Trip to Newcastle / Trent Vale 30-09-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
44514	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
23	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, o/s Cherry Tree PH	1	D&G Bus

Today Matthew was coming back to Blurton and going out on the bus. He was also going up to see grandma and grandad. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. The weather wasn't very nice today so in the morning Matthew chilled out in his room. At dinnertime Matthew went downstairs and set off on foot to the chip shop to get dinner. We walked along Temple Street and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We stopped at the chip shop and picked up food. We set off along Smitpool Road and we turned right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Mattew had his dinner. It was sausage, chips and gravy washed down with a can of Coke. Matthew went to a coffee morning and has some cake. After wards he chilled out in his room waiting for me to come and pick him up. I arrived just before 15:00 and Matthew came downstairs. We cut through onto City Road and we headed towards the bus stop. On the way we saw Afford rent-a-car YM19 ZHJ parked up at their garage.

Afford rent-a-car YM19 ZHJ in Fenton

We continued to the bus stop and we waited for a bus towards Newcastle. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 67144 on the #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67144 in Fenton

This had been repaired following it accident in February when a kid let the handbrake off the bus in Charles Street and it rolled down the hill towards the ring road and through the fence. We thought we would have to wait a long time for the bus. Unexpectedly we saw a bus approaching that wasn't on the map. It was First Potteries 44514 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 44514 in Fenton

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. Once off the bus we had a look around to see what we might catch towards Grandma's. We saw First Potteries 67179 on a #4 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67179 in Newcastle bus station

Also seen was First Potteries 63097 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 63097 in Newcastle bus station

At the same time a Eastbound D&G service arrived. It was D&G Bus 23 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G Bus 23 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. At the roundabout we saw Travel Express DS14 BDO going the other way. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. Once off the bus we headed along the A34 and we went up the hill towards Grandma's. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. When it was time to go we went to the pub in the car via uncle Daves house. We set off just after 17:30 and we set off onto Victoria Street. We joined the Southbound A34 and we turned left onto The Avenue. At the end we turned right onto Hartshill Road. We ran down to Stoke and onto the one way system. We turned right onto Elenora Street and we followed the road around onto Copeland Street. We ran forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the one way system onto Church Street. We crossed over the A500. We turned right onto the A500 and we saw Copeland's Tours NV58 YTD going to opposite direction on a Uni Shuttle. We veered left into Fenton to pick up uncle Dave. We set off back down towards Stoke and onto the A500. We turned left onto Church Street and and we went around the one-way system. We turned left onto London Road and we headed into the West End, and we ran past the former Oak Tree pub which has now been demolished. We ran to the end of London Road and we sat at the light waiting to turn right onto the A34. We continued up to the pub and we parked up. We walked into the pub and Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included First Potteries 65030 on a #101 to Stafford and ABC Supreme coach YA67 VBB heading Northwards. Once we had finished eating we set off We carried on along the A34 through Hanford and into Trentham. We turned left onto the A5035. We crossed over the railway line and into Blurton. We got back around 19:00. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we sorted a few things out. We wrote the Blog and watch TV. Later on we dropped uncle Dave off back at home. We got in the car and we set off through Burton and we ran along Beaconsfield Drive where we saw white minibus EA07 LWW parked up. We turned left onto Church Street and left onto Blurton Road. We crossed over the A50 and we ran into Heron Cross lights. We turned left onto Grove Road and we ran forwards onto Wheildon Road. We dropped off uncle Dave and we ran back up Wheildon Road and forwards onto Grove Road. We turned right onto Blurton Road and we crossed over the A50. We ran through Blurton and at the roundabout we veered right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive and left onto Finstock Avenue and back to Blurton. Later on we did some more of the Blog. Matthew ate a Manchester tart and we chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark