Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 10-03-2023

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67154	Fenton, Royal Oak	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
157	Hanley BS	Newcastle BS	9	Shelton Care Group
67146	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 and orange juice for breakfast. Due to the snow and he stayed in house. Whilst waiting to go out we saw First Potteries 67142 on a #11 to Hanley. 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. He also did some cleaning and used a mop. Matthew went to his room to chill out and watch buses out of the window. Once we were ready we went downstairs and out of the unit. We set off outside and we saw Shelton Care Group YS70 KWG outside the residential unit. We set off onto 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 67154 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67154 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. down under the railway line and into 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 we turned right 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. We turned right onto John Street and we entered the bus station and we saw First Potteries 63103 on a #4 to Audley. We got up and got off the bus. We set off up Lichfield Street and across onto Tontine Street and we stopped at the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and then had a glass of Coke. For dinner Matthew had For dinner Matthew had a Chicken burger and fries followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. Once we had finished eating we went up Tontine Street and forwards onto Lichfield Street and back to the bus station. In the bus station. Matthew used the toilet and afterwards we visited the Spar shop. We sat on the tables outside and he had a toffee cake and we saw First Potteries 47520 on a #7A to Biddulph. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw that it was D&G Bus 157 on a #9 to Westbury Park.

D&G Bus 157 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 onto john Street and left onto Bethesda Street. We crossed over the ring road and we ran down through Shelton along Regent Road and College Road we saw First Potteries 67155 on a #23 to Hanley. We passed the railway station and we continued forwards onto the A52. We followed the road to the right under the railway line. We crossed over the A500 we entering Stoke town centre. We continued along Church Street and forwards onto Hartshill Road. We turned left onto Princes Road past the old school. Part of site was demolished to make more car parking spaces. We ran into Penkhull village. We onto Newcastle Lane and we turned right onto Hilton Road. We turned into the hospital and as we travelled through the hospital we saw ERS Medical FJ21 HJZ and ABC Supreme HV22 HKM. We turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the bus station from the South end. Once we got to the bus station we got up and got off the bus. Once we got off the bus. Once off the bus we saw D&G Bus 117 on a #1 to Meir.

D&G Bus 117 in Newcastle bus station

Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we waited for a bus towards Longton. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67172 on a #22 to Longton. A few minutes later the bus turned up and it was dud First Potteries 67146 on a #11 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67146 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. 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.