Trip to Longton / Westport Lake 21-04-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Longton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Longton	Hanley	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Hanley	Westport Lake	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Westport Lake	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was going to Longton. Later on he was going to Hanley and Westport Lake. 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. whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Transport for today it was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Temple Street and we ran down to Smithpool Road we saw First Potteries 41497 on a #23A to Newstead. We turned right and then left onto City Road. We ran down the hill to the A52 we saw First Potteries 67638 on a #25 to Keele. We carried on past the University to Joiners Square. We turned right at the roundabout onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We went forwards onto City Road and we ran up onto King Street past an old pub which has now been reopened as something else. We continued into Longton under the railway bridge and onto Market Street. We went around onto the one-way system onto Commerce Street onto the Strand. We walked through to Matalan to buy some clothing. We ran onto The Strand and we went under the railway line onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton City Road and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Steet and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station and we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We got off the bus and we crossed over the ring road onto Lichfield Street. We continued onto Tontine Street and we walked throught Stafford Lane and onto Stafford Street. We stopped at Potteries Pantry for dinner. Matthew had a full English breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished eating we walked back along Stafford Street and onto Lichfield Street. We walked through the bus station. We crossed over the ring road and we walked down onto Lower Bethesda Street. We walked onto Regent road and back to the bus that was waiting to take us up to Westport Lake. It was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We ran along 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 we saw Z Carz minibus YJ62 RCO. 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 and we went under the railway line and up the hill into Fenton. We turned left at Victoria Road and we ran down the hill. We crossed over the roundabout at Joiners Square onto Lichfield street and we ran up the hill towards Hanley. We went around the ring-road We ran around the anti-clockwise ring road and we came off onto Town Road. We joined the A5272 and we ran North to Sneyd Green and at Smallthorne roundabout we veered left onto Moorland Road. We crossed through Burslem and we ran down Newcastle Street down to Trubshaw Cross. We turned right onto davenport Street and we turned left into Westport lake. Matthew went to the cafe and used the toilet. He then had a lime flavoured Twister lolly. At the lake Matthew walked around the pool before returning to Shelton care Group DY08 FFX for the journey back to Fenton. We turned right onto Davenport Road and we ran down to Trubshaw Cross. We turned right onto the A5271. At the roundabout we turned left onto the A500 and we ran fast through Etruria and Stoke. We came off the A500 at City Road and we saw Crystal Shandelles double decker R759 DRJ parked near to the junction of Lytton Street. We went up the hill to Fenton, and we turned right onto Smithpool Road where we saw white minibus L12 RGE. We turned left onto Temple Street. In the residential unit matthew went to his room and had some toast and used his computer. We also watched buses out of the window. We saw D&G Bus 112 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 112 in Fenton

A short time later we also saw First Potteries 67153 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67153 in Fenton

For tea Matthew had sausages & yorkshire pudding follolowed by a slice of Victoria sponge. Later on Matthew went out in a Intercity taxi to Hanley. We set off up Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road onto Manor Street and we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran doen the hill to Joiners Square and we crossed over the roundabout onto Lichfield Street. We stopped and got out and we walked up Lichfield Street and onto Tontine Street. We went around the corner onto Percy Street and we stopped at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. Matthew chilled out in the pub for a while and then returned to Fenton in an Intercity taxi. We set off along Percy Street and we turned left onto Stafford Street. We ran fowards over the shared space past the town hall onto Bagnall Street. We turned right onto John Street and at the bottom of the hill we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring Road into Lower Bethesda Street and we turned right onto Cleveland Street. We continued onto College Road and we ran down towards the railway station. We turned left onto Station Road and at the end we ran forwards onto the A52. At the roundabout we turned left onto City Road and we ran up into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and back to his room. Matthew used his computer and watched television in his room. 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.