Trip to Congleton / Newcastle 21-02-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
BL69 RFF	Fenton	Congleton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
BL69 RFF	Congleton	Fenton	Charter	Shelton Care Group
63101	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
65039	Newcastle BS	Trent Vale, adj Black Lion	101	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 First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67157 in Fenton

Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church RX18 GZW. We walked onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street and onto Albert Square where we saw grey minibus BJ15 XSG parked up. We continued walking to the day centre. At the day centre we saw Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF.

Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF in Fenton

In the morning we went to Congleton on Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF. We set off onto Glebedale Road and we turned right onto City Road. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout and we went forwards onto Lichfield Street. when we got to Hanley we turned left onto the clockwise ring road. We ran to the end and we joined Etruria Road. At Festival Park we joined the Westbound A53. We ran up to Etruria and we turned right onto the Northbound A500. We came off the A500 at Talke and we ran Northwards up the A34. We continued through Scholar Green and into Congleton. We ran to the north of the town centre and we turned right onto the A54. We ran into the town centre and we turned left onto Worrall Street. We parked up and we went into the leisure centre. After using the leisure centre we walked across into the town centre and we visited a chip shop. We walked up Mountbatten Way and we crossed over the River Dane to the chip shop. We brought the food and we walked back down to Mountbatten Way where we saw Arriva NW&W 2499 on a #38 to Macclesfield. We turned left onto Worrall Street and back to the leisure centre. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy from the chip shop washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we returned to the residential unit on Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF. We set off onto Worall Street and we turned left onto the A54. We ran up the hill out of the town centre and we turned left onto the A34. We ran Southwards through Scholar Green and Talke and we joined the Southbound A500. We ran through Longport and Etruria and we came off the A500 at Stoke. We turned left onto City Road and we ran under the railway line. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right into Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew returned to his room to chill out. After dinner Matthew child out in his room and watched buses from the window. We saw white minibus BD67 VBA going towards Stoke.

BD67 VBA in Fenton

Also seen was First Potteries 67649 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 67649 in Fenton

Another vehicle seen was D&G Bus 44 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 44 in Fenton

A short time later we saw E-zec patient transport YJ16 GFG going towards Heron Cross.

E-zec patient transport YJ16 GFG in Fenton

Later on Mathew went out. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We walked down to the bus stop by the flats to wait for the next bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching. Coming the other way we saw Trans Executive YJ07 DWV. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63101 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. We waited for a bus towards the hospital. A short time later we saw First Potteries 65038 on a #101 to Hanley. We saw a bus heading towards the hospital. When it came into the bus station we saw it was First Potteries 65039 on a #101 to Stafford. We got on the bus and we booked to the Black Lion before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we continued into Trent Vale where we got up and got off the bus. We walked into the pub and we sat down at our one our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 63115 on a #22 to Longton, ABC Supreme KX13 DZL going North and First Potteries 65034 on a #101 to Stafford. Once we had finished eating we set off back to Newcastle by an Intercity taxi. We set off onto the Northbound A34 and we ran through Trent Vale into Newcastle. We turned right onto Barracks Road and left onto Ironmarket. Once out of the taxi we visited the pub. Matthew had a glass of Coke. Matthew had a night out in Yates and afterwards got an Intercity taxi back to Fenton. We set out along Ironmarket and we ran forwards onto the A53. We followed the one way system around onto George Street and we ran up the hill to Hartshill. We ran down Hartshill Road into Stoke and we went around the one-way system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and onto City Road before going under the railway line. We climbed the hill and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When Matthew got back he went up to his room. 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.