Trip to Blurton / Newcastle 09-06-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67636	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Newcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in residential and he was going to his day service. Matthew was also going to Blurton later and also to Newcastle to visit Grandma. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting to go to the day centre we saw Z Carz YJ53 WPD going towards Heron Cross. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre. In the morning Matthew did some baking and made cupcakes. For dinner Matthew had a ham sandwich followed by lemon slice. In the afternoon Matthew went to JTF. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road where we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 270. At the roundabout we turned right by KFC and we walked down to JTF. Matthew did some shopping and brought me a present for Fathers day which is next weekend. After Matthew had done his shopping we set off back down City Road and we stopped at Lifestyle Express where Matthew brought can of Coke. After we had finished shopping there we crossed over City Road and onto Christchurch Street. We stopped at the Co-operative Food store and Matthew brought a Bottle of dandelion & Burdock. We carried on back to the day centre. When it was time to go back to the residential unit we set off onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Temple Street. Matthew went back up to his room to wait for me to arrive to pick him up. Whilst waiting we saw Stanton's of Stoke minibus SO57 OKE.

Stanton's of Stoke SO57 OKE in Fenton

When I turned up we put a few things that he needed in his bag and we also took to Blurton my present and some of the cakes Matthew had made earlier. We set off in the car 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 and we got back to Blurton around 15:15. When we got home we put the phone on charge which we had found was totally flat. We had planned to go to Grandma's on the 15:56 which I had seen earlier and was booked to be First Potteries 67636. Just before 16:00 we set off on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. Whilst we waited for our bus we saw something very unusual... First Potteries Scania Omnicity 65005 was on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 65005 in Blurton

A few minutes later our bus appeared and it was dud First Potteries 67636 as expected.

First Potteries 67636 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle and we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto the A5035 and we ran over the railway line into Trentham. We passed First Potteries 67151 on a #21A to the gtrentham Hotel. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we ran up the hill behind First Potteries 67151 which was now on a #21A to Hanley. We entered Hanford and we turned right into Wilson Road. We turned left into Church Lane and we joined the A34 and we saw Caudwell Construction DV12 JVY. We then headed into Trent Vale and we turned right into Harpfields Road we continued onto Hilton Road and we saw D&G 159 on a 'Nines' service to Clayton. We turned left into the hospital and we saw ABC Supreme minibus KX08 UXE. We turned right onto the A34, passing First Potteries 32634 on a #25 to Hanley, and a couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus. We saw First Potteries 65033 on a #101 to Hanley.

First Potteries 65033 in Newcastle

We started to cross over the A34 and we saw First Potteries 32649 on a #25 service to Keele.

First Potteries 32649 in Newcastle

Once we had crossed over the A34 we continued up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. We said goodbye to Grandma around 17:30. We set off onto Occupation Street and we saw white minibus YK08 PVA. We turned left onto the A34. We ran down into Trent Vale. We stopped at the pub and we went inside. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included First Potteries 65037/65039 on a #101 to Stafford, Exclusive Holidays coach EX55 HOL & First Potteries 32650 on a #22 to Longton. When it was time to go we got in the car to go pick up uncle Dave via Trentham. We ran down the A34 and we went under the A500. We turned left onto Allerton Road and then right onto Trently Road. We turned right onto New Inn Lane and then left onto Pacific Drive. We dropped a few thing off on Pacific Drive and Constance Avenue before onto New Inn Lane. We turned left onto the A5035 and we crossed the railway line into Blurton. We turned left onto Stanley Matthews Way and we ran down past the Bet365 stadium and onto the Eastbound A50. We came of the A50 at Heron Cross and we dropped down into Fenton to pick uncle Dave up. Once we had picked him up we returned to Heron Cross and we crossed the A50. We ran along Blurton Road and right onto Church Road. We turned right onto the A5035 and we dropped something off. We turned right onto Ripon Road and we turned left onto Pembridge Road. We dropped something off and we turned right into Newbury Grove. We got home around 19:10. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we composed a few e-mails and sorted a few things out. We then chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark