Trip to Longton / Tunstall 15-06-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Longton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Longton	Joiners Square	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Joiners Square	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
YN11 AHJ	Fenton	Tunstall	Charter	Z Carz
YN11 AHJ	Tunstall	Fenton	Charter	Z Carz

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. It was also dad's birthday. Later on we were going to Tunstall. 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 Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw D&G Bus 115 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G 115 in Fenton

When it was time to go we set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre. In the morning Matthew did some baking and made cupcakes. For dinner he had sausage chips and gravy from the chips shop followed by toffee cheesecake. Matthew had been due to go to the pub in Joiners Square. Today Matthew went in a different crew type minibus and it was required Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we crossed over City Road. At the roundabout we turned right A50 link road and we got onto the A50 as far as Longton. We turned left onto Baths Road and right at the next roundabout into Tesco. Matthwe went to the supermarket to buy some shopping. He brought a can of Coke. whenwe had finised we set off onto Baths Road onto King Street. We continued down through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. After crossing over the first roundabout we turned right at the next one onto Victoria Road We went down the hill to Joiners Square and across the roundabout onto and we stopped at pub. In the car park we also saw Shelton Care Group PE67 XEU. At the pub Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. Highlights of bus sightings included First Potteries 41498 on a #6 to Weston Coyney and Z Carz PO55 URU heading towards Hanley. After we had finished in the pub we returned to Fenton in Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Palmerston Street and we turned right onto the A52. We turned left at Joiners Square roundabout and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the roundabout we turned sharp right onto City Road. We turned left Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street. When we got back to the residential unit Matthew went up to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67157 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63175 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63175 in Fenton

After a few minutes we saw Jayjay's Travel YM61 PUA going towards Hanley.

Jayjay's Travel YM61 PUA in Fenton

We then went out for tea in Tunstall in a Z Carz minibus. We saw it was Z Carz YN11 AHJ. We got on the bus and sat down and we set off along city Road and down the hill to the A52. We ran under the railway line and we turned right onto the Northbound A500. We ran up to the A527 and we ran Eastwards around the top end of Tunstall towards Pitts Hill. We stopped at the pub and Matthew went the toilet then had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had bacon and cheese burger followed by a chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. When it was time to go back to Fenton we returned on Z Carz YN11 AHJ. We set off along the A527 around the North end of Tunstall and we ran down to the A500. We travelled southwards to Stoke and we cams off the A500 onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and up City Road before turning right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto temple Street and back to the residential unit. When Matthew got back Matthew went up to his room 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