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AofA People: Susan Latchford

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4 mn read Susan Latchford, 54, is unemployed in the conventional sense and brimming with ideas around the written word. Age (in years) 55 Where do you live? Chigwell Row, Essex, England What do you do? Right at this moment, I’m unemployed in the conventional sense I’ve been yearning for something but have never been able to find […]

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AofA People: Julie Williams – Dog Groomer, Reiki Master, Coach

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7 mn read Julie Williams, 61, runs a mobile dog grooming business called Gentle Friends, is a Reiki Master teacher and the founder of Active Connection, a series of Soul Coaching sessions. Age (in years)   61 Where do you live?  Stockport, Greater Manchester What do you do? I run a mobile dog grooming business called Gentle Friends with […]

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AofA People: Jilliana Ranicar-Breese – Radio presenter, writer, poet, salon host

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7 mn read Jilliana Ranicar-Breese, 74, is a radio presenter, writer, poet and hosts a Spoken Word Salon in Brighton on the first Tuesday of the month. Jilliana is a veritable one-woman hive of activity and role model for getting older brilliantly. How old are you? I am 74 [Capricorn] and reside in Brighton What do you do? […]

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AofA Poetry Evening – Introducing the Poets

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14 mn read From our inception in 2016, Advantages of Age has always had a proclivity for poetry. In 1936, William Butler Yeats, widely considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, described Edith Sitwell’s poetry – ‘Her language is a traditional language of literature — twisted, torn, complicated, choked here and there by strange resemblances, […]

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AofA People: Elizabeth Carter – Leadership Development Coach

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3 mn read Elizabeth Carter is a transformation lead at NHS England, working on a campaign to promote nursing as an aspirational career of choice. A change leader, feminist, and radical, Elizabeth is determined to enable young women in education and their careers to unlock their full potential. In her discretionary time, she coaches and writes with a […]

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AofA People: Pete Lawrence – Founder, Campfire Convention

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9 mn read Pete Lawrence, 61, created the concept for The Big Chill in the 90s, and went on to found Campfire Convention as an innovative social network, which also sparks membership-based events. They’re very much about making space for important conversations about values and the way people want to live, which will make the way for societal […]

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