Friday 16 February 2018

Trip to Fenton / Newcastle 16-02-2018
















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67654Magdalen Road, BlurtonNewcastle, Opp Cherry Tree PH22First Potteries


Today Matthew was in residential and he was going to his day service. He was also going to see Grandma later on and going to the pub and returning to Blurton for the weekend. Matthew got up around 08:00 and had toast and orange juice for breakfast. Around 09:00 we set off on foot to the day centre. We walked onto Temple Street and right onto Christchurch Street. We continued to the day centre and we saw Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX.


Shelton Care Group DY08 FFX in Fenton
In the morning Matthew . Matthew didn't feel very well so he returned to the residential unit. We set off on foot ont Christchurch Street and we turned left into Temple Street and back to the residential unit. Matthew went upstiars to chill out and use his computer. For dinner Matthew had sausage chips and gravy followed by a Bakewell Tart. In the afternon Matthew had a nap. He woke up and used his computer whilst he waited for me to pick him up to return to Blurton for the weekend. He also watched buses out of the window. We saw white minibus HV54 VHP going towards Stoke.


HV54 VHP in Fenton
Afterwards we saw Copeland's Tours coach MIB 978 going towards Hanley.


Copeland's Tours MIB 978 in Fenton
Just after 14:30 I arrived at the residential unit to pick up Matthew. Matthew put his pictures onto his camera and we got some batteries and his bag and we went downstairs to the car. Just after 15:00 we set off back to Blurton in a car. We set off onto Temple Street and we turned right onto Christchurch Street. We turned right onto Station Bridge Road and we continued onto Heron Street. We went through the traffic lights and we crossed over the A50. We continued through Blurton along Blurton Road we saw D&G Bus 118 on a #40 to Hanley. We turned right onto Church Street. We turned right onto Beaconsfield Drive past the new build house and we saw Stanton's of Stoke KS05 BUS by the high school. We got home around 15:15. When we got home Matthew had toast and a glass of dandelion & burdock. Today we were catching the 15:56 to Newcastle as we were going to the pub via Grandma's House. We set off around 15:45 on foot to the bus stop all the way onto Magdalen Road. Whilst at the bus stop we saw Caudwell Construction DV12 JVY stop to drop someone of before continuing towards the A5035.


Cauldwell Construction DV12 JVY in Blurton
Shortly afterwards the bus came around the corner and it was dud First Potteries 67654 on a #22 to Newcastle.


First Potteries 67654 in Blurton
We got on the bus and we booked to Newcastle we sat down towards the back of the bus. We set off onto the A5035 and we saw Stoke City Academy BL66 YRN going towards Longton. We went over the railway line into Trentham and we passed First Potteries 63172 on a #22 to Longton. We turned right into New Inn Lane and we saw First Potteries 67156 on a #21A to the Trentham Hotel. Due to roadworks in Hanford instead of turning left into Wilson Road we ran down Mayne Street down to the A34. We headed into Trent Vale and we passed First Potteries 67603 on the final #22 turn. We turned right into Harpfields Road and forwards on Hilton Road. As we travelled through the hospital we saw ABC Supreme HN16 XNU & E-zec patient transport SF15 EOY. We turned right onto the A34 and we saw First Potteries 32648 going the other way. A couple of stops down the road we got up and got off the bus. Matthew took another picture of First Potteries 67654 as it carried on towards Newcastle.


First Potteries 67654 in Newcastle
As we got off the bus we look down the road and saw a habdful of buses following up the road. Behinbd us was First Potteries 65041 on a #101 to Hanley.


First Potteries 65041 in Newcastle
We also saw E-zec patient transport YJ16 GEU going towards Newcastle.


E-zec patient transport YJ16 GEU in Newcastle
After that we saw First Potteries 65038 on another #101 to Hanley.


First Potteries 65038 in Newcastle
As we started to walk towards grandma we asw a coach in the distance. As it got closer we saw that it was Leon's coaches 222 going towards Newcastle.


Leons 222 in Newcastle
We crossed over A34 and we headed up the hill to Grandma's House. At Grandma's Matthew had a can of Irn Bru and used her computer. It had been Grandma's birthday recently so Matthew gace her a card and a couple of presents that he had brough whilst out with the residential unit. Around 18:00 we set off onto Victoria Street and we saw white minibus YK08 PVA. We turned left onto the A34. As we past the hospital we saw First Potteries 37146 on a #101 to Hanley. We continued down the A34 and we ran down into Trent Vale and we went into the pub. Matthew had a brunch with oatcakes followed by toffee sponge pudding with custard. Whilst we ate highlights of the passing buses included E-zec patient transport YN15 FEO going Southwards as well as D&G 38 running out of service. We also saw First Potteries 32639 on a #101 to Stafford. Once we had finished eating we set off to pick up uncle Dave. We ran down the A34 and we joined the Northbound A500. We came off the A500 and we turned right onto the A50. We came off the A50 at Heron Cross and we dropped down into Fenton to pick uncle Dave up. Once we had picked him up we ran up to Heron Street and we crossed over the A50 and we continued into Blurton along Blurton Road where we saw School's Out YG58 WFS. We turned right onto Church Road and we turned right into Beaconsfield Drive. We got home around 19:30. Matthew chilled out on his computer and we composed a few e-mails and sorted a few things out. We then chilled out on the sofa doing e-mails and writing the until bedtime around 01:00... Mark

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