Trip to Festival Park / Longton 09-12-2019

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67699	Fenton, Christchurch Street	Longton, Market Street	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in Blurton and he was going to his day service. Later on he was returning to the residential unit. Matthew got up around 09:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. we set off through Blurton along Beaconsfield Drive. We turned right onto Church Road and right again onto Blurton Road and we stopped at the Blurton Road. We carried on up to Heron Cross and we saw First Potteries 67660 on a #23 to Newstead. we joined the Westbound A50. Near to the roundabout at Sideway. We went North up the A500 and we came off at Etruria onto the A53. We ran Eastwards along the A53 and into Festival Park. At the roundabout we turned right and we went to the retail park. We visited Poundland and Boots and we did some shopping. After we had finished we got back into the car and we set off onto the Westbound A53. At Etruria we crossed over the A500 and we joined the A500 on the Northbound carriage way. We came off the A500 at Wolstanton and we went to the Asda. Matthew went to the toilet and then did some shopping. Once we had finished shopping we went for dinner. We left the retail park and we joined the Southbound A500. We came off at Etruria and we went onto the Eastbound A53. At the roundabout by Festival Park we did a U-turn and went Westwards. We veered left onto Etruria Old Road. and we turned right onto Etruscan Street. We stopped at the food van by the builders yard and Matthew had a Cumberland sausage bap washed down with a can of Coke. Once we had finished eating we went back down Etruscan Road onto Shelton New Road. We joined the Southbound A500 and we ran through Stoke where we saw D&G Bus 158 on a #9 to Biddulph. As we went towards Sideway. We left the A500 at Sideway as we took the Eastbound A50 We came off the A50 by the BET365 Stadium and we ran Southwards down Stanley Matthews Way. We turned left onto the A5035 and we saw First Potteries 63174 on a #22 to Newcastle. We turned left onto Ripon Roadand right onto Finstock Ave. We turned right onto Consett Road and we ran to the end. We turned left onto Beaconsfield Drive we saw First Potteries 63178 on a #22 to Longton. A few minutes later we saw The Lambourne white minibus NC57 TXH.

The Lambourne NC57 TXH in Blurton

Matthew went home for s short time whilst we got ready to return to the residential unit. When it was time to go we set off through Blurton onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Road where we saw white minibus YN13 VRV. and left again onto Blurton Road. We went through the traffic lights onto Heron Street. We carried on forwards onto Station Bridge Road. and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Masterson Street and we turned right onto Watkin Street. We continued onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When we got there we saw Temple Street Church RX18 GZW parked up.

Temple Street Church RX18 GZW in Fenton

WE went upstairs and Matthew went to his room. We said goodbye amnd matthew chilled out in his room until it was time to go out. We saw First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67157 in Fenton

Also seen was silver minibus PO56 XFT going towards Longton

PO56 XFT in Fenton

Another vehicle seen was First Potteries 44515 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 44515 in Fenton

We went downstairs and we walked through onto City Road. We crossed over at the crossing and we headed to the stop outside the shops. We waited for a bus towards Longton. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67699 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off up City Road and forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and under the railway line into Longton town centre. The bus stopped on Market Street and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we crossed over the street and we turned right onto Commerce Street. We stopped at a takeaway and we brought some food headed up Transport Lane. We crossed over The Strand and we cut through the passage past Next and we headed towards Tesco. We used the cash machine and afterwards we headed into Tesco. and we went outside to book a taxi. The taxi appeared and it was an Autocabs taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off onto Baths Road. We turned right onto the Westbound A50 and we came off at Heron Cross. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we went through the lights onto Heron Street. We ran forwards onto Station Bridge Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We stopped at the end near to Temple Street. We got out of the taxi and we walked onto Temple Street and back into the residential unit. Matthew went back upstairs to the room and went on his computer. 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.