Trip to Hanley / Longton 09-08-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67151	Fenton, adj Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63171	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	4	First Potteries
113	Newcastle BS	Longton Interchange	1A	D&G Bus
111	Longton Interchange	Fenton, Victoria Place	1	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 Afford rent-a-car MJ22 HHF. We went downstairs and we saw Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG. We set off to towards the bus stop to catch a bus. We walked onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we waited for a bus to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67154 in Fenton

We waited for a bus towards Hanley. After a short wait we saw blue minibus SF20 HHL. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67151 on a #23 to Hanley. 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 and into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus Matthew went to the toilet. Afterwards we waited for a bus towards Fenton. We waited for a short while and we saw First Potteries 32648 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 32648 in Hanley bus station

As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63171 on a #4 to Audley.

First Potteries 63171 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto John Street. At the bottom of the road we turned right onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto Broad Street and then we joined the clockwise ring road. At the end we turned left onto Etruria Road before going under the A53 onto Festival Way. We ran past Waterworld and we turned left onto Forge Lane past a new minibus building by the Brindley Farm pub. We looped under the A53 and we joined the Westbound A53. We crossed over the A500 at Etruria and and we ran up the hill into Basford. We ran down hill to the edge of Newcastle and we got onto the one way system. At the jubilee roundabout we turned left onto Barracks Road before turning right into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus and we set of up Hassell Street and we turned right onto High Street and we stopped at McDonalds. Matthew had a burger and fries washed down with a cup of Coke. Once we had finished we walked down High Street. We walked onto Hassell Street. We returned to the bus station and we waited for a bus to Meir. A short time later we saw D&G Bus 113 on a #1A to Meir.

D&G Bus 113 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Longton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off out of the bus station onto barracks Road and we ran down onto the Southbound A34. We turned left into the hospital and we ran through the grounds and onto Hilton Road. We continued onto Albany Road and we turned right onto The Avenue. At the end of the road we turned right onto the A52 and we ran through Hartshill and down the hill into Stoke town centre. After a brief stop we continued along Church Street out of Stoke and over the A500. We ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road. We ran past the site of the new Burger King and we went forwards onto King Street. We ran through Foley and we under the railway line into Longton Transport Interchange and we got up and got off the bus. We decided to do a #1 forwards back to Fenton. Whilst we waited we saw D&G Bus 174 on a #40 to Newstead. A few minutes later we saw it was D&G Bus 111 on a #1 to Park Site.

D&G Bus 111 in Longton Interchange

We got on the bus We booked to Fenton and we sat down. We set off out of the Interchange onto Baths Road and we turned left onto King Street under the railway line. We continued through Foley along King Street and into Fenton and forwards onto City Road. We went past KFC and we got up and got off. We walked down City Road. We turned left onto onto Glebedale Road and we walked along Baker Street. We turned right onto Christchurch Street. We returned onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When Matthew got back we went upstairs and went up to his room to use his computer and watch buses. 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 crossed over City Road and we ran along Manor Street. We turned left onto Victoria Road and at Joiners Square and we turned left onto Warrington Road. We turned left onto the A52 and we ran towards Stoke. We ran alongside the railway line before turning left onto City Road. We ran up the hill to Fenton. We walked back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew drank his can of Irn Bru. For tea Matthew had chicken nuggets and chips followed by a cake. We went downstairs to the taxi and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We ran down the hil into stoke and forwards onto the A52 and we ran alongside the railway line. We passed near to the railway station and we turned right onto College Road. We ran to the top and we continued onto Cleveland Road and forwards onto Regent Road. At the end we turned right onto Lichfield Street and we saw Cabability NK65 DHE. We joined the anti-clockwise ring road. We joined town road and we crossed over the ring-road and headed out of town towards Birches Head. We joinmed the A5272 and we travelled Northwards through Sneyd Green. We turned right onto Milton Road and into the pub car park. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. When we returned to the car. We set off along the A5272 and we ran into Hanley. We ran around the clockwise ring road and we ran around to Botteslow Street and we hit traffic again. We turned left onto Botteslow Street and we ran down to the A52. We turned right and we ran towards Joiners Square. At the roundabout we went left onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the roundabout we turned sharp right onto City Road and we ran down to Smithpool Road where we turned left. We turned left onto Temple Street and we returned to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out. Matthew spent time in his room watching television and using 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.