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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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Shropshire: a secret showpiece • After visiting Shrewsbury last month, Norman Wright concludes his series on Shropshire with an exploration of the county where history is embedded in the landscape

Old weapons in new war against violence • A museum containing some of the most gruesome weapons of war is helping lead the fight against violent crime. Norman Wright visits the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds

“There is always something good around the corner” • From Brookside to the The Royle Family and beyond, this gifted actress has won over the nation’s hearts.

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

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.

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

Le Boat opens new Horizons

Back in the saddle after coronavirus • As the world reopens to travellers, Choice launches a new series to stimulate your global wanderlust. This month Norman Wright examines five epic experiences in the USA

Memories are made of this: A day on the Rock • Clive Nicholls recalls a magical day in Gibraltar

The many joys of helping animals • The stories of three women who have taken either retirement or semi-retirement and found fulfillment through volunteering for animal welfare organisations

A cure for post-retirement blues

When to go to bed – and help your heart

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

New year resolutions • There’s no better time to ditch bad beauty habits than a new year. Whether it’s being more environmentally aware, making time for a facial or just keeping your make-up kit clean Sue Moxley has some resolutions for you to make. More next month

My Camino of the Heart • Kicking off of this month’s special heart health feature, Graham Sherwood recalls his own heart scare and the lessons he has learned from it

Keeping a healthy heart • Heart disease can affect us all. So what can we do to avoid it, asks David Hughes

A heart-healthy diet • A healthy heart-friendly diet doesn’t necessarily mean radical changes to what you eat

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

Can you still retire to an EU country? • There’s been a 30 percent increase in emigration from the UK since Brexit but, coupled with Covid, has it scuppered many people’s dream of retiring to an EU country?

Could you qualify for citizenship of an EU country?

Pension power can fight climate change • You can use your pension to make a difference to global warming, says Sharon Bonfield

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

CHOICE SAVERS’ SELECTION

For the love of panto • It wouldn’t be Christmas without cross-dressing celebs, corny jokes, cheesy songs and a thigh-slapping hero. Dennis Ellam celebrates the return of pantomime

Brideshead Revisited • Once regarded as unfilmable, the TV adaptation of Brideshead...