Trip to Fenton / Hanley 15-07-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
66845	Fenton, opp Victoria Square	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
63173	Hanley BS	Fenton, opp Victoria Square	6	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in residential and he was going to his day service. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. Across the road we saw First Potteries 32648 on a #11 to Hanley. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. City Road. We walked up to the roundabout and around the corner onto Victoria Road to wait for the bus. Whilst we waited for the next First Potteries bus we saw First Potteries 66845 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 66845 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street and we crossed over the ring road. We then got up and got off the bus at the stop outside the bus station. Once we got off the bus we walked up Lichfield Street onto Stafford Street. We saw D&G Bus 164 on a #16 to Leek.

D&G 164 in Hanley

We also saw First Potteries 32649 on a #4A to Kidsgrove.

First Potteries 32649 in Hanley

We continued along Stafford Street and then turned left onto Trinity Street. We saw First Potteries 67638 on a #7A to Biddulph.

First Potteries 67638 in Hanley

Matthew went to the optician and had his eyes tested. Once we had finished we came back out onto Trinity Street. We walked back up towards town and across Crown Bank to Trinty Square. We walked down Tontine Street and through the passage between the shops and Waterstones bookshop. We turned right onto Parliament Row and we went to McDonalds. Matthew had a burger and fried for dinner washed down with a cup of Coke. Once we had finished eating we walked back down the passage onto Tontine Street and Across Trinty Square and down to Crown Bank. We crossed Stafford Street and we continued back down Trinity Street where we saw First Potteries 67643 on a #7A to Biddulph.

First Potteries 67643 in Hanley

Matthew returned to the optician to finish having his eyes tested. Once we had finished We walked up Trinity Street and turned right onto Stafford Street. We continued onto Lichfield Street and to the bus station. We waited at the stand outside the bus station to catch a bus back to Fenton. A short while later we saw First Potteries 63173 on a #6 to Weston Coyney.

First Potteries 63173 in Hanley

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off up Lichfield Street and we turned right into Birch Terrace. We followed the road around to the left onto Charles Street. At the top we turned right onto Old Hall Street before turning right onto the ring road. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. One off the bus we set off on foot onto City Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Back in his room Matthew had a large cookie. We saw First Potteries 66963 on #11 to Newcastle. Matthew spent time in his room on his computer. For tea Matthew had jacket potato with cheese followed by a cheescake. After tea Matthew went out shopping. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road onto Manor Street and we ran to the end. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We turned right onto the A52 and we ran up to Bucknall. We stopped at Farmfoods and we went around the shop. There was something that we could not get some we continued to the Farmfoods at Burslem. We set off along the A52 to Joiners Square and we turned right onto Lichfield Street. We ran around the ring road in an anti-clockwise direction and we turned right onto Waterloo Road. We ran through Cobridge and into Burslem before we turned right onto Moorland Road. We stopped at Farmfoods and we picked up some more shopping. Once we had finished we got back into the car and we set off down Morland Road into Burslem. We turned left onto the A50 and we ran through Cobridge to the edge of Hanley. We went clockwise around the ring road around to Lichfield street and we headed down to Joiners Square. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran up Victoria Road to the top. We turned sharp right onto City Road and we ran down to Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. After putting the shopping away Matthew went to his room to chill out. He used his computer and watched music videos on the Television. 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