Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 03-08-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63101	Magdalen Road, Blurton	Newcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH	22	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going to see Grandma later on and going to the pub and returning to Blurton for a long weekend. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst we waited for time to go out Matthew watched buses from his window. Around 09:00 we set off to the day centre on foot. We down onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We saw white minibus T4 FTE in the street.

T4 FTE in Fenton

We carried on to the day centre. In the morning Matthew did some cooking. He mad a lasagne. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy. In the afternoon Matthew walked to the pub. We set off onto Christchurch Street and to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet. He had a glass of Coke and chilled out in the pub for the afternoon. After we had finished we walked back to the residential unit. We set off along Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill and out and wait for me to come and pick him up. I arrived and we got ready to go to Blurton. Whilst we were getting ready we saw white taxi minibus MK18 YBN which ws brand new and on trade plates. Once we were ready we went downstairs and out of the residential unit. We got in the car and we drove onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street and right onto Station Bridge Road. We followed the road around onto Heron Street and into Heron Cross. We went through the traffic lights and forwards onto Blurton Road where we saw Stoke-on-Trent welfare bus LK17 DXC. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Street. We turned left onto Beaconsfield Drive and we got home around 15:00. When we got home Matthew had toast and a can of Coke. Today we were catching the 15:56 to Newcastle as we were going to the pub via Grandma's House. We set off around 15:50 on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. Whilst we waited for the bus we saw Cauldwell Construction DV12 JVY heading into Blurton.

Cauldwell Construction DV12 JVY in Blurton

The bus was a little late today due to traffic. When it appeared it was First Potteries 63101 on a #22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63101 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle and sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto the A5035. We went over the railway line into Trentham. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we ran up the hill into Hanford. We turned right into Wilson Road and we ran down Church Lane where we passed First Potteries 67152 on a #21A to the Trentham hotel. We continued down onto the A34 and as we joined the A34 we saw white minibus PN52 RZX going Southwards. As we crossed under the A500 and we saw First Potteries 67634 on the final #22 turn. We continued into Trent Vale and we saw ABC Supreme FJ17 GVT. We turned right into Harpfields Road and we continued forwards on Hilton Road where we saw white minibus DX02 DDL. We turned into the hospital and as we travelled through the hospital we saw E-zec patient transport YJ16 GHV, First Potterires 32649 on a #25 to Hanley and ABC Supreme HV18 GVR. We turned right onto the A34. A couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus. We walked towards the crossing and we saw D&G 159 on a #9 to Newcastle.

D&G 159 in Newcastle

We crossed over the A34 and we walked up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. Around 18:00 we set off onto Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34. We continued down the A34 and we ran down into Trent Vale and we saw Queensbury Amatuer Boxing Assosiation GC14 OOE. We carried on down the A34 and we went into the pub. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with custard. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included D&G 142 running epty towards the depot and First Potteries 65034 on a #101 to Stafford and First Potteries 65038 on a #101 to Hanley. Once we had finished eating we set off back to Blurton. We ran down the A34 and we joined the A500 at Hanford following Secure Cars LK16 MFV. We went North up the A500 to Sideway and we went Eastwards along the A50. We came off the A50 at Heron Cross. We dropped down into Fenton to pick uncle Dave up. Once we had picked him up we ran up to Heron Street and we crossed over the A50. We continued into Blurton along Blurton Road. We turned right onto Church Road and we turned right into Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:30. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we composed a few e-mails and sorted a few things out. We then chilled out on the sofa doing e-mails and writing the until bedtime around 01:00... Mark