Trip to Abbey Hulton / Hanley 16-11-2017

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Abbey Hulton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Abbey Hulton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Hanley	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Hanley	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew was also going out trampolining and going to the Winter Wonderland. 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 67604 on a #11 to Hanley. Around 09:00 we did Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

We got on the bus and sat down. We ran onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We continued to the day centre. In the morning Matthew had communication skills and used the computer. For dinner Matthew had cheese oatcakes followed by toffee cheesecake. In the afternoon Matthew went to his trampoline class. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We got on the bus and we set off onto Glebedale Road and right onto City Road. We turned sharp left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill. We went into the retail park by McDonalds and we stopped by the bingo hall. Once we had finished we ran back up Victoria Road and we turned sharp right onto City Road. We turned left onto Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. After a quick stop we went onto Albert Square and we turned left into Gimson Street, We turned left onto Glebedale Road and right onto City Road. We turned sharp left onto Victoria Road Victoria Road and we ran up to the top of the hill. We turned sharp right onto City Road and left onto Glebedale Road At the roundabout 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 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 When it was time to go back we climbed back aboard Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX for the return journey. We set off onto Abbots Road and left onto Leek Road. We continued through Limekiln Bank junction and forwards to Joiners Square. At the roundabout we turned right onto Lichfield Street and left 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 First Potteries 63171 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63171 in Fenton

We also saw Intercity minibus PO55 KUD going towards Longton.

Intercity PO55 KUD in Fenton

Finally we saw Stanton's of Stoke KY12 YGC going towards Longton.

Stanton's of Stoke KY12 YGC in Fenton

For tea Matthew had sausage and mash followed by a Bakewell Tart. later on Matthew went out to Hanley. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We got on the bus and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We went straight on onto Manor Street and at the end we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street and we turned left onto Regent Road. We parked up and we walked up to Winter Wonderland. We crossed over the ring road and we walked up Lichfield Street to the attraction. Matthew had his picture taken by one of the boards as Santa and then went on some of the rides. There was a Funhouse, a ride called Superbowl, and another ride that went high into the sky with a star on top. Matthew also had a drink of Coke. When we had finished we walked back to the bus. We set off down Lichfield Street and we crossed over the ring road and cut through to Regent Road. We got on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX to return to Fenton. We set off along Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road we saw First Potteries 63101 on a #21A to Hanley and we ran down to the railway station we saw First Potteries 32630 on a #25 to Hanley. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke We came off the A500 onto City Road We continued up City Road under the railway line. and up the hill and we turned into Glebedale Road right onto Baker Street. We then crossed Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road We turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and into the residential unit. Once we got back to the residential unit Matthew went upstairs 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