Trip to Leek / Keele 15-12-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
65041	Endon, High School	Leek BS	18	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 and orange juice for breakfast. Whilst waiting to go out he watched buses out of the window. In the morning Matthew out on the bus. We went downstairs and We got in the car and we drove onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street and right onto Station Bridge Road. We followed the road around onto Heron Street and into Heron Cross. We went through the traffic lights and forwards onto Blurton Road. As we travelled through Blurton we passed First Potteries 65732 on a #22 to Longton. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Street and right onto Beaconsfield Drive. We got home When we got home Matthew had toast and a small bottle of Coke. Later on we went to Endon. We got in a car and we set off onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Street and we continued onto Blurton Road. In Heron Cross we joined the Westbound A50. We ran up to Sideway and we joined the Northbound A500. We came off the A500 at Etruria and we went eastwards along the A53. We ran through Cobridge past the site of new Wrights Pie shop. We ran North through Badderley Green and into Stockton Brook where we saw Boydens YP64 HSC. We stopped at Endon. After visit my old workplace we walked to the bus stop. We waited for a bus to Leek. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 65041 on a #18 to Leek. We got on the bus and we booked to Leek before we sat down. We set off out of the bus station onto A53 and then we ran out into open countryside. We climbed the hill into Longsdon and we ran down Ladderedge into the Churnet Valley. We ran up the hill into the town centre and we turned right into Leonard Street. We turned into the bus station where we saw Stanton's of Stoke PSU 988. and we got up and got off the bus. Once we were in Leek we walked into the town centre to get something to eat. We walked through the arcade onto the A53 and we turned left onto the A523. We turned left at Derby Street and we went to the Coffee Bean Café. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a breakfast washed down with a can of Coke. Once we had finished eating we returned to the bus station. After picking up a present We returned to Keele by car. We set off onto the A520 and we headed South down to Cheddleton. We stopped in the layby and we had bacon & cheese oatcakes. Once we had finished eating we set off down the A520 and we ran through Wetley Rocks. At Cellerhead we turned right onto the A52 and ran through Werrington and down Ash Bank into Bucknall. We ran up Bucknall New Road into Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We ran around to the end and we turned left onto Etruria Road. We turned left onto the A53 and we rn through Etruria over the A500. We ran through Basford and down towards Newcastle. On the edge of town we saw First Potteries trainer 66805 parked up. We ran around the one way system and over the roundabout onto Ryecroft past the site of a potential new development af Newcastle council win a £11m pounds grant. We joined the Southbound A34 and we turned right onto the A525. We ran up the road and we turned right into the estate. After dropping something off er returned to Blurton. We set off onto the A525 and we ran down into Newcastle. We joined the Southbound A34 and we turned left on to the A527. We saw First Potteries 37121 on a #4A to Hanley.

First Potteries 37121 in Newcastle bus station

We joined the A52 and we ran around the one way system and headed towards Hartshill. We veered left onto Shelton New Road and we joined the Southbound A500. WE ran through Stoke and we came off the A500 at Sideway. We headed Eastwards towards Heron Cross and we turned right onto Blurton Road. and we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive we saw First Potteries 67650 on a #22 to Longton. We got back to Blurton. When we got home Matthew had a can of Cherry Coke and chilled out on his computer until it was time to go to the residential unit. We set off onto Finstock Avenue and onto Beaconsfield Drive passing JMS Topgear Travel BW14 ZTK. We continued along Beaconsfield Drive and we turned left onto Church Road and left again onto Blurton Road. We went through the traffic lights onto Heron Steeet. We carried on forwards onto Station Bridge Road. and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Masterson Street and we turned right onto Watkin Street. We continued onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went into the residential unit and upstairs. He chilled out on his computer and watched buses from the window. We saw First Potteries 37157.

First Potteries 37157 in Fenton

Also seen was Copeland's Tours MIB 116 on a #17 to Stoke.

Copeland's Tours MIB 116 in Fenton

For tea Matthew had bacon & cheese oatcakes. 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 parked up at the day centre. 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.