Trip to Normacot / Newcastle 23-02-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Normacot	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Normacot	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
67655	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63101	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew was also going to Newcastle later on. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. Across the road we saw First Potteries 67603 on a #11 to Newcastle. At 09:00 we set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre and we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

At the day centre In the morning Matthew went Children's centres in Normacot. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We contunued up past KFC and we turned right onto the A50 link road. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we travelled through Longton to Notmacot where we came off the A50. We turned right and crossed over the A50 onto Upper Normacot Road and we turned right onto Chaplin Road. We turned right onto Buccluech Road and we stoipped at the children's centre. Matthew went to the toilet and went to the cafe and had a can of Coke. When we had finished we returned to Fenton on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Beccleuch Road and we turned left onto Chaplin Road. We turned left onto Upper Normacot Road and we joined the Westbound A50. We came of the A50 at Heron Cross and we ran through the lights onto Heron Street. We followed the road around onto Station Bridge Road and forwards Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy followed by a Bakewell Tart. In the afternoon Matthew walked to the pub. We set off onto Christchurch Street we saw First Potteries 42553 on a #23 to Newstead. We went into the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished in the pub we walked back to the residential unit. We set off onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Temple Street. Matthew went upstairs to wait for me to arrive and to use his computer. Whilst in his room he also watched buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 63174 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63174 in Fenton

A shirt wjile later we saw Stoke-on-Trent city council welfare minibus LK17 DXC going towards Longton.

Stoke-on-Trent city council LK17 DXC in Fenton

We went out for a quick ride on the bus. We walked onto City Road and to the bus stop outside the flats and we waited for a First bus to Newcastle. Whiolst we waited we saw D&G Bus 44 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 44 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 67655 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 67655 before it returned to Hanley on the #11 service.

First Potteries 67655 in Newcastle bus station

Once off the bus we walked up Castle Walk and we stopped at The Card Factory. Matthew brought some things from there and walked back down Castle Walk to Wilko to do some more shopping. We continued down Castle Walk and into the bus station. In the bus station we saw First Potteries 65042 on the 101 to Stafford. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63099 on a #22 to Longton. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63101 on a #11 to Hanley. We booked to Fenton and as the rear of the bus the bus waiting to depart, we saw required Arriva Midlands 3694 on a #164 to Hanley. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill and we ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 63101 before it continued to Hanley.

First Potteries 63101 in Fenton

Once we watched the bus disappear into the distance we walked up City Road and cut through to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out in his room. For tea Matthew had sandwiches egg and bacon. Later on Matthew chilled out in his room. Matthew used his computer and watched music videos on the television. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw Stanton's of Stoke BT66 TZE going towards Newcastle. 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