Trip to Newcastle / Clayton 12-02-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63177	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
67662	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going to Newcastle on the bus. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice. Whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw First Potteries 67155 on a #23 to Hanley. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre, where we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX parked up.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

In the morning Matthew we on the computer. For dinner Matthew had a jacket potato with tuna followed by a Bakewell tart. In the afternoon Matthew went out on the bus. We set off on foot onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto City Road. We walked down to the bus stop outside the flats to Wait for a First bus to Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw D&G Bus 115 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 115 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63177 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63177 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle 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. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we saw First Potteries 32630 on a #25 to Keele. we got up and got off the bus. We walked along Hassell Street and we turned right onto High Street. We turned left on to Ironmarket and we stopped at the pub. Matthew had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished we set off onto Ironmarket and we turned left onto High Street. We turned left onto Hassell Street and we return to the bus station. At the bus station we waited for a bus back to Fenton. We saw First Potteries 67662 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67662 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down towards then back of the bus. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill and we ran down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We crossed over City Road and we walked down City Road. We crossed over and we walked along Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and we stopped by the new construction as steel has started to go up as the framework of the new building

Building site in Fenton

We continued along Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and to his room to chill out and use is computer. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 63175 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63175 in Fenton

Also seen was City Cabs red minibus DG55 FLK going towards Stoke.

City Cabs DG55 FLK in Fenton

Matthew watched televsion whilst he waited for time to go out. When it was time to go out we went to Clayton in an Intercity taxi. We set off Onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. At the end we turned right onto Station Bridge Road. We ran forwards onto Heron Street. We went through the light and onto Blurton Road. We crossed over the A50 and we ran into Blurton. At the mini roundabout we turned right onto Church Road. We turned right into Beaconsfield Drive and we ran through the estate onto the A5035. We ran over the railway line into Trentham and at the roundabout we went right onto the Northbound A34. We turned left onto Whitmore Road and we ran up to the A519. We ran North over the A500 and we continued another of couple of miles up to the pub. In the pub Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had a burger and fries followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. After we had finished eating we returned to Fenton in an Intercity taxi. We got onto the Northbound A519 and we ran up to Newcastle. We ran around the town anti-clockwise past the bus station and at the roundabout we joined the Eastbound A53. We ran through Basford. At Etruria we turned right onto the A500 and we headed North to Fenton. We came off the A500 onto City Road and we ran under the railway line and up the hill. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out. Matthew watched some television and used his computer. Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.