Trip to Hanley / Tunstall 19-03-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63098	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley, stop J1‎	6A	First Potteries
43877	Hanley BS	Fenton, Victoria Place	6	First Potteries
67159	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
65732	Hanley BS	Tunstall, Furlong Road	3A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going to Hanley on the bus later on. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw First Potteries 67651 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67651 in Fenton

A short time later we saw D&G Bus 119 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G 119 in Fenton

After a while we saw First Potteries 67643 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67643 in Fenton

Another vehicle seen was silver minibus SA04 EVL heading towards Stoke.

SA04 EVL in Fenton

Around 09:00 we went downstairs and out of the unit. 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 we were going to Hanley on the bus, so we set off on foot to the bus stop. We set off along Glebedale Road and we turned left onto City Road. As we walked up the road we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 615 going towards Stoke. When we got to the bus stop we waited for a First Potteries bus. A few minutes later we First Potteries 63096 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63096 in Fenton

We crossed over the road and we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63179 in Fenton

We walked around the corner onto Victoria Road and we waited at the bus stop for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63098 on a #6A to Hanley.

First Potteries 63098 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 instead of going to the bus stops outside the bus station, we turned left onto the ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street. We got up and got off the bus and we walked onto Lichfield Street. At the top of Lichfield street we saw that old hall Street had been blocked off in order to demolish the old Hanley Bus station. We continued forwards onto Tontine street and we stopped at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished in the pub we walked back down Tontine Street onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. We went inside the bus station and we waited for a bus back to Fenton. We saw First Potteries 43877 on a #6 to Coalville.

First Potteries 43877 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right 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. For dinner Matthew went tout to a café on City Road. We set off onto Christchurch Street and onto City Road. Matthew had a burger and a sausage sandwich was down with a can of Coke. In the afternoon Matthew went for a walk. We set off City Road and we crossed over onto Smithpool Road and to the park. Once Matthew had finished we return along Smithpool Road and we turned right onto Masterson Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and left onto Temple street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. We used his computer and watched buses out of the window. Later on Matthew went out for tea by bus. We went downstairs and we walked onto Temple street. We walked around the corner onto Christchurch Street to wait for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67159 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67159 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road. and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Steet and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station and we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street before we turned right onto John Street where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we had a walk around the bus station. We saw First Potteries 65732 on a #3A to Kidsgrove.

First Potteries 65732 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus bus and we booked to Tunstall before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and we went straight across onto Marsh Street. We turned right up onto trinity Street and then left onto Stafford Street. After picking up more passenger outside of Debenhams we followed the road around to the left and then back onto marsh Street. At the roundabout we went straight on onto Waterloo Road and we ran up the hill into Cobridge. We continued into Buslem and through the traffic lights onto Scotia Road. We went past the old Burslem PMT garage and we followed the road around to the left onto Williamson Street. At the corner we turned right onto Tunstall High Street. We stopped briefly on the high Street and we continued up the high Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once we had gotten we saw Stanton's of Stoke 3093 RU go past. We walked down furlong Road and at Pitts Hill we walked onto the A5271. We crossed over the A527 and we visited the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had a burger and fries followed by a chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. When it was time to go we returned to Fenton in a City Centre Central. taxi. We set off onto the A527 and we headed around the top end of Tunstall and down into the Chatterley Valley. We joined the Southbound A500 and we ran through Longport and Etruria up to Stoke. We came off onto the A52 and we went under the railway line. We continued onto City Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right Smithpool Road and left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. 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.