Trip to Hanley / Keele 09-05-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
164	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	D&G Bus
63114	Hanley BS	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	25	First Potteries
41	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	Newcastle BS	85	D&G Bus
63115	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	4	First Potteries
63117	Hanley BS	Biddulph BS	7A	First Potteries
115	Biddulph BS	Hanley BS	9	D&G Bus
63172	Hanley BS	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also to do a local trip. 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 Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church minibus RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. After a short wait we saw D&G Bus 164 on a #23 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we brought The Knot ticket to the driver before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street. We turned left onto City Road and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Steet and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station ans we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street. We turned right onto John Street and we saw First Potteries 63118 on a #7A to Biddulph. We entered the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. we saw First Potteries 63176 on #32 to Uttoxeter. Once off the bus we walked up Lichfield Street and forwards onto Tontine Street. We stopped at Wrights Pies and Matthew had a sausage roll, can of Coke and a Manchester Tart. We had a walk around Tontine Square. We sat down and Matthew ate his sausage roll washed down with a can of Coke and a Manchester Tart. we returned down Tontine Street and onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. We waited for a bus to Keele. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63114 on a #25 to Keele. We got on the bus and we flashed The Knot ticket to the driver before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto john Street and left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Regent Road and College Road. We passed the railway station and we continued forwards onto the A52. We followed the road to the right under the railway line. We crossed over the A500 we saw Intercity LD68 ZZC. entering Stoke town centre. We continued along Church Street onto Hartshill Road and into the centre of Hartshill. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road at the roundabout. We came into the bus station onto Barracks Road we turned right onto Ryecroft. We veered left onto Merrial Street and after a brief stop we ran forwards onto Church Street. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto the A525. We turned right into Orme Road and we saw St Giles And St George's academy MF68 AFJ. We continued along Orme Road before we re-joined the Westbound A525. We climbed the steep hill up to Keele and we turned left into the campus. We turned left onto University Drive we did a u-turn and headed into the campus. At the main roundabout we turned left and we ran around the shops and student union bar. We ran through the campus past the back of the library and out the other side into the village. We got up and got off the bus. We got to the stop and we were about to have a picnic. Matthew had a Milky way and we checked the time of the next service, 1357. At this point I hadn't checked the time, because if I had we would have started to eat... we saw it was D&G 41. We got on the bus and flashed out The Knot ticket before siting down. A525. We ran out of town and we veered right onto Station Road and into Keele village. We ran into the campus and past the student union before turning right onto University Drive. We re-joined the A525 and we ran down the hill towards Newcastle. We past Hampton's scrapyard and Thistleberry. We ran forwards onto Blackfriars Road and we turned left onto the A53. We turned right on to the Southbound A34 and at the next roundabout we turned left onto Barracks Road. We ran into the bus station and we entered the bus station. We got up and got off the bus. the bus and we considered what bus to do next. We saw dud First Potteries 44514 on a #22 to Longton. As we got off the bus we spotted First Potteries 63115 on a #4 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we placed our The Knot ticket under the scanner before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the Jubilee Roundabout and onto the A53. We ran into Basford and over the A500. We ran down into Etruria and over the A500. We continued along the A53 and we turned left onto Forge Lane. We ran out along the Lane and we crossed over the canal before we returned back into Etruria along festival Way. We crossed under the A53 onto Etruria Road. We ran into Hanley and into the When we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus and Matthew used the toilet. We decided that if we were going to go to Biddulph on the bus we would have to do it almost immediately and not got up to the car park to take bus pictures. Matthew went to the toilet and then we went to the Spar shop and brought a can on Coke and some chocolate bar. to the Biddulph bus stop. At the top end of the bus station we saw First Potteries 63117 on a #7A to Biddulph. We got on the bus and we flashed the The Knot ticket to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus waited for time before setting off out of the bus station. We went down John Street and onto Bethesda Street before we went across onto Marsh Street and then we turned right into Trinity Street. We turned left into Stafford Street and we continued forwards to Quadrant Road and we left Hanley along Town Road. We travelled through Sneyd Green and over Smallthorne roundabouts to Chell. At the roundabout we turned right and we ran down the A527 through Brindley Ford. We turned left to run through Brown Lees. We crossed over the A527 at Knypersley and we ran around through the housing estates of Biddulph before running into town via St John's Road, Colliers Way and up Wharf Road to the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we went to the toilet. Matthew wanted to do the next #7A back to Hanley. We decided to go to the kebab shop and buy some fries and a can of Tango Orange. We walked down the High Street to the shop and we returned back up to Wharf Road. We ate the chips and we saw D&G Bus 115 on a #9 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we flashed the Knot tickets to the driver before we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off onto High Street and we turned left at the roundabout onto St John's Road. We ran around the estate and we crossed over the A527 and we ran down through Brindley Ford into Fegg Hayes. We turned left onto Oxford Road and we ran forwards into Chell Heath. We passed Matthew's old school site which is going to be a new sheltered housing site. We ran through Bradeley to the traffic lights. We turned right and we ran up the hill through Smallthorne. At the top of the hill we turned left onto the A5272 and into Hanley. We ran into town along Town Road and we crossed over the ring road. We turned right onto Quadrant Road and we went under the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We ran forwards onto Stafford Street and we passed the town hall. We ran along Bagnall Street and into the bus station. We went outside and we waited for a bus back to Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63172 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we flashed the Knot tickets to the driver for the final time today we sat down towards the back of the bus. 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 can of Fanta orange. He also watched buses out of the window. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car KV19 NUK outside there yard.

Afford rent-a-car KV19 NUK in Fenton

On the way to the bus stop the flat we saw First Potteries 63172 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 63172 in Fenton

We continued down City Road past the new sheltered housing complex. We crossed over the A500 and went into Stoke town centre. After a short while we saw First Potteries 63114 on a #25 to Keele. We walked around the corner onto Campbell Place. We walked down Wolfe Street and we turned onto Boothen Road and we saw Adams Travel EG16 FYD parked up opposite the old police station.

Adams Travel EG16 FYD in Stoke

We walked onto Church Street and we crossed over the A500 and went along the Trent & Mersey canal towpath and we walked down around 1/2 mile and onto Whieldon Road. We went under the railway line and we climbed up the hill. Part way up we saw Stanton's of Stoke Mercedes minibus KY12 YGC. We carried on up Whieldon Road and we turned left onto Willowdale Avenue and we went across the spare ground and onto Smithpool Road. We crossed over the railway line and we turned right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. He used his computer and watched buses out of the window. We saw Stanton's of Stoke LK53 KVU going towards Longton. Later on Matthew went downstairs to attend a tea. He had Pizza followed by a butterfly cake. this was all washed down with a can of Tango Orange. Once the party had finished Matthew went back upstairs to his room. Matthew spent time 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.