Trip to Shelton / Meir 15-04-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
27	Stoke, stop N	Stoke, railway station	9	D&G Bus
67155	Shelton, Film Theatre	Stoke, adj stop T	21	First Potteries
69161	Stoke, adj stop M	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	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 69155 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 69155 in Fenton

whilst there he ate a can of Coke. He also watched buses out of the window we saw Lucky Seven YJ14 MSX.

Lucky Seven YJ14 MSX in Fenton

Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car RJ21 YTD outside there yard.

Afford rent-a-car RJ21 YTD in Fenton

We continued down City Road past the new sheltered housing complex. We crossed over the A500 and went into Stoke town centre. We crossed the road to wait for the next station bound bus. When it turned up it was required D&G Bus 27 on a #9 to Biddulph. We got on the bus and booked to the railway station before sitting down. The bus set off out of Stoke town centre and across the A500. As we passed the slip-road we saw Marbill DAZ 1531 coming off the Southbound A500. We crossed under the railway line before turning left onto the A52. At the eother end of the road we turned left onto Station Road. We got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of D&G Bus 27 before it continued towards Biddulph.

D&G 27 in Stoke

Once off the bus we set off along Station Road and we turned right onto College Road. We continued into Shelton and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked to College Road. We visited Wrights Pies and we brought a sausage roll and a Manchester Tart. We continued up College Road and we turned right into Avenue Road. We walked around Hanley Park for a while. We walk northwards through the park and into the North West corner to the sensory play area. Matthew walked to the toilet. We walked through the park and we saw the cafe in the park. After spending a while there we walked back to the South East corner of the park. we walked down Avenue Road. We returned back into College Road. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67155 on a #21 to Trentham.

First Potteries 67155 in Shelton

We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke and sat down towards the back of the bus. We continued down College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street. After a brief stop we continued forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the road around onto Church Street. The bus rounded the corner onto Campbell Place and we got up and got off the bus. We walked back onto Church Street and we waited for a bus up to Fenton. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 69161 on a #11 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto Church Street out of Stoke and over 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. Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 69161 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 69161 in Fenton

We crossed over City Road and we saw First Potteries 69151 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 69151 in Fenton

We walked back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew drank his bottle of Coke. Later on we went to Festival Park by car. We went downstairs and got in the car and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto City Road. We ran towards Longton and we turned right onto the A50 link road. We joined the Eastbound A50 and we ran fast through Longton to Normacot where we came off the A50. After we crossed over the A50 we ran along Upper Normacot Road and turned left onto Upper Belgrave Road. We continued onto Meir Road and we went past the Premier Travel depot and we continued up to Grosvenor Road. We continued onto Waterhead Road and at the end we turned left onto the A520 and we ran through Meir and we visited the Co-operative food store. We brought some food and we got back into the car. We set off along the A520 and we turned right at the roundabout onto the Westbound A50. We ran through Longton to Fenton and we came off the A50 at Heron Cross. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we went through the traffix lights onto Heron Street. We ran forwards onto Station Bridge Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Masterson Street and right onto Watkin Street. We continued onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to use his computer and watch buses. Later on we went out. We went downstairs and we got into a car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed over City Road and we ran forwards onto Manor Street. At the end we turned left onto Victoria Road and we headed down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto Lichfield Street. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road and we ran around to Town Road. We headed towards Birches Head and we joined the Northbound A5272. We ran through Sneyd Green and up to Smallthorne roundabout. We continued onto High Lane and we ran to the end. We turned right onto the A527 and down the hill to Fegg Hayes. We turned right onto Chell Heath Road and we ran through Chell Heath past Matthew's old School. We continued through Bradeley and at the end of the road we turned left onto Ford Green Road and up into Norton. We turned left into Saint Nicholas Avenue and we ran into the estate. we ran to the far end and we stopped just off Barks Drive. 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. 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 turned left onto the A5272 and we headed through Sneyd Green and to the edge of Hanley. We ran clockwise around the ring road and we turned left onto Lichfield Street. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square and we went across the roundabout onto Victoria Road. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room and chilled out on 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.