Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 16-12-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
31785	Fenton, Berry Hill Road	Hanley BS	6A	First Potteries
67662	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	4	First Potteries
67652	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was also going 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 67156 on a #23 to Hanley. Later on Matthew went downstairs to do his shopping. We set of onto City Road. After crossing over the road we turned right into Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road. Part way down Victoria Road we saw First Potteries 31782 on a #6A to Blythe Bridge. We turned left off Victoria Road and towards the supermarket. We saw Travel Express ML08 ODU at Aldi.

Travel Express ML08 ODU in Fenton

In Aldi Matthew picked up his weekly shop. On the way back up Victoria Road. we saw First Potteries 31785 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 31785 in Fenton

We carried on down the road towards Asda and we stopped at the bus stop. it was First Potteries 31785. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we went upstairs sat down. We set off down Victoria Road. crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street. 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 and Matthew used the toilet. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 67662. we got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto John Street. At the bottom of the road we turned right onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto Broad Street and then we joined the clockwise ring road. At the end we turned left onto Etruria Road before going under the A53 onto Festival Way. We ran past Waterworld and we turned left onto Forge Lane past a new minibus building by the Brindley Farm pub. We looped under the A53 and we joined the Westbound A53. We crossed over the A500 at Etruria and and we ran up the hill into Basford. We ran down hill to the edge of Newcastle and we got onto the one way system. At the jubilee roundabout we turned left onto Barracks Road before turning right into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus and we set of up Castle Walk. we turned left onto Ironmarket. Castle Walk and we stopped at the toilet. After using the toilet we went to the bus station and we waited for a bus towards Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67652 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton. The bus was empty, so Matthew took a picture inside First Potteries 67652 before we sat down towards the back of the bus.

Inside First Potteries 67652

We set off out of the bus station and we ran onto Barracks Road. We turned right at Jubilee roundabout onto the A53 and we ran around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street and into Hartshill. We ran through the village and down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop in Church Street we continued into Fenton up the A52, over the A500 and under the railway line. We ran up City Road and near to the top we got up and got off the bus. We crossed the road and we walked onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew chilled out in his room. Matthew chilled out in his room on his computer we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 279 heading towards Stoke.

Copeland's Tours MIB 279 in Fenton

we chill out and watch buses out of the window where we saw First Potteries 67652 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67652 in Fenton

For tea Matthew had ham sandwich followed by a jam filled sponge. We went downstairs and we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street where we saw purple minibus YY66 EOR.

YY66 EOR in Fenton

We continued on to the day centre, where we saw Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF parked up.

Shelton Care Group BL69 RFF in Fenton

We went to the day centre and after spending some time baking. We made a cake and afterwards Matthew used the facilities. We returned to the residential uinit. We walked along Baker Street past the of the new housing development. We turned right onto Christchurch Street. We returned onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When Matthew got back we went upstairs and went up to his room. 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.