| Bus | From | To | Service | Operator |
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| DY08 FFX | Fenton | Winsford | Charter | Shelton Care Group |
| DY08 FFX | Winsford | Fenton | Charter | Shelton Care Group |
| 63097 | Magdalen Road, Blurton | Newcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH | 22 | First Potteries |
Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going to Blurton later. We learnt had been partially stripped of seats inside for conversion to a mobile home. Matthew got up and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting for time to got to the day centre Matthew spent time in his room watching buses. We saw First Potteries 63177 on a #11 to Newcastle. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We continued along Christchurch Street and into the day centre. In the morning Matthew went out on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set of onto Glebedale Road and we turned left onto City Road. We turned right onto Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Lichfield Street and we ran up the hill towards Hanley. We ran anti-clockwise around the ring road and we turned left onto Etruria Road. At the roundabout we turned left onto the Westbound along the A53. We crossed over the A500 and we ran through Basford into Newcastle. We ran arund the one-way system and at the roundabout we went straight across onto the A52. We turned right onto the A34 and we ran North through Cross Heath. We turned left onto the B5500 and into Chesterton. We ran up Crackley bank and through Red Street. We crossed over the A500 and we joined the Northbound A34 again. We travelled North to the Toby Carvery and we went straight on towards Rode Heath. We ran North upto the A50 and we continued North to Holmes Chapel. Just South of the town we joined the Westbound A54 and we ran over the M6 and into Middlewich. We continued West out of town and into Winsford. We crossed over the river and into the town and up the hill. We stopped at the Queens Arms for dinner. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a can of Coke. Matthew had a Fried buttermilk chicken burger with fries followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. Once we had finished we got back in Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX for the journey home. We set off Nothwards up Dene Drive and we turned right onto the A54. We ran Eastwards out of Winsford and we crossed over the River Weaver before running up the hill. We continued Eastwards along the A54 through Middlewich and over the M6. We continued to the edge of Congleton. We ran North up the A34 and we turned right onto the A54. We ran through the centre of town and then we continued onto the A527. We ran past the railway station and around Biddulph past the new KFC. We continued South through Brown Lees and Knypersley down to Brindley Ford. We continued through Chell and down through Pitshill and North of Tunstall. We continued down the hill into the Chatterley Valley and we joined the Southbound A500. We travelled South for around 3 miles to Stoke and we came off the A500 onto City Road. We ran up the hill an we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out and wait for me to pick him up. A short while later I turned up. Matthew transferred his pictures onto his camera and grabbed his bag and batteries. We said goodbye to his friends and then we headed home. We ran onto Christchurch Street and we ran to the end. 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 15:20. When we got home Matthew had toast and a drink of dandelion & burdock. Today we were catching the 15:56 to Trent vale as we were going to the pub via Grandma's House. We set off around 15:45 on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 67650 on a #22 to Longton.
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| First Potteries 67650 in Blurton |
A few minutes later the bus appeared around the corner and it was dud First Potteries 63097 on a #22 to Newcastle.
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| First Potteries 63097 in Blurton |
We got on the bus and we booked to Trent Vale 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 67152 on a #21A to the Trentham Hotel. We turned right into New Inn Lane. We entered Hanford and we turned right into Wilson Road. We turned left into Church Lane and we joined the A34 and we then headed into Trent Vale and we turned right into Harpfields Road. We turned left into the hospital and we saw ABC Supreme minibus KX08 UXE & First Potteries 43875 on the final #22 turn. We turned right onto the A34 and a couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus.
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| First Potteries 63097 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. As we approached the pub we saw Leons Coaches 223 going Northwards. 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 37158 on a #101 to Stafford, ABC Supreme HN16 XPS going Southwards & First Potteries 67648 on a #22 to Newcastle. When it was time to go we got in the car to go pick up uncle Dave. We ran down the A34 and we turned left onto the Northbound A500. At Sideway we turned right 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 Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:00. 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
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