Choice

Welcome to Choice Magazine Britain’s leading independent magazine for women and men over 50. We help readers defend their financial, health and relationship assets and provide inspiration to help them enjoy life. This website gives a glimpse of the modern, glossy and colourful editorial available every month as well as providing links for paper subscriptions. Enjoy Choice…and life.

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Southampton: city of sea and culture • Southampton takes pride in being both Britain’s maritime gateway to the world and a hub for top-quality culture. Norman Wright explores the exciting port city

Passport to Southampton

Miraculous Minster • Devastating fires – culminating in the terrible 1984 blaze – have dogged the 1000-year history of York Minster. But, as Norman Wright explains, Britain’s biggest medieval church is a survivor

“I only take on the most difficult challenges” • His whole life has been a voyage to a beginning, but the heir to the throne’s sense of duty and service has never wavered.

YOUR VIEWS • Voice your opinions or share your stories with other readers

Chance to enter prestigious writing competition

STAR LETTER • Soothing, relaxing and stress reducing, these CDs from GAP MuSic and it’s sister label Tantajo Records are a great addition to any music collection. Checkout the GAP website: (www.gapmusic.co.uk) for more wonderful music for relaxation and wellbeing.

My husband attended bombed London school

Your Poetry • Email your poems to: (editorial@choicemag.co.uk) or post to Your Poetry, Choice, 4 Milnyard Square, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6GX

Tasting the true Spain

Carty on cruising • The cruise industry is being relaunched in the wake of Covid – and the UK is out front. Norman Wright rounds up cruises being lined up this year and beyond

Memories are made of this: Carnival time in Tobago • Clive Nicholls gets in the groove at a colourful Caribbean celebration

How to improve your brain health

The power of potatoes • Not only are potatoes versatile, they also pack a poweful nutritious punch

Film that cares for the carers

Yoga class • Gail Willis continues her series of simple hatha yoga moves

Your summer SOS • However, and wherever, you choose to spend the summer, these tips from Sue Moxley will help you feel good and look great

Ground force • Can walking barefoot improve our health? David Hughes investigates

SIGNALMAN’S TERROR • Derailed express ploughs towards signal box

YOUR MONEY and your rights • Your guide to the best financial advice

Finding the best current account • We all need a current bank account but with so many on offer how do you choose the best one for you? Teri Harman reports

An appetite for risk? • A beginner’s guide to ‘risk appetite’ in pension planning by Andrew Megson, executive chairman of My Pension Expert

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED • The Choice panel of experts answers your queries on tax, pensions, benefits, investment and the law

CHOICE SAVERS’ SELECTION

Pilgrims in the Lake District • Journeying holiday leader David Gleed looks back on a trip to remember from 1991

This is Journeying…

Return to the Falklands • Working as a journalist on the Sunday Mirror, Dennis Ellam made several visits to the Falkland Islands over a number of years, reporting on the aftermath of the 1982 war. He reflects on the changes he witnessed, and tells the story of how the conflict tore apart one family

Wimbledon now and them • As Wimbledon resumes after last year’s Covid-induced break, James Henry chronicles the famous tennis championship’s history and looks back at memorable tournaments - and players

Tournament’s unsung...