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Building a community of support, trust and joy for women in their midlife.

A Queenager shares her powerfully relatable experience of being made redundant in her 50s, after 3 decades working in increasingly prestigious, stressful & all-consuming roles & how she found unexpected solace from a day time soap star. buff.ly/3Sfqfm9

In this week's newsletter @EleanorMills writes about visiting Jamaica, birthplace of her reggae idol Bob Marley, & something central to Noon and all we aim to do to support and champion midlife women - the term Queenager. buff.ly/3vS205T

We weren't the remotest bit surprised by, this chart from a recent consumer report by market research company GWI, showing how much more money and purchasing power older consumers like all us Queenagers have, but how badly served we are by brands and advertising. Grrrrr

Read one Queenager's hilarious account of navigating the shark-filled waters of on-line dating as a mid-life woman, and discover what her hard-learned survival tips are for anyone thinking of doing the same buff.ly/3vL0Mta

We're in full-on planning mode for Noon in 2024 and we need your help! Please take a few minutes (it honestly won't take longer than that) answering the questions in the short survey we've put together & help us make this the best year yet buff.ly/3RS72GU Thank you!

In her Queenager newsletter this week, @Eleanor Mills pays tribute to "a remarkable, brave and truly public-spirited woman who I was proud to call my friend", Queenager pioneer, Camilla Batmanghelidjh, who died on New Year's day. buff.ly/4aYXfrg

An exclusive behind the scenes look at a project that Noon and @EleanorMills has been involved in which will be revealed in a special Queenager newsletter on Substack tomorrow. Look out for it!

If you're thinking of starting your new year in the your-never-too-old-and-it's-never-too-late spirit of Noon, then take inspiration from #queenager Thelma Mensah who decided at the age of 51 to learn to swim and has written about her experience for Noon buff.ly/3vxJvUa

2023 - what a year it's been for us at Noon! We're busy planning lots more fascinating, informative, inspiring and enjoyably memorable content and activities for you in 2024. For now, all of us wish all of you a very happy, healthy and hopeful 2024.

We hope our Queenager Christmas Survival Guide buff.ly/3TwQfvH helps you have the happiest of Christmasses. See you on the other side! Love from all of us at Noon x

@LizEarleMe talked to Noon founder, @EleanorMills for Sunday's Telegraph, about the disastrous effects of the pandemic lockdown for children, women & the poorest in our society, & why it's left us sitting on a ticking physical and mental health timebomb buff.ly/4asEVqi

The busyness and general chaos of Christmas can be especially difficult for people suffering from dementia. There's a new piece on the Noon website for anyone who has a loved one with dementia, to help them - and you - through the festive period buff.ly/41sL1TI

The concept of retirement has fundamentally changed. Later life coach & retirement transition expert Denise Taylor has written a hugely informative, honest piece for us, telling her own story and sharing her top tips for a successful, satisfying retirement buff.ly/46ZDvAC

Huge congrats to superstar #queenager Indhu Rubasingham whose appointment as the first female Director of the National Theatre was announced today. We hope this is the curtain up on an exciting new act for her (see what we did there?) #NationalTheatre #midlifewomen

@eleanormills and @trinnywoodall at the Noon book club discussing older women entrepreneurs, one of the fastest growing demographics and the ones more likely to be successful. And yet the ones who receive less than 2% of global venture capital funding.

The Queenager Directory is another of our Noon offerings. A list of companies and individuals offering products and services to help you navigate mid-life. @adventureyogi holidays combine adventure, with yoga and relaxation, in the UK and around the world buff.ly/3tfHXxx

IT'S TODAY! Queenager icon @trinnywoodall talking to @eleanormills about her brilliant new book FearLess & everything from make up & sequins to how she has blazed a trail as a female entrepreneur, building a huge global digital-first brand @trinnylondon buff.ly/483oK0Y

In her newsletter, @eleanorjmills reflects on Christmas and how "the so-called festive season can feel and be anything. I know from experience for anyone with any kind of break, or split, or loss in their family then Christmas can be the hardest time." buff.ly/3RsxOWv

This is @EleanorMills on the terrific podcast Are You Sitting Uncomfortably with @gemmahgreaves talking about an experience it took her a long time to feel able to share openly. Listen to the whole episode here buff.ly/3QZwQR2

We hosted a very special, exclusive, Noon subscribers event yesterday at the @SaatchiGallery, with @junesarpong as our guide round the remarkable exhibition she created and curated, called Filling in the Pieces in Black. Read all about it here buff.ly/3N1xvjR