Trip to Longton / Hanley 12-03-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63178	Blurton, Magdalen Road	Longton TI	22	First Potteries
67699	Longton, stop C	Hanley BS	6	First Potteries
67653	Hanley BS	Norton, opp Robin Hood	8	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 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 red minibus HUI 1179 going towards Hanley.

HUI 1179 in Fenton

Also seen was Shelton Care Group SF59 JCY heading towards Stoke.

Shelton Care Group SF59 JCY in Fenton

For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy from the chip shop washed down with a bottle of Coke. Whilst getting ready we saw Afford rent-a-car CA70 BXY going towards Longton. Once we were ready we went downstairs and out of the residential unit. 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 63099 on a #22 to Longton. We continued through Blurton and we turned right onto Church Street and right onto Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 15:00. When we got home Matthew had ttoast and a small bottle of dandelion & burdock. Today we were catching the 15:56 to Longton. We set off around 16:01 on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Finstock Avenue where we saw where we saw First Potteries 69155 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 69155 in Blurton

We walked onto Magdalen Road. At the bus stop we saw First Potteries 63175 on a S22 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63175 in Blurton

We turned right the A5035 and we walked past the stop and we were about to cross over the road when we saw white First Potteries 63178 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 63178 in Blurton

A few minutes later we saw a bus come around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63178 on a #22 to Longton. We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Magdalen Road. We turned right onto Finstock Avenue and left onto Beaconsfield Drive. ran through the estate to the other end. We turned left onto Church Road and at the the roundabout we turned left onto Blurton Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and we turned right onto Longton Hall Road. We ran up the hill and we ran forwards onto Heathcote Street. We turned left onto the high level A50 and at the roundabout we turned right onto Baths Road. We ran past Tesco before turning right into Longton Interchange. Once off the bus Once off we walked over to Tesco and Matthew used the toilet. After we had used the facilities we walked past the bus station and we walked through onto The Strand. We walked up to the bus stop and we waited for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67699 on a #6A to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. we bus set off down The Strand and we ran under the railway line onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We turned right into Victoria Road. We continued down the hill and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. Instead of going to the bus stops outside the bus station, we turned left onto the ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station we spotted Aimee's S327 FVE parked up in the parking. we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus to Norton. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67653 on a #8 to Ball Green. We got on the bus and we booked to Norton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station and onto Bethesda Street. We went onto Marsh Street before turning back into Hanley on Trinity Street. We turned onto Stafford Street and we picked up more passengers before heading out of town along Quadrant Road. We headed through Townsend an onto Chell Street. We went through Sneyd Green and we turned left at Smallthorne Roundabouts onto Ford Green Road past the old curryhouse which is going to be a new Wetherspoons pub. We continued Ford Green Road and up into Norton. we got up and got off. We turned left into Saint Nicholas avenue and we ran into the estate. 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 by car. 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 caught up First Potteries 63034 on a #8 to Hanley. We turned left onto the A5272 and we headed through Sneyd Green. We turned right onto the A53 to Cobridge and we ran past the site of the new Wrights Pies shop. At the lights we turned left onto Waterloo Road. We ran down to the ring Road and then we ran around Hanley before going onto Lichfield Street. We ran down to Joiners Square and we continued onto Victoria Road. We ran up to the top and we turned sharp right onto City Road. We ran down to Smithpool Road and we turned left. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. Later on Matthew had a bath and had toast for supper. Matthew went on his computer until bedtime around 23:00... Mark