Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 09-11-2018

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63097	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Stoke, adj stop Q	11	First Potteries
32649	Stoke, adj stop Q	Newcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH	25	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. Out of the window we saw Wints minibus SG52 VFO.

Wint's SG52 VFO in Fenton

Once Matthew had finished his breakfast he chilled out in his room until it was time to go to the day centre. We saw Lucky Seven MK18 UZX going towards Stoke.

Lucky Seven MK18 UZX in Fenton

When it was time to go out we went downstairs and we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. At the day centre we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

In the morning Matthew did some baking. He made some chocolate cup cakes. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy. After dinner Matthew went to the pub. We set off onto Christchurch Street and we stopped at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards had a glass of Coke. When it was time to go Matthew walked onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. I turned up around 14:20 just after Matthew. We went upstairs to his room to get ready to leave. We got things ready and we left the residential unit just after 14:50. I had left the car at Grandma's house as Grandma was going on a short break. We went downstairs and we set off on foot to the bus top on City Road near to the flats. On the way to the stop we saw City Cabs PE11 RWY. We got to the stop and within a few minutes we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63097 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63097 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street where we got up and got off the bus. In front of us was First Potteries 32649 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 32649 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs and sat down. Whilst we waited to depart we saw First Potteries 37158 on #25 to Hanley re-painted into the new colours. We set off along Church Street and off up the hill along Hartshill Road. We passed the Noah's Ark pub and Just after the pub we turned left by the Co-operative Food store and we headed to the hospital. As we travelled through the hospital we saw First Potteries 32647 on a #25 to Hanley and First Potteries 67154 on a #22 to Longton. We bounced our way through the hospital grounds over the severe speed bumps and we joined the North bound A34. A couple of stops up the road we got up and got off the bus. On the way up to Grandma's house we saw West Midlands Ambulance Service YJ66 HPF going towards the town centre.

West Midlands Ambulance Service YJ66 HPF in Newcastle

We walked up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. When it was time to go we went to the pub in the car via uncle Daves house. We set off just after 16:40 and we set off onto Occupation Street. We turned right onto Parkstone Avenue and at the end we turned left onto The Avenue. At the end we turned right onto Hartshill Road. We ran down to Stoke and onto the one way system. We turned right onto Elenora Street and we followed the road around onto Copeland Street. We ran forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the one way system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500. We turned right onto the A500 and we veered left int Fenton to pick up uncle Dave. We set off back down towards Stoke and onto the A500. We went around the one-way system. We ran up the hill into Hartshill and we continued to the edge of Newcastle. We went forwards onto the one way-system and we turned left onto Barracks Road. As we passed the bus station we saw Arriva Midlands 2968 on a #164 to Hanley. We turned left onto the A34 and at the hospital we turned left. We ran through the grounds and we turned right onto Hilton Road. We continued onto Harpfields Road. At the end of the road we turned left onto the A34 and we ran to the pub. We walked into the pub and sat down out our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with custard. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included First Potteries 65033 on a #101 to Stafford and A2B Airports GK17 LRU. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 through Hanford and into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035 and we crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:00. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. We wrote the Blog and we sent a couple of e-mails. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark