Trip to Longton / Newcastle 23-01-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63179	Longton, stop C	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
63117	Hanley BS	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries
67651	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	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 later on. 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 Stanton's of Stoke PSU 989. We went downstairs and we went to Longton by Lucky Seven taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street and we turned right onto Station Bridge Road. We continued onto Heron Street and we ran forwards onto Blurton Road. We turned left at the roundabout onto the A50 and we ran up to Longton. We went to Tesco where we got out of the taxi. We visited Tesco before walking through onto The Strand. We went into the shopping precinct and we stopped at Poundland and the Post Office. When we had finished we walked through the shopping centre and we stopped at Subway for dinner. Matthew had a cheese sub and a chocolate chip cookie washed down with a cup of coke. When we had finished we crossed over the road to wait for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63179 in Longton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. we bus set off down The Strand and we ran under the railway line onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road past the new petrol station and coffee shop. We turned right into Victoria Road. We continued down the hill and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. 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. At the bus station Matthew used the toilet. Afterwards we waited for a bus back towards Fenton. We waited for a short while and we saw Travelstar European VD17 TSE on a #323 to Liverpool.

Travelstar European VD17 TSE in Hanley bus station

We went outside and we waited for a bus back to Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63117 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63117 in Hanley

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton we sat down. We set off up Lichfield Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace. We followed the road around onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Old Hall Street. We crossed over the ring road onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we turned right onto Dividy Road. We turned left onto Beverley Drive and right onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green. At the roundabout we turned right onto Anchor Road. system onto Commerce Street and right onto The Strand. After a brief stop we ran down the Strand and under the railway line onto King Street. We continued down through Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC and we got up and got off at the Travers Court bus stop outside the block of flats. Once off the bus we walked onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. we went upstairs to his room to chill out. whilst there he ate a bottle of Fanta orange. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw Stanton's of Stoke WIL 2928 going towards Hanley.

Stanton's of Stoke WIL 2928 in Fenton

Later on we went to Newcastle on the bus. We went downstairs and we set off on foot to the bus stop. We walked onto City Road and we saw Afford Rent-A-Car minibus KV19 NUC in their garage. A few minutes later we saw the bus come around the corner. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 67651 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off onto Hassell Street and we turned left onto High Street. We crossed over and we went to the cinema. Matthew had a cup of Coke. He went to the cinema to watch A Jumanji: The Next Level. After the film Matthew went to the toilet. We walked out of the cinema onto the High Street and we walked onto Hassell Street. We got a Lucky Seven taxi back to Fenton. We set off onto Stubbs Street and we turned left onto Barracks Road. At the roundabout we turned left onto the A53. We ran around the one-way system and we turned left onto the A52. At the end of George Street we veered left onto Shelton New Road and we ran towards Shelton. We crossed over the A500 and we turned right onto the Southbound carriageway. We came off the A500 near to Hyde Park corner and we turned left onto City Road. We ran under the railway line and up the hill into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road, left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to Matthew's room and Matthew chilled out in his room watching television and using 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.