around the corner onto Campbell Place to wait for a bus to Trentham. A few minutes later we saw a bus come around the corner. It was First Potteries 67144 on a #21 to Trentham.

First Potteries 67144 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Trentham before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Campbell Place and forwards onto London Road. We continued through Oakhill and past the former Oakhill pub. We ran into Trent Vale and at the end of London Road we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 67144 as it continued towards Trentham.

First Potteries 67144 in Trent Vale

There was a bus imminent, so we walked around the corner onto the A34. We sat down on the wall by the bus stop, Whilst we waited we saw ABC Supreme KP25 EHB heading towards Stafford. A few minutes later we saw the bus turned the corner. As it got coser we saw it was First Potteries 63346 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 63346 in Trent Vale

We got on the bus and we booked to Blurton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along the A34 and we ran under the A500 into Hanford and we turned left onto Church Lane. We climbed to the top of the hill and we turned right onto Wilson Road. We turned left onto New Inn Lane and we ran into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway line into Blurton. We passed the end of Stanley Matthew Way and we turned left onto Magdalen Road and right onto Finstock Avenue. We turned left onto Beaconsfield Drive where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 63346 before it continued towards Longton.

First Potteries 63346 in Blurton

Once off the bus we set off on foot through Blurton. We got home about 15:30. Once in the house Matthew used his computer. He had toast and a can of Dr Pepper. Matthew had a chicken sandwich. Later on we did some more of the Blog and wrote an e-mail. We had a buffet tea, with chicken satay, pis in blankets, cocktail sausages and southern fried chciken bites with a cherry bakewell muffin for dessert. We also had a cup of Cherry Coke. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark