Friday 2 August 2013

26-07-2013 Parkhall / Ash Bank / Trent Vale

Today we went up to Park Hall and then had dinner at the Ask Bank pub after going home for a short while

Anchor Road

65026
1434

Ash Bank

2549 16
60058 32A
2038 16
65004 32
80 5
61235 32A
60004 32

Bucknall

VT 9284 5

Blurton

2259
2356 500

Hanford

40030

Trent Vale

65033 101
65002 101
65038 101
65042 101
65034 101
HUI 6822
65036 101
65005 101
MIB 104
MIB 279
65037 101
65038 101

After eating at the pub we returned back along the A34 to Trentham then back along the A5035. Matthew then chilled out on his computer until bedtime around 23:30...Mark

Saturday 16 March 2013

16-03-2013 Heathfield / Westport Lake / Z carz

We haven't been out on buses today, but we've seen plenty around town today and we've been all over the North Staffordshire area. Firstly we went up to Heathfield school for Matthews cooking session
Stanley Matthews Way

N11 FAW

Stoke

41495 7

Burslem

60013 20

 Blurton

40173 23
40378 23
40136 22

Burslem

60004 29
60079 29

Smallthorne

2961 61
53830 8B
2410 61



Heathfield School

Out of Heathfield we headed to Captain Kooks for dinner. The diner was full so we had 2 portions of chips take out which we took up to Westport Lake.
Bradeley

60063 29

At the lake we at our chips before feeding the birds some seed and brown bread. We walked across the railway line and up through Bradwell Woods. We paused here for a quick drink of pop. We then walked back to the lake to carry on feeding the ducks.
Duck in Westport Lake

We walked around the lake and then Matthew went to the toilet. We had ice creams and finished off feeding the ducks the rest of the bread. We returned to the car and Matthew spied this minibus.
LT03 RXZ in Westport Lake

We then drove North on a circular tour of North Staffordshire. Up the A50 and then across through Smallwood to The A34. Tunstall

66838 20A
186 94
40151 99
60068 20

Kidsgrove

40180 20A
40140 99
60128 20

Talke

60208 20
66847 20A
60189 34A

Newcastle Depot

60069
60072
60081

Newcastle

32632 25
65041 101
41499 7B
2259 41

 Trent Vale

65038 101
40152 22

Trentham

40030 21A

Blurton

40144 22
41492 23

We then headed to Z Carz. There were a number of minibuses present today. Here are a couple of them. Firstly Airport Transfer DL03 HHU

Z Carz DL03 HHU

Then another airport transfer bus ML03 DPU
Z Carz ML03 DPU

We then drove back home getting back around 17:20.
Seen later in Blurton...

40011 22
41498 23
41522 23
53829 23A

Tea was bangers and mash with carrots. He chilled out on his computer until bedtme around 11:30...Mark