Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 26-04-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DY08 FFX	Fenton	Vivian Road, Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DY08 FFX	Vivian Road, Fenton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
65706	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Stoke, Stop P	11	First Potteries
32639	Stoke, Stop P	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. Around 09:00 Matthew went downstairs and set off to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and to the day centre. 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 chocolate cake. For dinner Matthew went out to fetch dinner. Transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We ran forwards onto King Street and we turned left onto Park Street. We turned right onto Vivian Road and parked up. After stopping to get the food, we returned to the day centre on Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX. We set off along Vivian Road and we turned right onto Wallis Street. We turned right onto At Matthews street and right onto Fenpark Road. We turned left onto Park Street and right onto King Street. We ran forwards onto City Road and we turned left into Glebedale Road and back to the day centre. Once back at the day centre Matthew ate his dinner of sausage chips and gravy. In the afternoon Matthew walked to the pub. We set off onto Christchurch Street we saw Stanton's of Stoke FJ13 CUV. We went into the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. Once we had finished in the pub we walked back to the residential unit. We set off onto Clifton Street and we turned right onto Marlborough Street. We turned right onto Evelyn Street and we walked through onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and waited in his room for me to come and pick him up. I turned up around 14:30 and Matthew got ready to go to Blurton for the weekend. Once we were ready we went downstairs and we set off on foot onto City Road. We waited at the bus stop by the flat for a bus towards Stoke. Whilst we waited we saw D&G 37 on a #1 to Meir. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 65706 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 65706 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. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 65706 in Stoke before it continued towards Newcastle.

First Potteries 65706 in Stoke

Once off the bus we waited for the next bus towards the hospital. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 32639 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 32639 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs and sat down. 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 32634 on a #25 to Hanley. 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. once off the bus we walked up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and some toast and he used her computer. When it was time to go we went to the pub in the car via uncle Dave's house. We set off just after 17:30 and we set off onto Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34. We turned left onto the Avenue and we ran to the end. Due to roadworks we decided to turn left onto the A52 and head towards Newcastle. At the roundabout we turned sharp right onto Shelton New Road. We ran down to Cliffe Vale and we joined the Southbound A500. We ran through Stoke and we came off the A500 and went up into Fenton to pick up uncle Dave. We set off once again down to the A500 and we turned left onto Church street. We ran around the one way system onto Fleming Road and right onto Campbell Place. We turned left onto Church Street and headed uphill. We once again decided to avoid Hartshll and the roadworks so we turned right onto Shelton Old Road. We joined the Northbound A500 and we ran up to the next junction. We joined Shelton New Road and we passed Arriva Midlands 3691 on a #164 to Hanley. We ran up to the roundabout and we ran forwards onto George Street. We ran down the hill into Newcastle and we turned left into Barracks Road. We ran past the bus station and we saw First Potteries 67662 on a #72 to Clayton and First Potteries 43877 on a #11 to Hanley. We turned left onto the Southbound A34 and we ran through Trent Vale and 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 32633 on a #101 to Hanley, First Potteries 63101 on a #22 to Longton and D&G 37 running out of service back to the depot. 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 19:30. 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