Trip to Stoke / Keele 09-03-2025

Bus	From	To	Service	Operator
63112	Stoke, Lytton Street	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	25	First Potteries
63112	Keele, Sneyd Arms PH	Hanley BS	25	First Potteries
67158	Hanley BS	Fenton, Smithpool Road	23	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. We went downstairs and we got in a car. We set off onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Baker Street and we saw past the former day centre. We turned left onto Glebedale Road and right onto City Road. As we ran up onto King Street we passed the site of the new Burger King being built. We continued up King Street through Foley and into Longton. We turned right into Baths Road and we ran up to the roundabout. After doing a u-turn we headed back onto Baths Road and into the retail park. After we had finished eating we got in the car and we set off out of the retail park onto Baths Road. We turned left under the railway bridge and we headed along King Street through Foley and into Fenton. We ran forwards onto City Road. We ran forwards onto the A52 and we went under the railway line. Whilst we waited we saw blue minibus CX64 PWL.

CX64 PWL in Stoke

We crossed the road to wait for the next station bound bus. As it got closer we saw that it was First Potteries 63112 on a #25 to Keele.

First Potteries 63112 in Stoke

We got on the bus and we booked to Keele before we sat down. The bus set off down City Road and over the A500 and straight into Stoke town centre along Church Street and onto Hartshill Road and into the centre of Hartshill and we saw Bibby's of Ingleton OPP 222P. We turned left into the Avenue and left again onto Hilton Road before turning right into the City General Hospital. Once through the hospital we turned right onto the A34 and we ran into Newcastle. We crossed the roundabout and we ran up Barracks Road and into the station onto Barracks Road we turned right onto Ryecroft. We veered left onto Merrial Street and after a brief stop we ran forwards onto Church Street. We crossed over the roundabout and we ran forwards onto the A525. We turned right into Orme Road and we saw First Potteries 35940 on a #25 to Hanley. We continued along Orme Road before we re-joined the Westbound A525. We climbed the steep hill up to Keele and we turned left into the campus. We turned left onto University Drive we did a u-turn and headed into the campus. At the main roundabout we turned right onto Barnes Hall Road and we turned left onto The Covert and we turned right onto Keele Drive. We ran through the campus past the back of the library and out the other side into the village. We got up and got off the bus. We crossed over The Village and walked to the pub. Matthew went to the toilet and had a glass of Coke. For tea Matthew had a cajun chicken burgers followed by chocolate brownie and ice cream. After we had finished eating we went outside and we saw First Potteries 63112 on a #25 to Hanley. We got on the bus and we booked to Stoke we sitting down. We set off through the campus We turned right onto University Drive and we turned left onto The Covert and we turned right onto Barnes Hall Road and we turned left onto onto University Drive and we ran up to the entrance of the campus before turning right onto the A525. We ran down the hill and we crossed over the roundabout. We went past the scrapyards which is going to be the site of some new houses. We turned left onto Orme Road. We ran through the estate and to the end of the road. We turned left onto the A525 and at the roundabout onto the Southbound A34. We ran down two roundabout and we went left onto Barracks Road. We entered the bus station the bus set off out onto Barracks Road. We went Southwards on the A34 before turning into the hospital. We trundled through the hospital grounds and ran up to Hartshill Road via Hilton Road and The Avenue. We went down Hartshill Road into Stoke town centre. We went forwards onto Church Street and the bus topped in the town centre. After a brief stop we continued over the A500 and under the railway line. We followed the A52 and we ran past the railway station to joiners Square. We turned left onto Lichfield Street and we turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. We got on the bus and we booked to Hanley before we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off down Victoria Road and we crossed over the A52 at Joiners Square. We ran up Lichfield Street past the site of the new housing development. We turned left onto the ring road and we turned right onto Bethesda Street and right onto John Street and into the bus station and we got up and got off the bus. A short time later we saw First Potteries 63174 on a #25 to Keele. 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 67158 on a #23 to Newstead.

First Potteries 67158 in Hanley bus station

We got on the bus and we booked to Fenton and 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. Matthew went back upstairs and Matthew went to his room to chill out. He used his computer and watched buses out of the window whilst and ate his Manchester tart. We went downstairs and got into car 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 right onto Christchurch Street. We turned left onto Baker Street and left onto Glebedale Road. We turned right onto City Road and we continued onto King Street. We ran through Foley and under the railway Bridge into Longton. We ran forwards onto Market Street and we turned left onto Anchor Road. We ran up the hill to Adderley Green and we turned right onto the A5272, We turned left onto Hulme Road and right into Park Hall Country park. We parked up and we went for a walk around Park Hall. When we had finished we returned to the car. We set off along the road and we turned left onto Hulme Road. We turned right onto the A5272 and the old gasworks roundabout we turned left onto Anchor Road. We ran down to Longton and ran onto the one-way system. We turned left onto Market Street and right onto Commerce Street. We turned right at the roundabout and we ran down The Strand we ran under the railway bridge and onto King Street. We ran through Foley into Fenton and we turned left onto Duke Street. We joined the high level A50 and onto the link road. We ran up to City Road. We turned left onto Smithpool Road and left onto Temple Street and back to the residential unit. When we got there we saw Temple Street Church KD23 DHC parked up. We went upstairs and Matthew went to his room. He watched television and used his computer. For tea Matthew had a Lamb Mince Pasta Bake Cheese & Bacon washed down with a can of Irn Bru followed by cheesecake. Matthew went back to the room and went on his computer. In the late evening Matthew went downstairs to spend time with the other residents ar cuppa club. Matthew had various biscuits as well as some rice crispy cakes washed down with a can of Dr Pepper. Later on Matthew went back upstairs and had a bath and then had toast for supper. He then chilled out in his room until bedtime around 23:00... Mark.