Trip to Tattenhall / Newcastle 12-04-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
DV10 JCU	Fenton	Tattenhall	Charter	Shelton Care Group
DV10 JCU	Tattenhall	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
47519	Blurton. Magdalen Road	Newcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH	22	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. There'll also be an Easter Party in the soft play Fun Factory on today. Around 09:00 we went downstairs and it was Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We got on on the bus and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and left onto City Road. We ran down the hill and we joined the A52. We went under the railway bridge and we joined the Northbound A500. We travelled Northwards and we saw Stanton's of Stoke 784 RBF. We went under the M6 and we continued to the edge of Nantwich. We Joined the by-pass and we ran around the North side of Nantwich. We continued Westwards along the A51 and around Wardle we passed Arriva NW&W 2934 on a #84 to Crewe. We joined the Southbound A49 and we turned right onto Dean Bank. We ran through Beeston and forwards onto Tattenhall Road. We turned right onto Newton lane and we stopped at the farm. At the farm Matthew went to the toilet. For dinner Matthew had a sausage sandwich and a can of Coke. Later on Matthew spent time in the soft play area. When we were finished we returned to Fenton on Shelton Care Group DV10 JCU. We got on the bus and we set off onto Newton Lane. We turned left onto Tattenhall Lane and we ran into Beeston. We continued onto Dane Bank and we turned left onto the Northbound A49. We turned right onto the A51 and we headed towards Nantwich. We went around the North side of Nantwich on the bypass and we joined the Eastbound A500. We ran the the South of Crewe and under the M6. We continued through Longport and Etruria into Stoke. We came off the A500 onto the A52 and we went under the railway bridge. We ran up the hill up City Road into Fenton and we turned right into Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out and wait for me to pick him up. A short while later I arrived and Matthew got ready to return to Blurton for the weekend. After getting ready we went downstairs and we got in the car. We set off in the car onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. At the end we turned right onto Station Bridge Road and we crossed over the railway line. We ran forwards Heron Street and we went through Heron Cross and over the A50 we saw Lightning Travel R6 DLT parked up at the Lightning house. We ran into Blurton along Blurton Road and we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive and we got back to Blurton around 15:00. When we got home Matthew had toast and a drink of Irn Bru. We had planned to go to Grandma's on the 15:56. We set off on foot just before the bus was due and we waited at the bus stop and we saw E-zec patient transport YJ16 GHF heading towards Trentham.

E-zec patient transport YJ16 GHF in Blurton

Another vehicle seen was Plants P15 NTS heading into Blurton.

Plants P15 NTS in Blurton

After a while we saw Caudwell Construction DV12 JVY arrived into Blurton.

Caudwell Construction DV12 JVY in Blurton

The bus was now considerably late... We saw First Potteries 47519 on a #22 heading Towards Longton. Afterwards we had another considerable wait.... After nearly an hour we saw a bus approaching... As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 47519 on a #22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 47519 in Blurton

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle and we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto the A5035 and passed First Potteries 67604 on a #22 to Longton. We crossed over the railway line into Trentham We turned right into New Inn Lane and we ran up the hill. We entered Hanford and we turned right into Wilson Road were we saw First Potteries 63176 on the final #22 turn to Longton. We turned left into Church Lane and we joined the A34. As we crossed under the A500. We headed into Trent Vale. We turned right into Harpfields Road we continued onto Hilton Road. We turned left into the hospital and we saw ABC Supreme minibus HV17 KVO and D&G Bus 26 on a #9 to Biddulph. We turned right onto the A34 and a couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus. We set off along the A34 towards the crossing and we saw Carrington GL64 YBN heading into Newcastle.

Carrington GL64 YBN in Newcastle

Also seen was ABC Supreme HV18 FHH heading towards Newcastle

ABC Supreme HV18 FHH in Newcastle

We crossed over the road and we saw First Potteries 32630 on a #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 32630 in Newcastle

We walked up the hill to Grandma's house. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and some toast and used her computer. When it was time to go we went to the pub in the car. We set off just after 18:00 and we ran down Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34. We continued southwards into Trent Vale and we stopped at the pub. We walked into the pub and we sat down at our one our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with custard. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 65027 on a #101 to Stafford & Shearings 514 heading Southwards. Once we had finished eating we set off to uncle Dave's to pick him up. We ran down the A34 and we joined the Northbound A500. At Sideway we turned right onto the A50 and we came off the A50 at Heron Cross. We dropped down into Fenton to pick uncle Dave up. Once we had picked him up we ran up to Heron Cross. We crossed over the A50 and we ran into Blurton along Blurton Road. We veered right onto Church Street and we turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive and we got back to Blurton 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