Trip to Hanley / Longport 16-05-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63099	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
65731	Hanley BS	Tunstall, Asda superstore	3	First Potteries
32081	Longport, Westport Lake Road	Newcastle BS	98	First Potteries
63179	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Christchurch Street	11	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. 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 63179 on a #11 to Hanley. 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

We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right. We walked up City Road and we walked up to the roundabout and around the corner onto Victoria Road to wait for the bus to Hanley.

Autocabs WR12 CNO in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63099 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63099 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off down Victoria Road. 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 and into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus and Matthew used the toilet. We waited for a bus to Tunstall. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 65731 on a #3 to Crewe.

First Potteries 65731 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Tunstall. As the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 65731 before we sat down.

Inside First Potteries 65731

Whilst we waited for departure time we saw The Travellers Choice BF68 LFG on a #333 to Bournemouth. We 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 we went past the former RBS now a new shop. We turned 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. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked around the corner onto Brownhills Road and we turned right into Westport Lake Road. At the lake Matthew went to the toilet. We then visited the green door centre and Matthew went around the lake on a bike. Once we had finished Matthew visited the toilet again. We went to the Westport lake centre and we had dinner. Matthew had cheese oatcakes washed down with a can of coke. Once we we had finished we set off onto Westport Lake Road and we crossed the road to wait for a bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 37146 on a diverted #98 to Ball Green. After a while we saw the bus approaching. It was First Potteries 32081 on a #98 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 32081 in Longport

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs. As the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 32081 before we sat down.

Inside First Potteries 32081

We set off down Brownhills Road over Trubshaw Cross roundabout through Longport and over the A500. We went up Porthill Bank and we followed the A527 through Wolstanton & May Bank and into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we entered the bus station. Once in the bus station we waited for a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63179 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton. As the bus was empty Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 63179 before we sat down.

Inside First Potteries 63179

We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and we saw Stanton's of Stoke LRV 731. We carried on 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 got off the bus by the shops and we cross over City Road. We through the passage onto Christchurch Street and down temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out. Matthew chilled out in his room watching television and using his computer. Later on Matthew went we we went downstairs and we got in a car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Baker Street and we parked up. We crossed over Glebedale Road and we visited the Health Centre. Afterwards we went to do the weekly shop. We got in the car and we set off along Baker Street and we turned left onto Glebedale Road. We turned right onto City Road and we crossed over the roundabout onto King Street. We headed through Fenton and we turned left Hollings Street. We turned left onto Brocksford Street and left onto Burnham Street. We turned left King Street and we ran through Foley into Longton. We went under the railway bridge and we turned right onto Baths Road and we turned left into Tesco. Matthew went into Tesco and did his weekly shop. When he had finished we returned to the car to go for tea. We set off onto Baths road and we went around the A50 roundabout and we did a u-turn back onto Baths Road. We turned left onto Pheonix way and we visited the pub. Matthew had a carvery with beef, potatoes, carrots and Yorkshire pudding washed down with a glass of Coke. For afters Matthew had red velvet cheesecake. When we had finished we returned to Fenton by car. We set off along Pheonix Way and we turned left onto Baths Road. We did a u-turn at the roundabout and we joined the Westbound A50. We came off at Heron Cross and we turned right onto the link road. We turned left onto City Road and left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left on to Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went back 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