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The Supersonic Fart! by Helen Rose
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books It’s the birthday party of the year, and the guests are about to be totally blown away. But not how they might expect . . . A fart-tastically funny rhyming story from debut author Helen Rose and bestselling illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series, Garry Parsons. Everyone has arrived for Jake's party: Grandma, Grandad, even Jake's cute puppy, Luna. Mum's made the most marvellous cake and the festivities are in full swing.
Busby to Eaglesham. January 2026
Helen Rose Outdoors This blog is about a walk from Busby to Eaglesham with the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ and led by Robin who knows the area well. Busby and Eaglesham are to villages located in the Great Glasgow Urban area to the east although they don’t fall within the Glasgow Council area.
Roman Barr Hill and Croy Hill. December 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors I did the Barr Hill and Croy Hill walk with Glasgow Ramblers https://www.glasgowramblers.org.uk/ some years ago. It was memorable for the history and the good company in the Glasgow Ramblers. It was in spring time but I have since done it in autumn with Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ when the weather was better but I did not have a camera with me.
Helen Rose's Outdoor Diary: Roman Barr Hill and Croy Hill.
December, 2025 I did the Barr Hill and Croy Hill walk with Glasgow Ramblers some years ago. It was memorable for the history and the good company in the Glasgow Ramblers. It was in spring time but I have since done it in autumn with Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club when the weather was better but I did not have a camera with me. These hills are located in the central belt of Scotland and there is a shrine to the Roman Regiments based there.
Ayrshire Coastal Path. Final Sections. November 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors The Glasgow Ramblers https://glasgowramblers.org.uk/ started walking sections of the Ayrshire Coastal Path over ten years ago. Ian planned the walks very efficiently and we completed the path this year. Only the last thee sections required car shares and shuttles but until Turnberry we used public transport of trains and buses. The logistics were carefully worked out by Ian. The path is from Skelmorlie in the north to Glenapp in the south.
Glasgow Cathedral
October, 2025 Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers arranged a visit to Glasgow Cathedral and Glasgow Necropolis. Provand’s Lordship We met outside the Cathedral across from Provand’s Lordship at Cathedral Square. . Provand’s Lordship was built as part of St Nicholas’s Hospital by Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow in 1471, A western extension, designed by William Bryson, was completed in 1670. In the 19th century it was acquired by the Morton Family who used it as a sweet shop.
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. September 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors, This is the 75th year of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.. Despite many trips to the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe every August, I have never been to the Tattoo but the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ arranged an overnight trip through Caledonian Travel https://www.caledonian.com/ including free time in Edinburgh and and a visit to the Tattoo.
Alnmouth, Nortumberland. August 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors Northumberland Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, on the border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumbria to the west, and the Scottish Borders council area to the north. The Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers arranged the trip. They work very hard at these trips as there were 36 members there and we had our own bus to take us from Milngavie to Alnmouth.
Braemar. July 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors In springtime the Glasgow HF Outdoor Club https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-hf-outdoor-club/weekend was to Braemar. I was in Braemar many times as there are lots of high mountains around. This time was to be different and a new experience on low level walks so the area would be seen with a different perspective. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 93 kilometres west of Aberdeen in the Highlands.
Eco-friendly Housing Developments UK: Sustainable Project by REinfinite Group — Helen Rose
Throughout the U.K., the way people are living and investing is evolving. Sustainable communities are no longer just a niche – they are the preferred choice of families and investors everywhere. Consciously designed and crafted with a mission to minimize environmental impact and promote personal health, they adhere to stringent quality standards and offer an unprecedented degree of personalization.
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Robert Burns Country
July, 2025 The Health Culture Rambling Club arranged a circular walk from Alloway which is only just over an hour by bus from Glasgow near the Ayrshire coast. Alloway is famous as the birthplace of Robert Burns, the poet and National Bard for Scotland. The walk started from . You can also read the website in Scots! We left the Centre and headed to the Folly with good views all round and over to the bridge at the River Doon known as Brig O’Doon and made famous in Burns’ Tam o’Shanter poem.
Robert Burns Country. June 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors Robert Burns The Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ arranged a circular walk from Alloway which is only just over an hour by bus from Glasgow near the Ayrshire coast. Alloway is famous for Robert Burns, the poet and National Bard for Scotland, was born there. The walk started from the National Trust for Scotland Visitor Centre .
Cademuir, Peebles. May 2025
Cademuir, Peebles May 2025 Helen Rose Outdoors We had a Spring outing to Peebles with Glasgow Ramblers https://glasgowramblers.org.uk/ to spend the day around Peebles. Initially, a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Borders during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most mills had closed by the 1960s, although the last one remained open until 2015.
Aviemore. April 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors This was a welcome return to Aviemore but to do lower level walks. The weekend was organised by the Glasgow HF Outdoor Club https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-hf-outdoor-club/ and based at the SYHA Hostel in Aviemore. Noreen had booked a very comfortable four bedded dorm for us and we stayed for the three nights. Some stayed in hotels and B&Bs but the advantage of the hostel was that we could eat in.
El Rompido Part 2. March 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors In the autumn Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers https://www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk/ arranged a walking trip to El Rompido on Huelva’s Costa De La Luz through Saga Group Holidays https://holiday.saga.co.uk/ This was my sixth trip abroad with the group and as there is so much organisation required, they decided to use the travel company group booking for the flights, transfers, hotel and walking.
El Rompido Part 1. February 2025
Helen Rose Outdoors In the autumn Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers https://www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk/ arranged a walking trip to El Rompido on Huelva’s Costa De La Luz through Saga Group Holidays https://holiday.saga.co.uk/ This was my sixth trip abroad with the group and as there is so much organisation required, they decided to use the travel company group booking for the flights, transfers, hotel and walking.
Edinburgh. December 2024.
Edinburgh. December 2024 Helen Rose Outdoors In the autumn, the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ organised a walk in Edinburgh travelling on the Citylink coach from Glasgow. As the group were all over 60, we had concession cards giving free bus travel in Scotland. When we left Glasgow, it was sunny but as we approached Edinburgh there was a thick haar from the North Sea as Edinburgh is on the east coast of Scotland.
Helen Rose's Outdoor Diary: Edinburgh.
December 2024 In the autumn, the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club organised a walk in Edinburgh travelling on the Citylink coach from Glasgow. As the group were all over 60, we had concession cards giving free bus travel in Scotland. When we left Glasgow, it was sunny but as we approached Edinburgh there was a thick haar from the North Sea – Edinburgh is on the east coast of Scotland. Very different from last month when I wrote about the sunny weather on the North Sea at St Andrews.
St Andrews from Kingsbarns. November 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors The Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club https://glasgowhcramblingclub.org.uk/ arranged a coach to allow a linear walk from Kingsbarns to St. Andrews on the Fife Coastal Path. Kingsbarns is a village and parish in Scotland near the eastern coast of Fife in an area known as the East Neuk, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of St Andrews and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north of Crail.
Kippford. October 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors Kippford is an unusually narrow village on the shore of the estuary of the River Urr on the Solway coast in south west Scotland and is popular with yachtsmen. This was our base for a circular walk with the Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers https://www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk/ A coach had been arranged for the return journey of about two and a half hours to Dumfries and Galloway area..
Lismore. September 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors Lismore is an Inner Hebridean island near Oban. The island is approximately 10 miles long by 1 mile wide. The island was called the ‘Great Garden’ because it is relatively low lying, and very green and fertile compared with the mountains of Mull, and on the mainland. It is surrounded by the waters of Loch Linnhe. https://isleoflismore.com/ Dunstaffnage Castle The weekend walks were organised by the Glasgow HF Outdoor club.
New York 20th Visit. July 2024
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary Recently I visited New York on my 20th time there over the last 50 years! There is so much new to see there and things to do, regular visits to friends are a great way to catch up and they have always new suggestions of places to go. High Line Believe it or not, the High Line was once destined for demolition. Luckily, the community rallied together to repurpose it instead, creating the park you see today, for everyone to enjoy.
Helen Rose's Outdoor Diary: 20th Visit to New York
August, 2024 Recently I visited New York on my 20th time there over the last 50 years! There is so much new to see there and so many things to do, regular visits to friends are a great way to catch up and they have always new suggestions oabout places to go. Believe it or not, the High Line was once destined for demolition. Luckily, the community rallied together to repurpose it instead, creating the park you see today, for everyone to enjoy.
Arran Revisited July 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors The HF Glasgow Outdoor Club https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-HF-Outdoor-Club/ arranged a weekend in my favourite Island of Arran. I have been going there annually for over twenty years and it is always enjoyable. The island is situated off the Ayrshire coast about an hour’s drive from Glasgow to the ferry over to Brodick which takes less than an hour.
Oban Islands. June 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors I have previously written about the Islands near Oban https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/kerreraseil-island-and-easdale-march-2013/ but it was 11 years ago and a revisit provides more information and photos. The Glasgow HF Outdoor Club arranged a weekend in Oban over the Easter holiday. https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-HF-Outdoor-Club/ and it gave the opportunity to revisit Seil Island, Easdale and Kerrera so I knew what to expect.
Donegal, St Patrick's Day. May 2024
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary Journey to Ireland Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club suggested a social weekend to Donegal for St Patrick’s Day in March on a bus trip organised by Caledonian Travel. Twelve of us decided to go on the weekend travelling on Friday and returning on Monday. It is a fairly long journey involving about three hours by bus from Glasgow to Cairnryan Port and then three hours by ferry to Belfast with a further three hours by bus to Donegal.
Glen Nevis. April 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors Corran The HF club https://www.meetup.com/glasgow-hf-outdoor-club/ arranged the annual winter weekend based at Corran Bunkhouse https://www.corranbunkhouse.co.uk/ The Bunkhouse is misnamed as most of the rooms have ensuite and towels are supplied. It is just like a B&B but you make your own breakfast. The walks on offer by the club are both high and low level.
John Muir Way. Part 1.
John Muir John Muir is well known as the Father of Americas National Parks. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park. His example has served as an inspiration for the preservation of many other Wilderness areas. He was born in Dunbar on the east coast of Scotland on April 21, 1838 and died December 24, 1914. As a young boy, Muir became fascinated with the East Lothian landscape and spent a lot of time wandering the local coastline and countryside.
Water of Leith Part 2. February 2024
Helen Rose Outdoors Water of Leith The Water of Leith is Edinburgh’s main river. It runs for 22 miles (35 km) from the Pentland Hills where it flows past Port Leith, into the Firth of Forth. The Water of Leith Walkway is about 14 miles long running from Balerno to Leith. I previously did the first section and you can read about it on the blog www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/water-of-leith-march-2018/. The Glasgow Ramblers https://glasgowramblers.org.uk/ arranged a walk for the second section.
Hampshire. January 2024.
Helen Rose Outdoors. Hampshire. In the autumn I visited friends in Hampshire. Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. It is 429 miles south of Glasgow so requires a rail journey of about 8 hours with two changes of train. The Solent leads on to the English Channel.
Langholm. December 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors Langholm The Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club ran a bus from Glasgow to Langholm for a day walk. The contact for the club is Roshni at Langholm is also known colloquially as the Muckle Toon. It is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland near the border with England. Langholm lies between four hills in the valley of the River Esk in the Southern Uplands.
West Island Way Completed. November 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors Island of Bute I had previously done most of the West Island Way in Bute staying over a weekend https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/isle-of-bute-may-2018/ I had the opportunity to complete the Way as a day walk with the Glasgow Ramblers https://www.glasgowramblers.org.uk/ The Isle of Bute, Eilean Bhòid or An t-Eilean Bòdach, known as Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault.
East Neuk. October 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors. Fife Coastal Path In the past I have had many trips to Fife. Recently the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club ran a bus to Fife to do linear walks on the Fife Coastal Path. The Club can be contacted at The Fife Coastal Path stretches from North Queensferry, in the south of Fife for 93 miles/150 km to the Tay Bridge, in the north.
Moray Coast and Cullen. September 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors Diary In the summer, a group were booked for the Moray Coastal Trail based in Cullen. The Moray Coastal Trail in Gaelic Moireibh or Moireabh lies in the north-east of Scotland, with a coastline on the Moray Firth. The National Geographic named the area as one of the top twenty coastlines in the world! It was a privilege to visit it. Most of the group travelled by the Citylink coach from Glasgow to Aberdeen, a journey of over 3 hours.
Ayr. Dunure Walk and Horse Races
Helen Rose Outdoors This blog is in two parts and the connection is Ayr, a coastal resort in the south west of Scotland. The first part is a visit to the Ayr Horse Races and the second part is a walk from Dunure to Ayr. Ayr Horse Races. I have never been to a horse race and I had the opportunity to go with a group to Ladies Day at the Ayr Horse Races. I am not a gambler but I was interested in the spectacle of the races.
Whitby. July 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors. I had arranged to go to Whitby for a weekend walking three years ago but unfortunately it was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. However, the Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers arranged a weekend there this Spring and I was lucky enough to have a place on the trip. https://www.bearsdenandmilngavieramblers.org.uk/ Whitby is located in North East Yorkshire and Yorkshire is the largest county in England.
New York Again. June 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors. Brooklyn. I was recently in New York visiting friends in Brooklyn in New York City. I always find the size of New York overwhelming with the five boroughs and a population of over 8.8 million. There is a distance to travel on the subway to go anywhere and it is often disrupted by ‘Jumpers’ who are people throwing themselves on the subway rails for various reasons.
Kinlochleven. May 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors Corran It was the annual winter trip by the Glasgow HF Outdoor Club https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-HF-Outdoor-Club/ to Corran north of Glencoe on the way to Fort William. It is a very comfortable bunkhouse and does not have any bunks but all comfortable beds in small rooms.
Dumbarton Rock and Castle. April 2023.
Helen Rose Outdoors. On a beautiful clear winter day I went with the Glasgow Health Culture Club to walk to Dumbarton Rock from Dalmuir. We took the train from Glasgow to Dalmuir on the western outskirts. The walk began as we joined the Forth and Clyde Canal on the towpath where we were constantly avoiding cyclists on our route westwards towards Bowling. I have previously written about the Forth and Clyde Canal which runs near my house.
Neilston to Darnley. March 2023
Helen Rose Outdoors. Neilston. On a winter walk I went with Glasgow Ramblers https://www.glasgowramblers.org.uk/ from Neilston to Darnley. We took the train to Neilston which is in the south west of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Neilston is mentioned in documents from the 12th century, when the feudal lord Robert de Croc, endowed a chapel to Paisley Abbey near Neilston. Darnley is in the Glasgow area so we crossed the boundary into Glasgow.
Organ Donation and Transplantation: Awareness and Roles of Healthcare Professionals - A systematic Literature Review
Globally, there remains a perennial disequilibrium between organ donation and organ transplantation. Several factors account for this disequilibrium; however, as healthcare professionals are not only strategically positioned as the primary intermediaries between organ donors and transplant recipients, but also professionally situated as the implementers of organ donation and transplantation processes, they are often blamed for the global organ shortage.
Clark, Helen Rose - HDR | Hickory Daily Record : Obituaries
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