Trip to Shelton / Hanley 06-04-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67151	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Shelton, Wellesley Street	23	First Potteries
PO12 JSU	Etruria	Shelton	Charter	Star Taxi Travel
BG61 KTJ	Shelton	Fenton	Charter	Travel Express
67151	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley, stop J1‎	23	First Potteries
67153	Hanley BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going out on the bus later. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting to go to the day service we saw First Potteries 67159 on a #23 to Hanley. We went downstairs and we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

We set off to towards the bus stop to catch a bus. We walked onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we waited for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67154 in Fenton

We saw a bus approaching and as it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67151 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 got up and got off. Once off the bus we crossed over the road and we went into Hanley Park. Whilst in the park we saw Park's of Hamilton BV67 JYX on a #548 to Edinburgh. We walked over to the pavillion which is currently being worked on and renovated. Once we had finished in the park we walked out onto College Road. We looked over the wall into the college and we saw Stoke on Trent College KV19 NSE in their car park.

Stoke on Trent College KV19 NSE in Shelton

Also seen parked up was Stoke on Trent College KV19 NUE.

Stoke on Trent College KV19 NUE in Shelton

We called for a taxi to take us Etruria. We walked along the canal as far as Stoke Road and we walked up through Snow Hill onto Broad Street. We turned left onto Sun Street and we stopped at the local supermarket. We had chicken burger and fries washed down with a can of Coke. The taxi arrived and it was a Lucky Seven taxi. we got in the car and we set off along Sun Street. We turned right and we ran up Etruria Vale Road to the park where we got out of the taxi. We spent some time in the park and we called for a taxi to Star Taxi Travel PO12 JSU. We got on the bus and we set off along Etruria Vale Road. At Snow Hill we turned left onto Broad street. We stopped at Wood Terrace and we got up and got off the taxi. We set off on foot through the passageway onto Lawrence Street and through onto College Road. We walked through Hanley Park to the opposite side and we came out on Boughey Road and to the Spar. We saw Travel Express BG61 KTK. We called Travel Express and we did the taxi from Shelton to Fenton. Transport for the trip was Travel Express BG61 KTJ.

Travel Express BG61 KTJ in Shelton

We got on the bus and we set off along Boughey Road and we ran forwards onto Leek Road. We followed the A52 to the left and we ran along side the railway line. We turned left onto City Road and up into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and we turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We got oup and got off the bus and we went upstairs. We watched buses out of the window and we saw First Potteries 67659 on a #11 to Newcastle. Later on we went downstairs and we set off on foot to the bus stop on City Road. We waited for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67151 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down 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 Street 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 ans 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. We turned right onto John Street and we got up and got off the bus at the top of John Street. We walked along Bagnall Street and Cheapside and we turned right onto Piccadilly. We turned left onto Stafford Street. We continued forwards onto Bryan Street and we went to Cineworld. Matthew had a hot dog and Coke. He went to the toilet and afterwards he saw Dumbo at the cinema. When he had finished we set off back down Bryan Street onto Stafford Street we saw First Potteries 65733 on a #3 to Crewe. We turned left onto Lichfield Street We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton. As the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 67153 before we sat down.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Whilst we waited for departure time we saw Selwyn's BX16 CKD on a #441 to Manchester. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Smithpool Road where we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 67153 as it continued towards Newstead.

First Potteries 67153 in Fenton

We walked back up Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out. He 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.