Trip to Joiners Square / Hanley 05-11-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67153	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63012	Hanley BS	Fenton, adj Travers Court	11	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going on the bus. Later on Matthew was going to the cinema. 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 D&G Bus 10 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G 10 in Fenton

He went sdownstairs and set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Smithpool Rpad and we picked up dinner. We set off onto Smithpool Road and we turned right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. matthew went upstairs and ate his dinner. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down a can of Dr Pepper. Later on we went downstairs to the car and we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We crossed City Road onto Manor Street and we ran to the end where we turned left onto Victoria Road. We ran down the hill to Joiners Square and across the roundabout onto Lichfield Street and to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a a glass of Coke. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 63173 on a #6A to Blythe Bridge and Voyager Travel YP16 JUY After we had finished in the pub we returned to the car. We set off onto Palmerston Street and we turned right onto the A52. We turned left at Joiners Square roundabout and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the roundabout we turned sharp right onto City Road. and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple street and we we returned to the residential unit. We went upstairs to Matthew room to watch buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 69161 on a #11 to Newcastle. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. In the distance we saw Temple Street church minibus RX18 GZW. We carried on along Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. After a short wait we saw silver minibus LY56 EVN.

LY56 EVN in Fenton

A short time later we saw First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67154 in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67153 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67153 in Fenton

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off along Christchurch Street. We turned left onto 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 Steet 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 and and turned right. We ran up Stoke Road and we turned right onto Avenue Road. At the roundabout we turned left onto College Road. After running the hill through Shelton we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street and we crossed over the ring road onto Bethesda Street before we turned right onto John Street where we got up and got off the bus. We were considering what bus to do next and we saw First Potteries 32066 on a #101 to Stafford. Once off the bus we set off up Lichfield Street. We turned right onto Old Hall Street past the site of the old bus station which has now been almost completely demolished. We turned the corner onto Parliament Row. We stopped at Poundland and Matthew brought a bottle of Coke. We walked along Parliament Row and we stopped at McDonalds and Matthew had chicken nuggets and fries and a cup of Coke. We walked back along parliament Row and we continued into the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We went through the shopping centre and out the other side over Quadrant Road and into the new leisure complex. As we passed the car park on the Bryan Street He went to the toilet and afterwards he saw The Addams Family 2 at the cinema. When we had finished we set off through the shopping centre. We walked down Quadrant Road. We turned right onto Town Road and we past the old Co-operative Bank. We walked along into Tontine Square and we sat on the bench the bank. We continued through the square onto Parliament Row and we turned right onto onto Old Hall Street. We turned right onto Lichfield Street and we entered the bus station. We saw First Potteries 63012 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63012 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton we sat down. We set off up set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and left onto Lichfield Street and we turned right onto Birch Terrace. We followed the road around onto Charles Street and we turned right onto Old Hall Street. We crossed over the ring road onto Bucknall New Road. We ran down the hill through Limekiln lights and we turned right onto Dividy Road. We turned left onto Beverley Drive and right onto Dawlish Drive. We ran through the estate and back onto the A5272. We ran up to Adderley Green. At the roundabout we turned right onto Anchor Road. system onto Commerce Street and right onto The Strand. After a brief stop we ran down the Strand and under the railway line onto King Street. We continued down through Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC and we got up and got off at the Travers Court bus stop outside the block of flats. Once off the bus we walked onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to use his computer and watch buses. He watched television and used his computer. Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.