Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 03-02-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67154	Hanley BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	23	First Potteries
63172	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
35944	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, O/s Cherry Tree PH	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going out on the bus. He was alson going to Blurton later on and to visit Grandma. 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 Blurton and we saw Sandford Hill Primary School DK68 BWW. Matthew went into the living room and we saw Temple Street Church RX18 GZW. We went downstairs and we set off onto Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and we saw First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Hanley. After we had finished we went to Hanley in a Intercity taxi. We got in the taxi and we set off along Temple Street. We turned left onto Christchurch Street and we crossed over City Road onto Manor Street. On George Street we saw Stanton's of Stoke TPY 245. We turned left onto Victoria Road and we headed down to Joiners Square. We ran to the edge of Hanley and we stopped at Venus Fish Bar for dinner. Matthew had sausage chips and gravy washed down with can of Irn Bru. When we had finished eating we crossed over the ring road and we cut through onto Birch Terrace. We walked onto Lichfield Street and into the bus station. Matthew used the toilet and afterwards we waited for a bus to Fenton. We saw First Potteries 67143 on a #7A to Biddulph. We were waiting for a bus back to Fenton. As short time later a bus appeared. We saw First Potteries 65035 on a #101 to Stafford.

First Potteries 65035 in Hanley bus station

Not long afterwards a bus appeared. We saw it was First Potteries 67154 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67154 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station onto John Street and we turned left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down onto Regent Road and forwards onto Cleveland Road. We ran down though Shelton along College Road and we ran down to the railway station. We turned right onto Glebe Street and under the railway line an we ran around the one-way system in Stoke and stopped by Stoke Minster. We turned left onto Church Street and we crossed the A500 and 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 we cut through to the residential unit. We went upstairs and chilled out in his room to chill out and use the computer. He also got the present ready to take up to Grandma later on. Around 15:00 we appeared to take Matthew out. He came downstairs and placeed the present in the car before saying goodbye to mum. We set off on foor to the bus stop. Mum called us up after she realised I'd left my keys in the car. She drove around to the bus stop and dropped the keys off with us. A short time later we saw a Newcastle bus approaching. It was First Potteries 63172 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63172 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 looked for another bus to catch towards Grandma's. We walked down to the South end of the bus station and we sat on the bench. We saw blue minibus YC65 CUU. A few minutes later we saw First Potteries 35944 on #25 to Hanley.

First Potteries 35944 in Newcastle bus station

We headed up the bus station to get on the double decker. Whilst we waited to get on the bus we saw First Potteries 67172 on a #22 to Longton.

First Potteries 67172 in Newcastle bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to the hospital before we went upstairs and sitting down. We set off out of the bus station onto Barracks Road. We ran Southwards onto the A34 and we got up and got off the bus by the Cherry Tree. We got off the bus and Matthew took a picture of First Potteries 35944 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 35944 in Newcastle

We walked up to the hill towards grandma's. At Grandma's Matthew had toast and a can of Irn Bru. When it was time to go we said goodbye to Grandma and we got in the car. We set off just before 18:00 and we ran down Victoria Street. We turned left onto the A34 and we saw First Potteries 65032 on a #22 to Longton. We continued southwards into Trent Vale past the site of a new Greggs. We continued through Trent Vale and we stopped at the pub. We walked into the pub and we sat down at our one our normal tables. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with ice cream. Highlights of the bus sightings included First Potteries 63115 on a #101 to Stafford and Stafford & District Community Link PX69 VWV heading Northwards. Once we had finished eating we got in the car and we set of 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 sent a couple of e-mails. Matthew also had a caramel Freddo. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark