Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 05-11-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67152	Fenton, Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
65041	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	101	First Potteries
47519	Newcastle BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	11	First Potteries

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 SH71 KMZ. 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. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67152 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. Once in the bus station. We got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63179 on a #7A to Biddulph. Matthew ate his tea. It was cheese oatcakes, a chocolate flake and a can of Fanta orange. Matthew visited the toilet. We saw First Potteries 37157 on a #25 to Newcastle. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 63175 on a #4 to Wereton.

First Potteries 63175 in Hanley bus station

We waited for a bus to Newcastle and a short time later we saw First Potteries 65041 on a #101 to Stafford.

First Potteries 65041 in Hanley bus station

We got on and we booked to Newcastle before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off through the bus station and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. We ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill Before we turned right onto Shelton New Road. We ran down through Etruria an up into Hartshill before joining the A52. We ran into Newcastle down George Street. We joined the one way system and we turned left on the roundabout onto Barracks Road. We got to the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. We headed to the toilet and Matthew used the facilities. Once off the bus we set off up Castle Walk. We stopped at Costa Coffee. Matthew had a a piece of chocolate & hazelnut cake washed down had a glass of Coke. We continued up Castle Walk and into the bus station. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63118 on a #4A to Hanley.

First Potteries 63118 in Newcastle bus station

A short time later we saw a bus turn around the corner. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 47519 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 47519 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto Barracks Road and we ran up to the Jubilee roundabout. We ran onto the A53 and around the one-way system onto the A52. We ran up George Street into Hartshill and we ran 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. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. We crossed over city Road and walked back to the residential unit. Matthew went back upstairs to chill out in his room and use his computer and watch buses out of the window. chilled out in his room and used his computer. For tea Matthew had burger fries & coke from MacDonalds followed by a slice of cheesecake. After tea Matthew returned to his room. Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.