Trip to Hanley / Kidsgrove 06-06-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67154	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley BS	23	First Potteries
63175	Hanley BS	Kidsgrove, Mount Road	3A	First Potteries
63111	Kidsgrove, Town Hall	Hanley BS	3A	First Potteries
44514	Hanley BS	Fenton, Alfred Street	6	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 Afford rent-a-car MT70 AFZ. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road. We walked down to the bus stop outside the flats. On the way we saw Copeland's Tours MIB 394. 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 we sat down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off down City Road and we joined the A52 and ran under the railway line. After crossing over the A500 we ran into Stoke town centre along Church Street. We turned right onto Shelton Old Road. We ran forwards onto Stoke Road. We ran under the railway line and up through Shelton. We ran up Broad Street and we turned right onto the anti-clockwise ring road. We turned left onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street. We climbed the hill and up into the bus station. We got up and got off the bus and Matthew visited the toilet. A short time later we saw First Potteries 67178 on a #7A to Biddulph. A few minutes later the bus appeared and it was First Potteries 63175 on a #3A to Talke Pits.

First Potteries 63175 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Kidsgrove before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off out of the bus station and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and we ran forwards onto Marsh Street. We turned right onto Trinity Street and left onto Stafford Street. We turned left onto New Hall Street and we re-joined Marsh Street. We ran forwards onto the A50 and we ran through Cobridge up to Burslem. We ran into the centre of town past the old Lloyds bank and onto Scotia Road past the site of the new Lidl. We turned left onto Williamson Street and right onto Tunstall High Street. We continued up the High Street past the City Centre Central depot and past the Tesco Express. We ran to towards Goldenhill and down the hill into Kidsgrove where we got up and got off the bus. We walked around the corner to the chip shop and Matthew had sausage and chips and a can of Coke. When we had finished eating we walked around the corner onto Liverpool Road. We waited for the bus towards Hanley. A short time later the bus appeared. It was First Potteries 63111 on a #3A to Hanley.

First Potteries 63111 in Kidsgrove

We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down. We set off along the A50. We ran up the hill into Goldenhill and then forwards through Sandyford past the new retail park into Tunstall. We ran down the High Street. We continued down the High Street and we ran past the former Co-operative bank. We turned left onto Williamson Street. At the roundabout we turned right onto Scotia Road and past the the old bus garage before running up the hill into Burslem Town centre. We ran through the light onto Waterloo Road and up the hill into Cobridge. We ran down the hill towards Hanley and then up into town along Hope Street and Stafford Street. We turned right at the end past the town hall and onto Bagnall Street before entering the bus station where we got up got off. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards waited for a bus back to Fenton. A short time later the bus appeared. We saw it was First Potteries 44514 on a #6 to Coalville.

First Potteries 44514 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 turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Lichfield Street and we ran down the hill to Joiners Square. We crossed the roundabout onto Victoria Road and we ran up the hill into Fenton. At the top of the hill we got up and got off the bus. Once off the bus we set off on foot on the road at the back of Victoria Road. We returned to the residential unit in Autocabs taxi. We set off up Victoria Road and we ran down the hill. We crossed over the roundabout at Joiners Square onto Lichfield street and we ran up the hill towards Hanley. We went around the ring-road and we got onto the A50. We ran through Burslem and around the back of Tunstall High Street past the police station. We re-joined the High Street and ran through Sandyford. Once off the bus we crossed over the A50 and onto the A527 and we turned left into Carsington Drive and we past sith of new housing estate, shops and community facility. We turned right onto Essington Way and we walked down the path onto Essington Way. We turned left onto Carsington Drive and right onto the A527 past the BP petrol station. There was a pub next door so we visited the Costa Coffee. Matthew used the toilet and then we brought a glass of Coke. After Matthew had finished his drink we went outside to wait for the next taxi back to Fenton. We set off up A527 and we ran through Chatterley Valley and joining the Southbound A500. We ran through Longport and Etruria and into Stoke and we came off the A500. We turned left onto City Road and we ran under the railway line. We ran up the hill into Fenton and we turned right into Smithpool Road. We turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew returned to his room to chill out. He watched television and used his computer. 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 and we went into the Co-operative Food store and Matthew had a bottle of Coke. We went outside onto Christchurch Street. We walked back into Temple Street and into the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room to chill out. He also drank a bottle of Coke. For tea Matthew had a chicken and potatoes chips by a bakewell tart. Later on Matthew went to the hospital. We went downstairs and we got in the ambulance. We set of along Temple Street and we turned right onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto City Road and forwards onto the A52. We went under the railway line and over the A500 onto Church Street. We went around the one-way system and we turned left onto London Road. We turned right onto Penkhull New Road and we ran into Pehkhull village. We ran forwards onto Newcastle Lane and we turned right onto Hilton Road. We turned left into the hospital and we stopped outside the building. We got of the Ambulace and we went inside. We went to ward 126 and Matthew had some tests done. When we had finished we returned to the residential unit. We got in the taxi and we set off out of the hospital and we crossed Hilton Road onto Ashlands Road. We ran forwards onto Thornburrow Drive and we turned left onto Queens Road. We turned right onto the A52 and we ran through Hartshill into Stoke. We turned left onto Shelton Old Road and we joined the Southbound A500. We ran up to the next junction we turned left onto City Road and right into Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street past the new building under construction and back to the residential unit. Matthew went back to the room and went on his computer. 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.