Trip to Hanley / Stone 17-11-2022

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67176	Fenton, Victoria Place	Hanley, stop J1	6A	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus and to visit uncle Dave. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. We saw Shelton Care Group SH71 KMZ outside. 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. We continued along Christchurch Street. We onto City Road. At the top we crossed over Victoria Road to wait for the bus at the bus stop. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was dud First Potteries 67176 on a #6A to Hanley.

First Potteries 67176 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 Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. Instead of going to the bus stops outside the bus station, we turned left onto the ring road. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and we got up and got off the bus at the top of John Street. Once off the bus we walked up Lichfield Street. We went forwards onto Tontine Street and we walked onto Tontine Square and we went to Boots. We brought some more shopping and we continued down towards the bottom of Tontine Street to KFC. Matthew had a fillet tower burger meal with fries and a cup of Coke. After eating his dinner Matthew visited the toilet. Afterwards we set off down Tontine Street and we continued into the Intu Potteries shopping centre. We went through the shopping centre. Afterwards we came back down and went to Primark. We came out of the shopping centre and we walked back along Tontine Square towards TK Maxx. We cam out of the bottom of TK Maxx onto Tontine Square and we came out on Parliament Row and afterwards we headed down to Percy Street were we got in a Lucky Seven taxi to returned to Fenton. We set off along Percy Street and we turned left onto Stafford Street. We continued past the town hall and onto Bagnall Street. We went around the corner past Reardon's onto John Street. We ran down the hill and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Lichfield Street. We ran down the hill and we passed the former cement works. We crossed over the roundabout onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill towards Fenton. We turned right onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car YM69 NPZ outside there yard. We ran under the railway line and we turned left onto the Southbound A500. We ran past Sideway to Hanford. We joined the Northbound A34. Once on the A34 we went South through Trentham and we turned left onto the A5035. We turned right by Bod onto Barlaston Old Road and we headed Southwards past Strongford water treatment centre and Wedgwood. We continued into Barlaston village and we contnued Southpast the site of Meaford power station before joining the A34 near to Darlaston. We continued along the A34 for a short while and we Veered left onto Newcastle Road. We ran around the one-way system and we parked up by Morrisons. We went to Oatcakes and Milkshakes and Matthew had biscoff cookie dough washed down with a glass of Coke. We got in a Lucky Seven taxi to returned to Fenton. We set off around the one-way sytem and forwards onto Newcastle Road. We joined the Northbound A34 and we ran through Meaford and we turned right onto Meaford Road. We ran into Barlaston and we turned right into the village. We turned left onto Queen Mary'r Drive and we ran up to Wedgwood. We turned right and we ran to the end before turning left onto Blurton Road. At the end we turned left onto Barlaston Road and we ran towards Newstead. We turned right onto the A5035 and left onto Church Road. At the mini roundabout we went left onto Blurton Road and we ran through Blurton to Heron Cross. We ran forwards onto Heron Street and we followed the road onto Station Bridge Road. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and left Masterson Street. We turned right onto Watkin Street and right onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out before going to uncle Dave's. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw D&G Bus 109 on a #1A to Wood Lane.

D&G Bus 109 in Fenton

Whilst he waited he used his computer and watched buses out of the window we saw Jayjays Travel TKZ 4312. When it was time to go to uncle Dave's we went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street and at the end we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We went across the spare ground onto Willowdale Avenue and onto Whieldon Road and into uncle Dave's. For tea Matthew had chicken potatoes and carrots with gravy followed by a slice of lemon cheesecake. Later on he had a drink of Fanta orange and a few digestive biscuits. Uncle Dave also did his DJ set. A couple of hours later staff came to escort Matthew back home. We set off onto Whieldon Road and we turned onto Smithpool Road. We turned right onto Temple Street the Queen Elizabeth II Court. We continued back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. He also ate the a can of Irn Bru and a golden crunch creams. 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.