Trip to Hanley / Newcastle 28-03-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
67154	Hanley BS	Fenton, Albert Square	23	First Potteries
63363	Fenton, Adj Travers Court	Newcastle BS	11	First Potteries
35939	Newcastle BS	Newcastle, O/s Cherry Tree	25	First Potteries

Today Matthew was going to Blurton. But first Matthew was going out on the bus and going to visit Grandma. Matthew woke up around 08:00 and had his medication. Matthew got up and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. In the morning Matthew went downstairs and cut through on City Road. We walked down to wait for the taxi and we saw Afford rent-a-car BN74 XEX at the garage.

Afford rent-a-car BN74 XEX in Fenton

We got in a taxi and we set off down City Road. We ran forwards onto the A52 and under the railway bridge. We crossed over the A500 and we ran forwards onto Church Street. We ran over the one-way syaytem and onto Campbell Road. We re-joined Church Street and right onto Liverpool Road. We turned right onto Eleanor Street and right into Copeland Street. We turned left onto Glebe Street and we ran forwards onto the A52. We ran past the railway station and the University and we ran to Joiners Square. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we ran into Hanley. We crossed over the ring road and parked up in Lichfield Street. Once out of the taxi we set off up Lichfield Street and forwards onto Tontine Street. We continued to Market Square and we into the market. Matthew went to the toilet and afterwards we went to a cafe in the market, Matthew had sauasage and cheese oatcakes washed down with a can of Coke. Afterwards we headed down onto Stafford Street and we went to the Little Dessert Shop. Matthew had cake with custard. When we had finished we walked along Stafford Street and onto Lichfield Street. We went into the bus station and Matthew went to the toilet. We waited for a bus towards Fenton. Whilst we waited we saw First Potteries 63357 on a #8 to Ball Green. A short time later we saw a bus come on stand. 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 we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off through the bus station. and onto John Street. We turned right onto Bethesda Street and left onto Broad Street. 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. 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 and went upstairs. Matthew chilled out in his room and watched buses out of the window. Just after 14:30 I arrived to pick Matthew up. Matthew came downstairs and we cut through onto City Road. We walked to the bus stop to wait for a bus towards Newcastle. A shirt time later we saw a bus approaching. As it got closer we saw it was First Potteries 63363 on a #11 to Newcastle.

First Potteries 63363 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 and we saw silver minibus SF68 FME. 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.

First Potteries 35939 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 35939 as it continued towards Hanley.

First Potteries 35939 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. 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 67181 on a #101 to Hanley and Safeguard WA69 BYU heading towards the hospital. Once we had finished eating we got in the car and we set of along the A34 to Tesco. We filled up with Petrol and afterwards we popoed into Tesco itself to pick up lottery tickets. When we had finished we set off on the A34 and we saw First Potteries 67178 on a #101 to Hanley. We continued 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 and Matthew had a KitKat and a can of Irn Bru. We chilled out on the sofa until bedtime around 00:00... Mark