Trip to Newcastle / Keele 17-12-2020

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
32646	Fenton	Newcastle BS	25	First Potteries
32643	Newcastle BS	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	25	First Potteries
32643	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	Hanley, stop J1	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. He was 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. We saw First Potteries 67153 on a #11 to Hanley. In the morning Matthew did some baking. Later on we went to Stoke. We went downstairs and we got in the car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto City Road. We ran down the hill into Stoke and we went under the railway line. We went around the one way system and we parked up at Sainsbury's. Once out of the car we went into the supermarket and we brought a bottle of Coke. When we had finished we crossed over the road. Matthew ate a sausage roll and we drank the bottle of Coke. When we had finished we walked back along Campbell Place and we turned right onto to the Newcastle bus stop. When we got to the stop we waited for the the next Newcastle bus to appear. We saw D&G Bus 52 on a #9 to Westlands.

D&G 52 in Stoke

A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 32643 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 32643 in Stoke

As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 32646 on the #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 32646 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we went upstairs and sat down. We set off along Church Street and off up the hill along Hartshill Road and we saw D&G 159 on #9 to Biddulph. 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 travelled through the hospital we saw D&G 27 on a #9 to Biddulph and First Potteries 67151 on a #22 to Longton. We bounced our way through the hospital grounds over the severe speed bumps and we joined the North bound A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We decided to do a bus up to Keele. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 32643 on a #25 to Keele. We got on and booked to Keele before we went upstairs and we sat down. we set off out of 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. Once off the bus we decided to go back to Hanley on the double decker. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before going upstairs and sitting down. We set off through the campus We turned right onto University Drive and we ran up to the entrance of the campus before turning right onto the A525. We ran down the hill and we crossed over the roundabout. We went past the scrapyards and we turned left onto Orme Road. We ran through the estate and to the end of the road. We turned left onto the A525 and at the roundabout onto the Southbound A34. We ran down two roundabout and we went left onto Barracks Road. We entered the bus station and we pulled up on stand. After a short while in the bus station the bus set off out onto Barracks Road. We went Southwards on the A34 before turning into the hospital. We trundled through the hospital grounds and ran up to Hartshill Road via Hilton Road and The Avenue. We went down Hartshill Road into Stoke town centre and we continued onto Church Street and over the A50 before passing under the railway line. We followed the A52 to the left and we went forwards onto Station Road before turning right onto College Road. At the top off College Road we continued onto regent Road before turning left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed the ring road onto Bethesda Street and we turned right onto John Street. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We set off onto Lichfield Street and we continued onto Tontine Street. We walked back down Tontine Street and onto Lichfield Street where we saw Jacksons DY57 HXR. We returned to Fenton in a Z Carz taxi. We set off down Lichfield Street and we ran down to Joiners Square. We turned right onto the A52 and we ran towards the railway station. We ran alongside the railway line and we turned left onto City Road and up the hill into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to chill out in his room. For tea Matthew had a chilken fajitas and chips followed by cake. 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.