Trip to Newcastle / Smallthorne 13-04-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67153	Fenton, Smithpool Road	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
63098	Newcastle BS	Smallthorne, Ashman Street	98	First Potteries
63098	Smallthorne, Regina Street	Newcastle BS	98	First Potteries
63118	Newcastle BS	Hanley BS	4A	First Potteries
67154	Hanley BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	23	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 First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67154 in Fenton

Also seen was Afford rent-a-car HV70 RTZ heading towards Hanley.

Afford rent-a-car HV70 RTZ in Fenton

In the morning we went for a walk. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Smithpool Road. We walked through the park and came out on Grove Road. We crossed over the Whieldon Road and we turned left onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We waited for a bus to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67153 on a #11 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we ran down the hill over the old railway line to Leek and onto the A52. We ran under the railway line and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street. After a brief stop in Stoke we continued along church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We ran up the hill and into Hartshill. We ran forwards onto George Street and we ran down the hill into Newcastle. We turned left at the roundabout onto Barracks Road and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. We waited for a bus towards the Smallthorne. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63098 on a #98 to Ball Green. We got on the bus and we booked to Norton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto Barracks Road. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout onto the A527 and headed through Wolstanton. We turned right onto Porthill Bank and we we went down the hill and over the A500. We crawled into Longport past the site of the new petrol station and up the hill to Burslem. The road were still busy as we went up Moorland Road. We went over Smallthorne Roundabouts and down Ford Green Road. We got up and got off the bus by the former indian restaurant that has been runoured to be a new Wetherspoons pub. We crossed over Ford Green Road. The chip shop and we were tempted by the smell of the chips. We stopped at Joe's house and Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with a bottle of Cherry Coke. We walked turned onto Ford Green Road. to wait for a bus to Trentham. A few minutes later we saw a bus come around the corner. It was First Potteries 63098 on a #98 to Newcastle. We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before we sat down. We set off onto Ford Green Road. We ran to the bottom of the hill and ran up through Smallthorne to the roundabout we turned left onto Moorland Road and we ran down to Burslem. We continued through Burslem to Longport and over the A500 and up Porthill Bank. We turned left at the roundabout and we ran through Wolstanton and May Bank into Newcastle. We crossed the Jubilee roundabout and we ran down Barracks Road and into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout onto Barracks Road and we entered the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. After a short while First Potteries 63118 on the #4A to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. When it was time to go 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 bus station. Once in the bus station. We waited for a bus back towards Fenton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street we saw Harry Shaw YR17 CYL at the depot. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We crossed over City Road. We then walked back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. Yes you had your vaccine today. Well done matey. For tea Matthew had a sausage, egg and bacon washed down with a can of Coke. We went downstairs to the taxi and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We ran down the hil into stoke and forwards onto the A52. We crossed over the A500 and nwe joined the Northbound side. We ran up to Etruria and we turned right on to the East bound A53. We ran uop through Cobridge. We veered left onto Sandbach Road and we ran up the hill to Smalthorne. We got out of taxi. When we got into the building Matthew went to the toilet. Once off the bus we waited for someone to come and pick us up. We got in the car and we set off along A5272. We ran across the roundabouts onto High Lane. and we turned left onto Shaftsbury Avenue. After a quick stop we continued down the hill and turned left onto Doll'y Lane. We continued onto Stanfield Road and we crossed over Hamil Road onto Park Road. We ran onto Minster Street and we turned left onto Bowden Street. We turned right onto Dartmouth Street and we turned left to re-join Park Road. At the end we turned left onto Moorland Road. We crossed over the roundabout onto Ford Green Road. As we passed First Potteries 63098 on a #8 to Ball Green.

First Potteries 63098 in Smallethorne

We turned left onto Fell Street. We turned right onto Coseley Street and we ran down the hill onto Duddell Road. We stopped briefly on a side street and then we ran down to Chell Heath Road. We turned right towards the traffic lights and then right again onto Ford Green Road. We ran up the hill and made a brief stop before continuing up the the roundabouts. We turned left onto the A5272 and we ran through Sneyd Green into Birches Head. We ran into Hanley and we joined the clockwise ring road. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 32648 on a #6 to Hanley.

First Potteries 32648 in Joiners Square

We crossed over the roundabout onto Victoria Road past Adsa and the new B&M. We ran up the hill. We got onto the A50 link road. We went along the A50 to Heron Cross and we turned left onto Blurton Road. We ran up through Blurton ans we turned right onto Church Road. As we turned into Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:30. We then chilled out on the computer. We went back to the residential unit in the car. We set off through Blurton onto Finstock Avenue and we turned left onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Road and left again onto Blurton Road. We went through the traffic lights onto Heron Street. 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 upstairs and Matthew went to his room. He watched television and used 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