Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 01-02-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
111	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Stoke, Stop Q	1A	D&G Bus
37157	Stoke, 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 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 waiting to day centre he watched buses out of the window. We saw Britannia Travel S100 KKE going towards Hanley.

Britannia Travel S100 KKE in Fenton

Also seen Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX heading towards Stoke.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Around 09:00 we went downstairs and out of the residential unit onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre. In the morning Matthew did some baking. We set off on foot on Christchurch Street and into the Co-op. Matthew brought some eggs. We walked out onto Christchurch Street and back to the day centre. He made some cupcakes. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy. In the afternoon Matthew went to the pub Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished in the pub we walked back to the residential unit. We set off onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Temple Street. We went upstairs to the residential unit and Matthew chilled out in his room. He used his computer and watched buses out of the window. We saw Copeland's Tours MIB 797 going towards Longton. As mum was working and the weather was poor we did things differently today I left the car and grandmas and I had a lift to Fenton to meet up with Matthew. I got up to Matthew just before 15:00. I went upstairs and Matthew got ready to go out. We went downstairs and out of the residential unit. We walked onto City Road and down to stop outside the flats to wait for a bus to Stoke. A few minutes later we saw a #1 branded bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was D&G Bus 111 on a #1A to Wood Lane.

D&G 111 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. Once off the bus we waited for the next bus towards the hospital. A few minutes later we saw a double decker approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 37157 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 37157 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 37156 on #25 to Hanley. 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 63174 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 D&G Bus 39 on a #2 to Newcastle.

D&G 39 in Newcaslte

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 17:30 and we set off onto Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34 and 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 and we saw Travel De Courcey National Express liveried coach MD43 on a #540 to Manchester. We turned right onto the A500 and we veered left into 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 turned left onto London Road and we passed First Potteries 67159 on a #21 to Hanley. We turned right onto Keelings Drive and left 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 65026 on a #101 to Hanley and First Potteries 65037 on a #101 to Stafford. 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 passed City Cabs silver minibus LL09 SSV at the end of Stanley Matthews Way. 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