Lynne Franks, 71, is still innovating and creating. This time in Wincanton. She has a new venture Hub at No 3 which she describes as ‘a dynamic new concept in bringing women and men together to heal themselves, each other and the planet’. She runs workshops and events there. Of course, Lynne is the reason that Suzanne Noble and Rose Rouse met and eventually co-founded Advantages of Age.
Women’s Power of 7 Retreat in Wincanton on May 3rd – 5th
And her first women’s retreat working with her daughter Jessica Howie is in Marrakesh this November.
Age (in years)
71
Where do you live?
Randomly moved to Wincanton in Somerset three years ago.
What do you do?
I have just started three new businesses including a café, a shop and a workshop hub with bedrooms. I write books and articles; am developing my SEED women’s empowerment programmes; working in my local community with girls from our local school, creating a craft market for disadvantaged women etc etc etc.
Tell us what it’s like to be your age?
Don’t really have time to think about age. I have always been busy and nothing has changed.
What do you have now that you didn’t have at 25?
Experience.
What about sex?
Love it with the right guy.
And relationships?
Never giving up on love. Just coming out of a lovely relationship with lots of love because we are both just too busy running around.
How free do you feel?
As free as I allow myself.
What are you proud of?
My daughter and my son who are great parents and individuals. And of course my twenty years of work with helping women around the world plus a lot of other projects I have done. I tend to forget a lot until others remind me as always moving onto the next.
When are you happiest?
When I am creating new ideas that will help others. I am a SEEDSower, which is one of my archetypes in my Power of 7 women’s leadership programme.
And where does your creativity go?
My creativity goes into my work and my home and all my activities.
What’s your philosophy of living?
Living my truth and living life to the full. Always ready for new adventures.
And dying?
Don’t really think about it – no time.
Are you still dreaming?
Totally dreaming all the time – when I stop dreaming, I know it is the end.
What was a recent outrageous action of yours?
Starting all the aforementioned new businesses in a new town where I didn’t know anyone and just leapt in anyway.
