Trip to Hanley / Shelton 17-07-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
165	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	D&G Bus

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. 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 Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG. When it was time to go out we went downstairs and onto Temple Street. We turned cut through onto City Road and we headed towards the bus stop. On the way we saw Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKD parked up at their garage.

Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HKD in Fenton

We walked to the stop opposite the flats and we watched the sheltered housing complex. We waited for a bus towards Hanley. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 165 on a #23 to Hanley.

D&G Bus 165 in Fenton

We got on the bus and booked to Hanley before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we joined the A52 and ran under the railway line. After crossing over the A500 we ran into Stoke town centre along Church Street. We followed the one-way system around onto Elenora Street and right onto Copeland Street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we ran under the railway line before turning left onto Station Road. After stopping briefly outside the railway station we turned right onto College Road and we ran up the hill through Shelton. We continued onto Cleveland Road and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we continued along Bethesda Street before turning right onto John Street. We ran up the hill into the bus station and onto stand. Once in the bus station we got up and got off the bus. Matthew went to the toilet and we set off onto Lichfield Street and and went forwards onto Tontine Street. We walked through Tontine Square to the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We went to the first floor and Matthew visited Superdrug. Matthew brought some of his weekly shopping. Once we had finished we went out of the Shopping centre onto Stafford Street. We continued onto Tontine Square and we returned down Tontine Street and onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. When we got to Hanley we called for a taxi to Shelton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 47520 on a #4 to Audley.

First Potteries 47520 in Hanley bus station

The taxi appeared and it was a Z Carz taxi. We got in taxi and we set off along onto Lichfield Street and we turned right onto the ring road. We turned left onto Lower Bethesda Street. We turned right onto Cleveland Road and we turned left into The Parkway and we went into Hanley Park and parked in the car park. We walked over to the pavilion. Once we had finished in the park we walked down College Road. we returned to Pits Hill in an Intercity taxi. We set off down College Road. We continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we joined the anti-clockwise ring road. We joined town road and we crossed over the ring-road and we headed out of town towards Birches Head. We joinmed the A5272 and we travelled Northwards through Sneyd Green up to Smallthorne roundabouts and High Lane. We ran forwards into Chell. At the end of High Lane the end we turned left onto the A527 and we visited the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had a burger and fries followed by a chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. When it was time to go we returned to Fenton in a City Centre Central taxi. We set off onto the A527 through Sandyford past the site of a new Petrol station and Burger King. We crossed over the A50 and we ran down to the A500 and we ran through Longport and Etruria up to Stoke. We came off onto the A52 and we went under the railway line. We continued onto City Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. We turned right Smithpool Road and left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. 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 and we went into the Co-operative Food store and Matthew had a can of Coke. We went outside onto Christchurch Street. We walked back into Temple Street and into the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out. He also drank a can of Fanta orange. For tea Matthew had a chicken and potatoes followed by a bakewell tart. Matthew went back to the room and went 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.