Trip to Newcastle / Shelton 01-04-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63112	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
65039	Newcastle BS	Shelton, Shearer Street	101	First Potteries
125	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	D&G Bus

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

Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We waited at the bus stop by the flats for a bus towards Newcastle. The bus turned the corner and as it got closer we saw it was D&G 115 on a #1 to Park Site. 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 waited for a bus to Shelton. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 65038 on a #101 to Stafford. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 65039 on a #101 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Shelton before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee Roundabout. We joined the one-way system and we ran onto the A52. We continued up to the top of George Street and we veered left onto the B5045. We went through the traffic light onto Shelton New Road. At the other end of the road we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked around the corner and we visited Regent College. After visiting the college we set off along Shelton new Road over the canal towards Snow Hill. We turned left onto Broad Street and we walked past the former Bell & Bear pub which is awaiting a new buyer. We walked up Cannon Place and we crossed over the ring road. We walked between the 2 Smithfield Building onto Bethesda Street and we walked up John Street. We turned left onto Bagnall Street and we walked past the town hall. We went forwards onto Tontine Street and we cut through an alleyway onto Parliament Row. We stopped at the Pound Bakery and dinner Matthew had a sausage roll and a bottle of Coke. We walked around the corner to the back of Wetherspoons and we sat on a bench to eat the sausage roll and drink the Coke. Once we had finished we walked along Tontine street and onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. We waited for a bus back to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw a bus, it was First Potteries 65036 on a #101 to Stafford. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards waited for a bus back to Fenton. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 125 on a #23 to Blurton. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton and sat down towards the back of the bus. Whilst we waited for departure time we saw First Potteries 67660 on a #3A to Talke. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road past the college where they have started to knock down the building closest to the road. We turned right onto Avenue Road and left onto Stoke Road. We turned left onto Station Road and we ran past the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off along Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out in his room watching buses. Whilst. Later on Matthew went downstairs to visit Philpott's to get some stuff. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We cut through the archway and we walked across the car park onto City Road. We crossed over the road and we went in the shop. We brought some tools and we returned to the residential unit. We walked down City Road and we cut through onto Temple Street. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out in his room watching buses. Whilst we waited we saw D&G Bus 125 on a #23 to Hanley.

D&G 125 in Fenton

Matthwe went into the living room and we saw Afford Rent-A-Car MX19 GSY.

Afford Rent-A-Car MX19 GSY in Fenton

Later on we went out. We went downstairs and we got into a car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road and we ran forwards onto Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road and we headed down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto Lichfield Street. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road and we ran around to Town Road. We headed towards Birches Head and we joined the Northbound A5272. We ran through Sneyd Green and up to Smallthorne roundabout. We continued onto High Lane and we ran to the end. We turned right onto the A527 and down the hill to Fegg Hayes. We turned right onto Chell Heath Road and we ran through Chell Heath past Matthew's old School which has been demolished and is going to be a new retirement complex. We continued through Bradeley and at the end of the road we turned left onto Ford Green Road and up into Norton. We turned left into Saint Nicholas Avenue and we ran into the estate. we ran to the far end and we stopped just off Barks Drive. For tea Matthew had sausages chips and gravy from the chip shop. When Matthew had finished eat he went to the toilet. We then set off back to the residential unit. We came out of the estate along St Nicholas Avenue and we turned right onto Ford Green Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne to the roundabouts. We turned left onto the A5272 and we headed through Sneyd Green and to the edge of Hanley. We ran clockwise around the ring road and we turned left onto Lichfield Street. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square and we went across the roundabout onto Victoria Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room and chilled out 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.