Trip to Fenton / Crewe 02-02-2015

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Blurton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Blurton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was going on a trip with his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. The bus turned up and it was his usual transport, Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU.

Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU in Blurton

The picked up another service user and then headed up Finstock Avenue and onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned right onto Church Street and then left onto Blurton Road. We crossed the A50 and went through Heron Cross onto Heron Street. We followed the road over the railway and then we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We then got to the destination around 09:00. Shortly after this they set off in a car to Snugbury's. They set off though Fenton and onto Smithpool Road and then onto City Road. We headed down to Stoke and around the one way system and onto London Road passing he city cabs base where there was one minibuses including W704 WAK. There was a quick stop at the Sainsbury's petrol station. We headed back into Stoke and carried on around the one way system. We joined the Northbound A500 via Shelton Old Road. We carried on along the A500 under the M6 and into Cheshire. We crossed over the railway Line at Basford Hall and we joined the A51 East of Nantwich. We headed North around the town on the nantwich by-pas before going West to Beambridge. We carried on West a further couple of miles before the A51 turned North. around a mile further up the road we turned left into Snugbury's and we parked up. Matthew had a tour of the farm and had some ice cream and used the toilet before returning to the car. We got back onto the A51 and we headed back to the Nantwich by-pass. We joined the A530 ans we carried on this up to the edge of Crewe. We turned onto Coppenhall Lane and we heade into town past the railway works. We went along the A5078 and across town before going to the Grand Junction retail park to Franky & Benny's. Matthew had a burger and fries with a glass of Coke.After they had finished eating they got into the car and went don Macon Way and across onto the A532. They joined the A5020 which they did down to the A500. We did the A500 all the way back to City Road and then we turned into Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. Matthew went toilet before getting in the bus to come home. It was his usual transport Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we headed through Heron Cross via Heron Street. We headed through Blurton on Blurton Road and we turned into Beaconsfield Drive. We got back around 15:00. Matthew Chilled out at home. For tea he had battered sausages and mash. He then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 23:15... Mark

Trip to Newcastle-under-Lyme 13/04/2011

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
40153	Wolstanton	Newcastle BS	99B	First Potteries
40153	Newcastle BS	Tunstall	99B	First Potteries
40151	Tunstall	Newcastle BS	99	First Potteries
40153	Newcastle BS	Wolstanton	98	First Potteries
F39 ENF	Crewe BS	Burford	X19	Stanways
F39 ENF	Burford	Crewe BS	X19	Stanways

Matthew Whilst in respite, they took Matthew out on a bus. First bus of the day was 40153 on a Newcastle bound service. When he got to the bus station he took a picture.


40153 again, in newcastle bus station (Matt)

Matthew decided D&G 137 Dennis Dart with Marshall body to go straight out again on this bus. when he got on he took a picture of the inside of this bus.


Inside 40153 (Matt)

He decided to do this up to Tunstall. At Tunstall he caught the next Newcastle bound bus which happened to be 40151. Back in Newcastle he photographed the inside of this bus too.


Inside 40151 (Matt)

At this point Matthew took a bit of a break from the buses. When he returned to the bus station he waited for the next Wolstanton bus. Also observed today was 40145. The next bus just happened to be 40153 again! Matthew was then able to take Arriva 7647 in Crewe.A few more picture before we departed for respite. Later Matthew was taken out to on service X19 Crewe - Burford - Malpas - Tarvin - Chester Stanways F39 ENF returning later he photographed the inside of this 53 seat Leyland Tiger Ex Heartlands bus. D&G 157 to Crewe. In Crewe he saw D&G 25 waiting to do it's next service and First PMT 40147 on a #20. Hanley - Tunstall. Afterwards back to Wolstanton and then had a walk to respite...Mark

Trip to North Wales - 31-08-2010

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
MIB 268	Longton Hall Road	Seaquarium, Rhyl	Charter	Copelands Tours
3999	Seaquarium, Rhyl	Prestatyn BS	120	Arriva NW&W
3987	Prestatyn BS	Pensarn	120	Arriva NW&W
2642	Pensarn	Llandudno	12	Arriva NW&W
2644	Llandudno	Rhyl BS	12	Arriva NW&W
MIB 268	Seaquarium, Rhyl	Longton Hall Road	Charter	Copelands Tours

Copelands Tours MIB 268 in Chester services (Matt)

From Chester services we took the coastal route as opposed to the A55. we reached Rhyl at around 11:00.


Arriva NW&W 7539 in Prestatyn bus station (Matt)


Arriva NW&W shortly after arrival in Rhyl bus station (Matt)


Arriva NW&W 2296 in Rhyl bus station (Matt)

After we got back into Rhyl bus station, we all walked up to the Seaquarium to where the coach was parked. We had time to have something to eat and to use the facilities before we got back on the coach home. On the return journey, as we reached the outskirts of Chester we hit traffic, the driver put it to the vote as to whether we stayed on course or tried to go around the jam. The passengers voted to go around the jam, and so we took the A51 back to the edge of Nantwich, taking this route meant we were able to see Snugbury's hay bale meerkat! at the edge of Nantwich we got onto the A500. When we reached the M6, we saw that the A500 was blocked and so we had to go south along the M6 to the next junction...2 diversions in 1 day! We eventually got to Longton Hall Road just as it was going dark.

Details to follow...