Trip to Keighley / Talke 13-08-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
HV17 KVO	Fenton	Keighley	Charter	ABC Supreme
HV17 KVO	Keighley	Fenton	Charter	ABC Supreme

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going out on the bus. 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 First Potteries 41502 on a #23 to Newstead. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We walked up to the health centre as Matthew ha an appointment. When we had finished we crossed over the road onto Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. At the day centre we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

In the morning Matthew went to Keighley on ABC Supreme HV17 KVO. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We ran under the railway line and then we turned right onto the Northbound A500. We ran North up to the M6. We ran North up the M6 to the Southern end of Preston and we got onto the Eastbound M65. We ran near to Blackburn and Burnley and to the end of the motorway. We joined the A6068 at Colne and we ran across the moors through Cowling. We got onto the Eastbound A629. We continued into Keighley town centre and we parked up at the Airedale shopping centre. Once off the bus we went to the soft play area. Afterwards we went for dinner at Burger King. Matthew had a burger and fries washed down with a cup of Coke. When it was time to got back to Fenton, we returned on ABC Supreme HV17 KVO. We got onto the Northbound A629 and we saw Transdev Keighley & District Dart 720. We joined the Westbound A6068 and we ran to Colne and joined the Westbound M65. We continued to the edge of Preston and we joined the Southbound M6. We ran through Lancashire and Greater Manchester into Cheshire and we came off the M6 at junction 16. We ran South through Longport and Etruria to Stoke. We came off the A500 onto City Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room watching television and using his computer.Matthew chilled out in his room whilst he waited for us to come and pick him up to take him out for tea. We saw Jayjay's Travel PY07 NHT going towards Stoke.

Jayjay's Travel PY07 NHT in Fenton

Also seen was D&G Bus Solo 115 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 115 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw Afford Rent-A-Car MK67 UEP going towards Hanley.

Afford Rent-A-Car MK67 UEP in Fenton

After a short while we saw First Potteries 63171 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63171 in Fenton

Matthew waited for us he had a slice of cake. Also seen was D&G Bus 119 on a #1A to Meir.

D&G 119 in Fenton

Another bus that we saw was D&G Bus 111 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 111 in Fenton

Also seen was Intercity SF58 NTC going towards Stoke.

Intercity SF58 NTC in Fenton

We turned up and we got ready to go out. As it was Grandad's birthday soon we decided to take Matthew to get presents and a card before we went out for tea. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Station Bridge Road and we followed the road around onto Heron Street. We went through the traffic Lights onto Blurton Road and we saw Bennett's YJ57 EHS running empty back to the depot. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we came off at Longton. We ran along the high level road and we turned sharp left onto The Strand and we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 746. We went into the car park and we stopped to go into B&M. Matthew select a few different beers for Grandad's present. Once we had finished we drove to the other end of the car park and we went into the Bennett precinct. Matthew need the toilet so we headed to the toilet block by the market which was closed. We went to The Last Post pub and Matthew used the toilet before having a glass of Coke. When we had finished we went back into the Bennett Precinct and we visited the card shop where Matthew selected cards for the next few family birthdays. We then returned to the car. We set off onto The Strand and we ran forwards onto King Street and under the railway bridge. We ran through Foley and into Fenton. We ran forwards onto City Road. We ran down the hill and under the railway line into Stoke. We crossed over the A500 and we went around the one-way system. We ran up the hill into Hartshill and we continued to the edge of Newcastle. We ran down George Street into Newcastle and we turned right onto Ryecroft. We turned right onto A34 and we ran north through Cross Heath. We continued through Chesterton and over the A500 up into Talke. We followed the road to the right and we parked up at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke whilst we chose the meal. Matthew had a carvery with roast potatoes and carrots followed by Chocolate fudge cake with custard. We set off down the A34 and we followed it to the left. We ran through Talke and left onto the A500. We ran South through Longport and Etruria and we came off the A500 at Stoke. We turned left onto City Road and we went under the railway line. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went up to Matthew's room and we wrote some of the Blog. Matthew also drank a bottle of Fanta orange. After doing a couple of entries I left and Matthew chilled out in his room watching television and using his computer. Later on Matthew chilled out in his room. Matthew 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.