Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 25-09-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
65027	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
63179	Hanley BS	Fenton, Victoria Place	6A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going out on the bus later on. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. Across the road we saw First Potteries 63178 on a #11 to Hanley. we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and onto Christchurch Street where we saw E-zec patient transport YJ16 GEU parked up.

E-zec patient transport YJ16 GEU in Fenton

We carried on walking to the day centre In the morning Matthew went on the computer. For dinner Matthew had a jacket potato with tuna followed by a Bakewell tart. In the afternoon Matthew went to Hanley on the bus. We set off on foot onto City Road. We crossed over City Road and we walked up to Victoria Place to wait for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 65027 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 65027 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street and we crossed over the ring road. We got up and got off the bus at the stop outside the bus station. Once off the bus we set off up Lichfield Street. Tontine Street and through Tontine Square and we stopped at Harleys. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished we walked through Tontine Square to the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We went into the shopping centre and we into the shopping centre and up the escalator. After visiting a shop we came out of the shopping centre and we walked down over Tontine Square onto Stafford Street. We stopped at Forbidden Planet. After wards we carried on along Stafford Street and we saw First Potteries 65733 on a #3 to Crewe.

First Potteries 65733 in Hanley

Also seen was First Potteries 65002 on a #18 to Leek.

First Potteries 65002 in Hanley

A few minutes later we saw Scraggs 9685 VT on a #5 to Abbey Hulton.

Scraggs 9685 VT in Hanley

We contin ued along Stafford Street and we went forwards onto Lichfield Street. We waited at the stops outside the bus station to wait for a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #6A to Blythe Bridge.

First Potteries 63179 in Hanley

We got on the bus and 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. One off the bus we set off on foot onto City Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window we saw Stanton's of Stoke ASZ 2120. For tea Matthew had Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce followed by treacle tart and custard. Later on Matthew went out to Newcastle in a car. We went downstairs and we got in car we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road and we ran down the hill towards Stoke. We ran over the A500 and we went around the one-way system. We ran up Hartshill Road and we continued down George Street into Newcastle. We ran along the A527 and we went North up the A34. Near to the KFC we turned left onto Robertson Avenue. We crossed forwards onto Douglas Road and forwards to the disco. We spent some time at the disco. Matthew went to the toilet and a glass of coke. After doing some dancing we returned to Fenton. We ran back to the A34 and we went South into Newcastle. We turned left onto the A527 and we ran up to the Jubilee Roundabout. We ran around the one-way system onto George Street and we ran into Hartshill. We ran down Hartshill Road into Stoke and we went around the one-way system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and onto City Road before going under the railway line. We climbed the hill and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went back to the room and went on his computer. 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.