Trip to Abbey Hulton / Meir 28-09-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Abbey Hulton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Abbey Hulton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
63179	Fenton, Christchurch Street	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries
32635	Hanley BS	Meir, Meir Square	11A	First Potteries
65040	Meir, Meir Square	Florence, Lennox Road	6	First Potteries
67642	Florence, Lennox Road	Fenton	6	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. We were also going out for tea as Matthew today. Around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting to go out we saw First Potteries 67642 on a #11 to Newcastle. 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 onto Albert Square where we saw Afford rent-a-car YR63 YXP parked up outside the old Court building. the day centre. At the day centre we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX parked outside.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

In the morning Matthew went on the computer. For dinner Matthew had ham sandwich followed by a 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 left onto City Road. We ran down the hill and we joined the Eastbound A52 as far as the railway station. We ran onto Station Road and we turned right onto College Road. We ran through Shelton and we continued forwards onto Regent Road. After a brief stopped we continued Eastwards before turning left onto Lichfield Street. We ran anti-clockwise around the ring road and we ran down Bucknall New Road to Limekiln lights. We turned left onto the A5009 and we ran Northwards as far Abbots Road and we stopped at the sports centre. At the sports centre we saw Stoke-on-Trent city council welfare bus LK17 DWD.

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

We also saw silver minibus EU16 ENV.

EU16 ENV in Abbey Hulton

Matthew had a session on the trampoline and then he went to the toilet before having a drink of Coke. When it was time to return to Fenton we got aboard Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off along Abbots Road and at the end we turned left onto the A5009. We ran to Bucknall and then we turned right onto the A5008. We ran up the hill to the ring road and then we went clockwise around to Botteslow Street. We turned right onto Derby Street and we crossed over Lichfield Street onto Regent Road. We stopped for a short while and we continued onto College Road and down through Shelton. We turned left onto Station Road and we ran forwards onto the Westbound A52. We followed the railway line and we turned left onto City Road. We stopped outside the old Newtown pub and we crossed over the road and walked up Temple Street back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out and use his computer. We also watched buses out of the window. We saw Wints R588 RRX going towards Longton.

Wints R588 RRX in Fenton

Matthew then went out on the bus. We set off onto City Road and we saw Stanton's of Stoke NSU 531 going towards stoke. We crossed over and stood at the bus stop opposite to the flats. We saw Z Carz minibus PO55 URE going towards Stoke. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was First Potteries 63179.

First Potteries 63179 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. We then travelled back to towards Meir Square.It was First Potteries 32635 on a #11A service. We got on the bus and we booked to Meir before going upstairs. We set off up Lichfield Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace. We followed the road around onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Old Hall Street. We crossed over the ring road onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we turned right onto Dividy Road. We turned left onto Beverley Drive and right onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green and we continued towards Park Hall. We turned right onto Defoe Drive and we ran through the estate back to park hall Road. We crossed over the A520 onto Caverswall Road and we looped around through Main Street back onto the A520. We headed South and we turned left into Brookwood Drive. We ran into the estate and when the bus stopped at Meir Square we got up and got off the bus. We then went forwards to Florence on a #6. When it turned up it was first Potteries 65040. We got on the bus and we booked to Florence before we sat down. We ran back down to the A520 and we headed through Meir and we turned right into Waterhead Road. We ran through to Upper Belgrave Road down to Florence. We got up and got of the bus. We walked across the rod to the pub and Matthew went to the toilet. He then had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had Burger and fries followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. When we had finished we went outside to wait for the bus back to Fenton. a few minutes later it appeared and it was first Potteries 67642 on a #6 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We ran along onto Lightwood Road and into Longton. We crossed over the A50 and we ran down The Strand. After a brief stop we ran down under the railway bridge onto King Street. We ran down through Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We got up and got off the bus and we walked 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.