Trip to Shelton / Congleton 18-05-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67153	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Shelton, Wellesley Street	23	First Potteries
BG61 KTK	Shelton	Congleton	Charter	Travel Express

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 Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX parked outside in the yard.

Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton

Another vehicle seen was ABC Supreme SJ07 LSL heading towards Longton.

ABC Supreme SJ07 LSL in Fenton

Also seen was D&G Bus 113 on a #1 to Meir

D&G 113 in Fenton

Later on we went downstairs 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 a bus approaching and as it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67153 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67153 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 walked over to the pavilion which is currently being worked on and renovated. We also walked around the lake and we saw the fountain. We crossed over the canal and we walked up the the North Western corner of the park onto Shelton Road. We walked down college Road and we turned right onto Wellesley Street. We turned right onto Richmond Terrace and onto Snow Hill. We stopped at a cafe and Matthew had a burger washed down with a glass of Coke. Once we had finished we walked up onto Cutts Street and 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 got on the bus and we sat down We set off onto Boughey Road and we turned into Cauldon Road. We turned left onto the A52 and at Joiners Sqaure we turned left on the roundabout onto Lichfield Street. We ran to the top of Lichfield Street and we joined the anti-clockwise ring road. We turned right onto Waterloo Road and we ran through Cobridge. We continued through to Burslem onto Scotia Road and forwards onto the Tunstall by-pass. We ran past the police station onto the top end of Tunstall High Street. We continued through Goldenhill and down the hill to Kidsgrove. We continued under the railway line and over the A34. We followed the A50 to the right and we ran Northwards to Arclid. We turned right onto the A534 and we ran forwards into Congleton town centre. We turned into Worrall Street and we visited the leisure centre. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we used dome of the facilities on the leisure centre. When we had finished we returned to Fenton in a Intercity taxi. We set off along Worrall Street and we turned right onto Mountbatten Way and we saw Arriva NW&W 4490 on a #38 to Macclesfield. We set off out of town Northwards along the A54. We turned left onto the A34 and we ran Southwards out off Congleton. We ran through Scholar Green and into Talke. By the pub we followed the A34 to the left. When we got to the roundabout we joined the Southbound A500. We ran through Longport and Etruria and we came off the A500 at Stoke. When we came off the A500 in Stoke and we turned left onto City Road. We went under the railway line. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. He went upstairs to chill out in his room. For tea Matthew had chicken nuggets and chips followed by a bakewell tart. Afterwards he returned to his room to chill out. He watched television and used his computer. Matthew had a can of Fanta orange. 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.