Trip to Westport Lake / Hanley 06-04-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
NU18 CYL	Fenton	Westport Lake	Charter	Shelton Care Group
NU18 CYL	Westport Lake	Trentham	Charter	Shelton Care Group
NU18 CYL	Trentham	Talke	Charter	Shelton Care Group
NU18 CYL	Talke	Joiners Square	Charter	Shelton Care Group
NU18 CYL	Joiners Square	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
67153	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63174	Hanley BS	Fenton, adj Adrian Street	6A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going out to Trentham and Joiners Square. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice. Whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw First Potteries 67632 on #11 to Hanley. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street where we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

We continued along Christchurch Street and into the day centre. In the morning Matthew went to Westport Lake. For this trip we got back on board Shelton Care Groups new minibus NU18 CYL. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned left onto City Road. We ran down the hill under the railway line and onto the A52. We crossed over the A500 and we joined the Northbound carriageway. We ran up to Longport and we came off onto the A5271. At Trubshaw Cross we followed the road to the left and we turned right into Westport Lake. We walked all the way around the lake and then we we returned to the minibus after Matthew had used the toilet. Matthew also had a bottle of Coke. We set off onto the A5271 and we ran down to Trubshaw Cross, We turned left onto Newcastle Road and we ran up into Burslem Town Centre. We turned right onto Waterloo Road and we ran through Cobridge. When we got to the A53 we turned right and we ran past Festival park and through Etruria to the A500. We ran down South through Stoke to Trent Vale and we turned left onto A34. We turned left and we ran to Trentham Gardens where we turned left onto the A5035. We ran up to the Toby Inn, but it was busy so we decided to go back up North to Talke. We returned onto the A34 and we ran up to Trent Vale where we joined the Northbound A500. We ran up through Stoke and Longport all the way up to Talke where we turned right onto the A34. We continued North until the road turned right and we parked up at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a carvery with beef and Yorkshire pudding followed by Chocolate fudge cake. When it was time to go We got back on board Shelton Care Group NU18 CYL. We got back onto the Southbound A34 and we ran down to the A500 where we turned South. We ran to Longport and we turned right onto the A527 and up into Porthill. At the top of the hill we turned left onto Wolstanton High Street. We ran through to Newcastle and we ran onto the A53. We followed the one way system around and we turned left onto George Street. At the top of the hill we went onto Shelton New Road and we ran through to Snow Hill. We turned left and we ran onto the ring Road at Hanley. We ran around the ant clockwise ring road to Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to the pub. Highlights of the bus sightings include E-zec patient transport YJ16 GGZ and First Potteries 37156 on a #6 to Weston Coyney. When it was time to go we got back onto Shelton Care Group NU18 CYL. We ran down Palmerston Road onto the A52 and we turned right. At Joiners Square we turned left onto Victoria Road. At the top we turned sharp right onto City Road. We turned left at Smithpool Road and we turned left at Temple Street. We got up and got off the bus and went upstairs to his room. Matthew chilled out in his room and watched buses out the window. We saw D&G Bus 111 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 111 in Fenton

After a while we went downstairs. Matthew was going out for his tea. We set off on foot onto City Road and we saw First Potteries 63177 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63177 in Fenton

As we passed their garage, we saw Afford Rent-a-Car minibus BL67 YFM.

Afford Rent-a-Car BL67 YFM in Fenton

We carried on to the bus stop and we waited for the next bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67153 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67153 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down 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 Street 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 ans we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street. We turned right onto John Street and once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. In the bus station we saw First Potteries 67641 on a #7A to Biddulph. Once we got off the bus we walked out of the bus station onto Lichfield Street. As we got to the shared space we saw First Potteries 65001 on a #18 to Leek.

First Potteries 65001 in Hanley

We continued onto Tontine Street and we stopped at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. For dinner Matthew had For dinner Matthew had a Chicken burger and fries followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. Once we had finished eating we went up Tontine Street and acrossed the shared space onto Lichfield Street. Matthew went into the bus station and saw an engineer fixing the automatic door on stand D. We went outside the bus station and we stood outside the bus station at the stops outside to wait for a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63174 on a #6A to Blythe Bridge.

First Potteries 63174 in Hanley

We got on the bus we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off up Lichfield Street and we turned right into Birch Terrace. We followed the road around to the left onto Charles Street. At the top we turned right onto Old Hall Street before turning right onto the ring road. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off on foot up Victoria Road and we went sharp right onto City Road. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and we turned right onto 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.