Trip to Blurton / Hanley 17-06-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67157	Fenton, opp Albert Square	Blurton, Eastfield Close	23	First Potteries
67157	Blurton, Eastfield Close	Hanley BS	23A	First Potteries
67157	Hanley BS	Fenton, Raglan Walk	23A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew was also going out on the bus with Meg and Sophie. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Matthew chilled out in his room for a while whilst waiting to go out. We saw First Potteries 67156 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67156 in Fenton

When it was time to go out we set off on foot onto Temple Street and we walked down to Smithpool Road. We saw First Potteries 67155 on a #23A to Newstead. At the end by The Regent we turned left onto Whieldon Road. We turned right onto Ainsworth Street and after a brief stop where Matthew used the toilet we set off back down Wheildon Road and right onto Smithpool Road. We turned right onto Temple Street and at the end we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We crossed the road and we stood at the stop by Albert Square to go towards Blurton. We waited a few minutes and then the bus appeared. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67157 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street through the road works and at the end we turned right onto Station Bridge Road. We went forwards onto Heron Street and we went through the traffic lights at Heron Cross onto Blurton Road. After crossing over the A50 we continued along Blurton Road into Blurton and by Critclow's Corner we turned right onto Church Road. We turned right onto Beaconsfiled Drive and we ran through the estate and we saw First Potteries 67635 on a #22 to Longton. as far as the Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthew Academy where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked down Beaconsfield Drive and back home to see if we were in. We had gone out to get the car fixed so we weren't at the house. We walked back to the bus stop outside Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy and we saw First Potteries 67637 on a #22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67637 in Blurton

We walked back to the bus stop and we waited for a bus back towards Hanley. A few minutes later First Potteries 67157 returned on the #23A to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We ran along Beaconsfield Drive and at the end we turned left onto Church Road. At the mini roundabout we veered left onto Blurton Road and we ran down the hill into the valley. After crossing Longton Brook we ran up the hill into Heron Cross. We crossed the A50 and at the traffic lights we turned left onto Grove Road. We ran onto Whieldon Road and we turned right onto Smithpool Road by The Regent pub. At the end of Smithpool Road we turned left onto City Road and we ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. We stopped briefly in Church Street and we ran around the one-way system onto Liverpool Road, Elenora Street and Copeland Street. We ran onto Glebe Street as it ran North and under the railway line. We turned left into Station Road and then right onto College Road. We ran up the hill through Shelton and we ran 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 ran up the hill into Hanley bus station. We then got up and got off the bus. In Hanley we saw First Potteries 67648 on a #7 to Kidsgrove. It was time to get back to Fenton so we decided to go straight back on First Potteries 67157. Once the bus was ready for service we got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. 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 left onto Station Road and we ran part the railway station before going right onto Glebe Street. After a brief stop we continued forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the road around onto Church Street. We crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill we turned right onto Smithpool Road where we got up and got off the bus. We then walked up Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Once back at the unit Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and use his computer. We then went outside into the garden. For dinner Matthew had ham sandwich followed by a Bakewell Tart. After dinner Matthew went out to the park. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Watkin Street. We walked to the end and then we walked down the backstreet adjacent to the railway line up to Smithpool Road. We crossed over the railway line and we walked down to the entrance of the park. In the park Matthew walked up to the playground. Once we had finished in the park we walked back along Smithpool Road to the shop on the corner of Edison Street. In the shop Matthew brought a bottle of Coke. Matthew then walked up Tempe Street back to the residential unit. Matthew then returned to his room. We saw First Potteries 63101 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63101 in Fenton

Matthew then drank his bottle of Coke. For tea this evening Matthew was going out to the pub in an Intercity taxi. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. At the end we turned right onto Station Bridge Road and we crossed over the railway line. We ran forwards Heron Street and we went through Heron Cross and over the A50. We ran into Blurton along Blurton Road and we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive were we saw First Potteries 41495 on a #22 to Longton. We turned right onto Finstock Avenue and left onto Magdalen Road. At the end we turned right onto the A5035. We ran over the railway line into Trentham and at the end we turned right onto the A34. We ran up to the next junction and we turned left onto Whitmore Road. We ran up the hill and we turned right onto Northwood Lane. After crossing over the A500 we ran into Clayton and onto the Northbound A519. We ran towards Newcastle for a couple of junctions and then we turned left to the pub. At the pub Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. Foe tea Matthew had an all day breakfast followed by chocolate fudge cake followed by ice cream. After we had finished eat we returned to Fenton by an Intercity taxi. We set off Northwards up the A519 and we ran into Newcastle. We ran anti-clockwise around town past the bus station and then we got onto the A53. We ran through Basford into Etruria and we turned right onto the A500. We ran South to Stoke and we came off the A500 at the City Road junction. We ran up City Road under the railway line and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We then turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went to his room and chilled out for a while. 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.