Monday 4 September 2023

Trip to Etruria / Newcastle 04-09-2023
















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63179Fenton, adj Travers CourtNewcastle BS11First Potteries


Today Matthew was going shopping and leter on going back to the residentil unit. Matthew got up around 10:00 and had toast and apple juice for breakfast. Around 12:30 we set off to the shops. We got in the car and we set off through Blurton onto Finstock Avenue and we turned left onto Beaconsfield Drive. We turned left onto Church Road and left again onto Blurton Road and we ran through Blurton into Heron Cross. We joined the Westbound A50 and we ran down the hill to Sideway. As we joined the Northbound A500. We came off the A500 ar shelton New Road and we turned right as if we were going to join the Southbound A500 and we turned right onto Garner Street. We stopped at the food truck and Matthew had a cumberland ring, bacon and egg on a bap washed down with a can of Coke. When we had finished we went to get some shopping. We set off along Garner Street and we went under the A53. We joined the Eastbound A53 and we veered left onto Forge Lane. We veered left onto Shelton Boulevard. The road towards Newport Lane is still under construction. We turned left onto the Etruria Valley Link Road and we ran under the A500 and turned left into the retail park. We parked up at Asda and we saw black minibus DW19 LZM. We went into the supermarket and Matthew went to the toilet. Matthew picked up his weekly shop and we returned to the car. We set off out of the retail park and onto the Southbound A500. We ran through Stoke to Sideway and we joined the Eastbound A50. We came off the A50 by the BET365 Stadium and we ran Southwards down Stanley Matthews Way. We turned left onto the A5035 and back to Blurton. We did some of the Blog and Matthew had some Cherry Coke. We went back to the residential unit in the car. We set off through Blurton onto Beaconsfield Drive where we saw blue minibus HV72 XHX parked up. We turned left onto Church Street and left onto Blurton Road. We went through the traffic lights onto Heron Steeet. We carried on forwards onto Station Bridge Road and we turned left onto Christchurch Street and we turned left onto Masterson Street and we saw Stafford & District Community Link DK05 ERV. We turned right onto Watkin Street and we continued onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs to his room and we put all his shopping in his cupboard or in the kitchen. Matthew had a can of Cherry Coke. Matthew chilled out on his computer and watched buses out of the window. we saw First Potteries 67151 on a #11 to Hanley.


First Potteries 67151 in Fenton
Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car YM70 VME outside there yard. A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63179 on a #11 to Newcastle.


First Potteries 63179 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. We set off onto Hassell Street and we stopped at Playhouse. Matthew had a pizza washed down with a glass of Coke. For afters Matthew had ice cream and custard. Once we had finished we walked onto Hassell Street. We got a Lucky Seven taxi back to Fenton. We set off onto Stubbs Street and we turned left onto Barracks Road. We crossed over the roundabout onto the A53. We ran around the one way system and we went along the A52 and we ran into Hartshill. We veered left onto Shelton New Road and we stopped briefly near to the old Gilberts furniture shop. We continued down Shelton New Road through the traffic lights and we turned right to join the Southbound A500. We stayed on the high level road and we came off the A500 at City Road. We ran under the railway line and up the hill into Fenton. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs and Matthew went to his room. He watched television and used his computer. later on he had a bath. For supper Matthew had some toast. Matthew went to bed around 23:00... Mark

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