Trip to Burslem / Newcastle 06-04-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63179	Hartshill, Nelson Road	Newcastle BS	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. Matthew 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 Temple Street Church RX18 GZW.

Temple Street Church RX18 GZW in Fenton

Matthew returned to his room and we saw Afford rent-a-car KV19 NUC in their garage.

Afford rent-a-car KV19 NUC in Fenton

Another vehicle seen was D&G Bus 135 on a #23 to Hanley.

D&G 135 in Fenton

Matthew went out for while. We went downstairs and we got in the car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road. We ran down the hill and under the railway line into Stoke. We crossed over the A500 and we saw First Potteries 37158 on a #25 to Hanley. We joined the Northbound A500. We continued Northwards and we turned left onto Adsa. After parking up we went in the supermarket. Matthew used the toilets and afterwards we went around and did the shopping. When we had finished we decided to go have 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 set off along Etruscan Street and the plan was to find a cake shop for dessert. We circled under the A53 and we joined the Northbound A53. At Cobridge we turned left onto Waterloo Road and we ran into Burslem. After a brief stop in market Square we veered left onto Market Street and stopped once again. We turned right onto Scotia Road and right into Newcasle Street. We turned left onto Woodbank Street and we crossed the A50 onto Zion Street. We turned right onto Nile Street and right onto Adelaide Street. We turned left onto Waterloo Road and we ran through Cobridge into Hanley. We ran around the ring Road and we turned left onto Snow Hill. We turned right onto Shelton New Road and and we ran up towards Hartshill. We turned left onto Victoria Street and at the lights we turned ;left onto the A52. We stopped at at shop and we brought a Manchester tart. Once we had finished Matthew decided that he wanted to catch a bus home. We went into Noah Ark for Matthew to use the toilet and to have a small Coke. We crossed over the road to wait for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw a double decker approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63179 on a #25 to Keele. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off along Hartshill Road. We passed the Noah's Ark pub and Just after the pub we turned left by the Co-operative Food store and we headed to the hospital. As we traveled through the hospital we saw First Potteries 63173 on a #25 to Hanley and Roseville WF11 WHC. We bounced our way through the hospital grounds over the severe speed bumps and we joined the North bound A34. We turned right at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we entered the bus station from the Southern end. We got up and got off the bus and we saw First Potteries 63098 on a #4 to Hanley. 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.