Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 03-12-2021

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67157	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63117	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries
65027	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
32650	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, Adj Cherry Tree	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus and going to Grandma 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 Aimee's KE05 MMF. We went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We waited at the bus stop by the flats for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw Sandford Hill Primary School DK68 BWW going towards Stoke.

Sandford Hill Primary School DK68 BWW in Fenton

We continued down to the bus stop and whilst we waited we saw Sandford Hill Primary School DK68 BWX going towards Stoke.

Sandford Hill Primary School DK68 BWX in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw ERS Medical YJ21 FWW heading towards Stoke.

ERS Medical YJ21 FWW in Fenton

The bus turned the corner and as it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67157 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67157 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 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 we turned right 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 and into the bus station where we got up and got off the bus. We set off up Lichfield Street. We continued onto Tontine Street and we crossed over Tontine Square. We visited Primark and afterwards we went to the Card Factory. After we had finished we walked across Tontine Square. We went into the Intu Potteries shopping centre and we went in the shopping centre. Once we had finished shopping we set off along Tontine Street and we stopped at the pub. For dinner Matthew had a mixed grill washed down with a glass of Coke. For afters Matthew had a slice of chocolate fudge cake with ice cream. Once we had finished eating we set off onto We walked back along Tontine Street and onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station we saw First Potteries 69160 on a #7A to Biddulph. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63117 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 63117 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before we sat down. We set off onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. 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. We turned right onto Avenue Road and left onto Stoke Road. We ran down the hill and we turned left onto Station Road and past 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 and we ran under the railway line. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street where we got up and got off the bus. We then walked back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. We went downstairs and we cut through onto City Road and we waited for a bus towards Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw white minibus DU70 JMO going towards Stoke. A short time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 65027 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 and we saw Newfriars College SA71 UYE. 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 got in the bus station and there was already a bus we could catch in the bus station. A few minutes later we saw D&G Bus 149 on a #9 to Biddulph. A short time later we saw First Potteries 32650 on a #25 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to the Hospital. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. We got off the bus. Once off the bus we headed up the hill towards Grandma's and we saw Stanton's of Stoke 550 XBV going towards Newcastle. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. For tea Matthew had a sausage chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. When it was time to go we said goodbye to Grandma and we got in the car. we set off onto Occupation Street and we saw beige minibus DF08 KHU. We turned left onto the A34 and we saw ABC Supreme coach YA67 VBB. We ran down into Trent Vale past the site of a new Greggs. We continued through Trent Vale and we saw First Potteries 65038 on a #101 to Hanley. We turned left onto London Road and we ran through Oak Hill and the the West End before running into Stoke Town centre and Campbell Place and onto the one way system. We followed the one-way system to the left onto Church Street and we veered left onto Liverpool Road. We veered right onto Elanora street and we followed the road to the right onto Copeland Street. We ran forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the one way-system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500 and we ran forwards onto City Road. We went under the railway line and we ran up City Road into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road. 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