Trip to Wolstanton / Hanley 12-04-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
65733	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
44511	Newcastle BS	Wolstanton, St Margaret's Church	98	First Potteries
67152	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going to his day service. It was also mum's first Day at her new job and Matthew was going out on the bus. D&G Bus have taken delivery of reg T TYB ex Bournemouth buses. 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 67156 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67156 in Fenton

Whilst getting ready we saw Afford rent-a-car CN68 JXL.

Afford rent-a-car CN68 JXL in Fenton

Whilst getting ready we saw First Potteries 69167 on a #11 to Hanley. We went downstairs and we and we cut through onto City Road. We waited for a bus towards Newcastle. A short time later we saw First Potteries 65733 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 Wolstanton. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 29 on a #9 to Westbury Park. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 44511 on a #98 to Ball Green. We got on the bus and we booked to Wolstanton 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 and we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we walked A527. We turned left onto the A527 and we ran down the hill into the retail park and we ran into Asda. After parking up we went in the supermarket. Matthew used the toilets and afterwards we went around and did the shopping. When we had finished we decided to go have dinner. We left the retail park and we joined the Southbound A500. We came off at Etruria and we went onto the Eastbound A53. We veered left onto Garner Street. We stopped at the food van by the builders yard and Matthew had a Cumberland sausage bap washed down with a can of Coke. once we had finished we got a taxi back to the residential unit. We set off along Garner Street and we turned right onto the A500. We headed South through Stoke and we turned left onto City Road. 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 dinner Matthew had a Cumberland sausage bap washed down with a can of Coke. Later on we went to Newcastle on the bus. We went downstairs and we set off on foot to the bus stop. We walked onto Temple Street and left onto Christchurch Street. We continued up City Road the new sheltered housing complex. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. Whilst we waited we saw green minibus GX54 EYR. past of the new housing being built on the site of the old outdoor market. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 21 on a E1 to Alton Towers.

D&G 21 in Fenton

We walked up to Victoria place and we turned left onto Victoria Road where we saw Z Carz YJ12 SGV parked up on Victoria road.

Z Carz YJ12 SGV in Fenton

Whilst we waited we saw silver minibus SB21 HCZ heading towards Longton.

SB21 HCZ in Fenton

We turned left onto Manor Street. At the end we crossed over City Road. We continued to the stop outside the flats and we waited for a bus to Hanley. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67152 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down City Road and we joined the A52 to go under the railway line and over the A500. We continued onto Church Street and into the centre of Stoke. After a brief stop we continued around the one-way system onto Elenora Street and right onto Copeland street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we went under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. We went past the railway station ans we turned right onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road where we saw D&G Bus 27 on a #9 to Westbury Park. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street where we saw D&G Bus 20 on a #16 to Buxton. We turned right onto John Street and once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. We left the bus station and we walked up Lichfield Street and onto Tontine Street we walked through Tontine Square. We continued to the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We had a walk around the shops and afterwards we walked through Tontine Square onto Tontine Street. We walked onto Lichfield Street. 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 chicken and chips. He used his computer and watched music videos on the Television. 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.