Trip to Hanley / Smallthorne 27-08-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
HT19 XBK	Fenton	Longton Park	Charter	Shelton Care Group
HT19 XBK	Longton Park	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew also visited the D&G bus website and saw that the #12 and #13 were being cancelled. 'We regret that this service will be withdrawn due to low passenger numbers. Passengers travelling from Park Hall can use new service IN2 operated by Stantons of Stoke. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast for breakfast. before Matthew went to the day centre he watched buses out of the window. whilst waiting for the time to go to the day centre, we saw Temple Street church minibus RX18 GZW.

Temple Street church RX18 GZW in Fenton

we went downstairs and we got in the car set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church minibus RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road and we ran down the hill towards Stoke. We joined the A52 and we ran alongside the railway line. We passed near to the railway station and university and we ran up to Joiners Square. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we ran up the hill towards Hanley. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road and we ran around Hanley onto Town Road. We headed into Hanley and we parked up in Hillchurch Street. We walked down to the Into Potteries shopping centre and we went in the shopping centre side entrance to get a key cut. Once we had finished shopping we set off along Hillchurch Street and we turned left onto Town Road. We followed the one-way system onto Huntbatch Street and we turned right onto Meigh Street. We turned right onto Burton Place and left onto Goodson Street. We turned left onto Old Hall Street and right onto the clockwise ring road. We ran around to the other end of town and we turned left onto Etruria Road. We went under the A53 and we entered Festival Park. We turned left onto Marina Drive and we parked up by the Cinema. At the cinema Matthew went to the toilet. Afterwards we saw Bee. We got in the car and we set off onto Ridgehouse Drive. We visited Poundland and Matthew did some shopping. Afterward we stopped at Pizza Hut. Matthew had a pizza washed down with a glass of Coke. When we had finished we got on the and we set off onto Ridgehouse Drive. We left Festival Park and we crossed under the A53 onto Etruria Road. We ran around the ring-road and we turned right onto Broad Street. We ran through Snow Hill into Shelton and we stopped at the Pharmacy. when we had finished we ran down Stoke Road and we turned left onto Station Road. We ran forwards onto the A52 and at the roundabout we turned left onto City Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out and wait. Later on we went to Longton park. We went downstairs and we saw that transport for the trip was Shelton Care Group HT19 XBK. We got on the bus and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street and right onto Station Bridge Road. We followed the road around onto Heron Street and into Heron Cross. We went through the traffic lights and forwards onto Blurton Road. We crossed over the A50 and we ran through Blurton. We turned left onto Drubbery Lane and we ran to the end. We crossed over the A5035 onto Queens Park Avenue where we parked up. Matthew went into the park and used the play equipment. We saw the pavillion cafe which is to refurbished and opened up. When we had finished we returned to Fenton on Shelton Care Group HT19 XBK. We ran along Queens Park Avenue and forwards onto Cocknage Road. We ran through to the A520 and we crossed over onto the B5029. We turned left onto Whitestone Road and then right onto Lysander Road. We ran down towards the A50 and we got onto the Westbound carriageway. We ran through Meir Tunnel and Longton and we came off the A50 at Heron Cross. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we ran through Heron Cross lights onto Heron Street. We followed the road around onto Station Bridge Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Masterson Street and right onto Watkin Street. We ran onto Temple street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and use his computer whist waiting for us to pick him up for tea. Whist waiting we saw First Potteries 67158 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67158 in Fenton

A short time later we saw D&G Bus 44 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 44 in Fenton

Also seem was First Potteries 44514 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 44514 in Fenton

We came to pick Matthew up and take him out for tea. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road and we ran down the hill towards Stoke. We joined the A52 and we ran alongside the railway line. We passed near to the railway station and the university and towards joiners Square. We turned left and we ran up Lichfield Street into Hanley. We ran anti-clockwise around Hanley and we turned left onto Town Road. We headed towards Birches Head and we joined the A5272. We ran into Sneyd Green and Smallthorne and we turned left onto Sneyd Hill. We ran forwards onto Sandbach Road and we stopped at Captain Kooks. Matthew visited to the toilet and afterwards had a breakfast washed down with a bottle of Coke. Once we had finished we set off onto Sandbach Road and we ran up the onto Sneyd Hill. We veered left onto the A5272 and we ran through Smallthorne roundabouts. We turned left onto Shaftsbury Avenue and we stop briefly to drop something off. We continued to the bottom and we turned left onto Dolly's Lane. We turned left onto Hamil Road and we ran up the hill. We went up Sneyd Hill and we crossed over Smallthorne Roundabout onto Ford Green Road. We turned left onto Fell Street and right onto Coseley Street. After a brief stop we continued down Coseley Street onto Duddell Road. We stopped briefly to drop something off. We turned right onto Chell Heath Road and at the light we re-joined Ford Green Road. We turned left onto Saturn Road. We turned right onto Mars Street and right again onto Jupiter Street where we had a brief stop we saw First Potteries 67603 on a #98 to Ball Green. We turned left onto Ford Green Road and at the top of the hill we joined the Southbound A5272. We ran turned right onto the A53 and we ran towards Cobridge. We continued down towards Festival Park and we crossed the roundabout as the flyover was still under repair. We continued up to Etruria and we crossed over the A500. We turned left onto Victoria Street and we crossed over Shelton New Road. We turned left onto the A52 and we turned right onto Albany Street. We ran forwards onto Hilton Street and we saw Lucky Seven YE14 HWW. We continued onto Harpfield Road and we stopped for a short while to pick something up. We continued along Harpfield Road and we turned left onto Keelings Drive. We turned left onto London Road and we ran through the West End into Stoke. We ran forwards onto Campbell Place and we ran around the one way system. We ran forwards onto onto Church Street and we veered right onto Liverpool Road. We veered right onto Elenora Street and we turned right onto Copeland Street. We turned right onto Glebe Street and left onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and we ran under the railway line. We ran up City Road and into Fenton. We turned right into Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to Matthew's room and we wrote some of the Blog. Matthew also drank a bottle of Irn Bru. After doing a couple of entries I left and Matthew chilled out in his room watching television and using his computer. Later on Matthew chilled out in his room. Matthew 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.