Gill Mason

Training director @_kidsplanet ..early years are THE most important champion of voc Ed & Apprenticeships..PhD learner ..listen to Springsteen

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@AirbnbHelp you double booked me and have said 10 days for refund .. it’s your mistake refund immediately

[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS TOUR OPENER IN MINNEAPOLIS

WAR INTO BORN IN THE USA

@springsteen #Springsteen #estreetband

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@RoyalMail what can I do if birthday cards arrived slit open and contents stolen

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

Tearing up for simpler days 🩷

[Phil Rostron ⚽️👍🍻 @bigphil321]

Bloody hell😳😳😳
That got me a little bit, & as I always say, enjoy the moment, make the memories, live life👊👊💙💙 #livelife

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@virginmedia internets been down over 5 hours is this a joke ! Time to switch back!

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

Just exquisite 🩷

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@SBarrettBar Vile comparison

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@Brink_Thinker Yep! So long as we promised not to play on the railway tracks

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@Chutes6u @SandyofSuffolk It did though

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@SullyDrummer @SandyofSuffolk It’s not though

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@ThreeUK I’ve missed 4 calls from my elderly mums carers and she’s missing from home which I was unaware about .. get it sorted this is happening too often

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

Hi @IanByrneMP sent you a dm if you can have a look that would be fab

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@AkehurstHeather It’s heartbreaking

[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

The Land of Hope and Dreams tour opens with a strong and passionate message from @springsteen and kicks into what else? LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS!
@springsteen #springsteentour2025 #estreetband #springsteen

[Karen Boardman DEYE, EHU, FCCT @KarenMBoardman]

Have you booked to attend our ICEYE Launch yet? Delighted to share that we have the wonderful @GillyMason from Kids Planet speaking at our ICEYE Launch Tuesday 13th May about working in partnership.

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@virginmedia can someone please speak to me re vulnerable elderly mothers phone etc off .. trying to call to report and you keep asking me for passwords which she can’t remember and it needs addressing urgently

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@FENews @LizzieCrowley1 @CIPD This is an amazing excellent summary of the situation

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@Dale_Stafford This is so true 🙌 sometimes the book finds us

[Gill Mason @GillyMason]

@Dr_Pam_Jarvis @AaronTeamEC @SwailesRuth @Sue_Cowley @suzannezeedyk So pleased to have contributed 🙌