Trip to Newcastle / Hanley 04-09-2024

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67150	Fenton, adj Travers Court	Hanley, Victoria Square	23	First Potteries
67152	Hanley, Victoria Square	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries

Today Matthew was in the residential unit and he was going on the bus later on. 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. Later on Matthew went downstairs to do his shopping. We went to do the shopping. We got in car. We set off onto City Road and we crossed over and onto Manor Street. At the end of Manor Street we turned left onto Victoria Road and and we stopped at Aldi to pickup Matthew's weekly shop. Once Matthew had finished shopping we returned to the residential unit and we got in car. We set off up Victoria Road and we turned onto Manor Street. We turned right onto City Road and left onto Smithpool Road. We turned left onto Temple Street past the new building under construction and back to the residential unit. Matthew went back upstairs and chilled out in his room for a short while. After getting ready we went downstairs and we got in the car and we drove onto Temple Street. We turned right onto Smithpool Road and left onto City Road. We ran down the hiull into Stoke and we went under the railway line. We crossed over the the A500 and we joined the Northbound carriageway. At the next junction we came off onto Shelton New Road. We ran through the cross road up to Hartshill and at the roundabout we ran into Newcastle down George Street. A at the roundabout we ran forwards onto Ryecroft and we turned left onto the Southbound A34. We turned into Hassell Street and we parked up in the Roebuck Centre car park. We walked through the Roebuck shopping centre car park and we parked up on the 2nd floor and onto High Street. Matthew visited the WH Smith. We turned left onto Hassell Street and we turned left onto Castle Walk and we stoppoed at JD Sport and we brought some stuff. We turned left onto Castle Walk. Matthew called into the pound bakery and brought a sausage roll and a bottle of Coke. We headed up Castle Walk and we turned right onto Ironmarket and we went to Caffè Nero. Matthew had a luxury black forest cake. We continued along Ironmarket and past the former Malik's store which Titanic Brewers want to open up as a Bod. We turned right onto Castle Walk and we stopped at Costa Coffee. Matthew had a sausage roll and a bottle of Coke. We continued up Castle Walk and into the bus station. We turned right Hassell Street and we turned right onto The Midway. We walked around to the car park and we did the u turn on the Midway and when South down the Southbound A34 and we turned left onto the A527. We ran past the bus station and 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 headed South through Stoke. We stayed on the high level road and we came off the A500 at City Road. After climbing up the hill into Fenton we turned right into Christchurch Street. We ran to the end of the road and we got out. We walked around the corner onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstairs to his room and chilled out in his room and use his computer and watch buses out of the window. We saw First Potteries 47520 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 47520 in Fenton

Before tea We went downstairs out for a walk to fetch his tea. we set off onto Temple Street and we turned left onto Smithpool Road. We ordered sausages and chips gravy and then we walked back along Smithpool Road and onto and back to the residential unit. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. Matthew went into the living room to have tea. Matthew ate his sausages and chips gravy followed by a Butterfly cake. Later on we went downstairs and we set off onto City Road and we saw Afford rent-a-car BG72 UEU outside there yard.

Afford rent-a-car BG72 UEU in Fenton

A few minutes later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 67150 on a #23 to Hanley.

First Potteries 67150 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 got up and got off the bus and we walked down Broad Street. We turned right onto Sun Street and stopped. We walked to a unit and we went to Truninja. Matthew had a session in the play area and returned to walked. We set off along Sun Street and we crossed over the road and we saw First Potteries 67175 on a #101 to Hanley. A few minutes later we saw the bus approaching and we saw it was First Potteries 67152 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67152 in Hanley

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton before sitting down towards the back of the bus. The bus set off up Broad Street and we ran down the hill and over the ring road onto Snow Hill Before we turned left onto Copeland Street. We continued forwards onto Glebe Street and we followed the road around onto Church Street. We crossed the A500 and we ran under the railway line and we continued onto City Road and we turned right into Christchurch Street where we got up and got off the bus. We returned to the residential unit. We set off onto Christchurch Street and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went up to his room to chill out on his computer and watch buses out of the window. He chilled out in his room and watched TV. He had a can of Cherry Coke. He watched television and used his computer. Matthew had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.