Trip to Abbey Hulton / Hanley 21-09-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Abbey Hulton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Abbey Hulton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
63174	Fenton, Christchurch Street	Hanley BS	11	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. Around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting to go out we saw D&G Bus 119 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G 33 in Fenton

Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre. At the day centre we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX parked outside. In the morning Matthew went on the computer. For dinner Matthew had a ham sandwich followed by Bakewell Tart. In the afternoon Matthew went trampolining in Abbey Hulton on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We turned sharp left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiner Square. At the roundabout we turned right onto the A52. We ran North to Bucknall and we went straight on at the lights onto the A5009. We ran under the old railway line to Leek and into Abbey Hulton. We turned right onto Abbots Road and we ran up to the sports centre. Outside the sports centre we saw Stoke-on-Trent city council's welfare buses LK17 DWD.

Stoke-on-Trent city council LK17 DWD in Abbey Hulton

Matthew went for a session trampolining and then returned to Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX for the run back to Fenton. We set off onto Abbotts Road and we ran down to the A5009. We ran Southwards through Bucknall and onto the A52. We turned right onto Botteslow Street. We turned left onto Derby Street and we crossed over Lichfield Street an onto Regent Road. We stopped at the church and then we continued down Ogden Street and onto Lichfield Street. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We turned went straight onto Victoria Road we saw Z Carz minibus YN11 AHJ. and we ran up to the top of the hill. We turned sharp right onto City Road and left onto Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. When it was time to go back to the residential unit we set off on foot onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Temple Street and we saw red LDV minibus BU56 LBG. We then went back to the back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out and use his computer. We saw First Potteries 67604 on a #11 to Hanley. For tea Matthew had fish fingers and chips followed by cake. we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and onto Christchurch Street. We onto City Road we saw Harry Shaw RJI 6155. up to the bus stop outside the Marmaris takeaway. A few minutes later a bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63174 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63174 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off up City Road and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton town centre. We stopped outside the old job centre as the #11 no longer calls in the Interchange. We ran up Market Street and we turned left onto Anchor Road. We turned right onto Sutherland Road and we passed blue minibus GN03 MTZ. We turned left onto Weston Coyney Road and we ran up the bank. half way up the bank we turned left onto Farnworth Road. we jinked onto Lindburn Road and we ran to the end turning right onto Amison Street. At the end of the street we turned right onto Anchor Road. We ran up the hill to the top and ran down to the roundabout in Adderley Green. At the roundabout at the East end of Bentilee we turned right onto Beverley Drive and then left onto Dawlish Drive. We ran to the end and we turned left onto Beverley Drive. At the end we turned right onto Dividy Road and we ran down the hill to Bucknall. We turned left onto the A52 and we ran to limekiln lights and we went across onto Bucknall New Road. We climbed the hill up to Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We ran around to Lichfield Street and we turned into the the stop outside the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked into the bus station to catch a bus back to Fenton.

First Potteries 67157 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus was empty so Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 67157.

Inside First Potteries 67157

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 right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Smithpool Road where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked up Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went back to the room and went on his computer. 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.