Saga Magazine

Saga Magazine is packed full of informative financial features and news from our experts Paul Lewis and Annie Shaw, health tips, inspiring real-life stories, travel, gardening and food. Enjoy in-depth celebrity interviews, our columnists’ wry take on life and our brain-teasing crosswords. Plus coverage of not-to-be-missed events, the arts, music, film, TV, books and much, much more...

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Welcome to May

Hello everyone

This month's CONTRIBUTORS

Weather gains • These meteorological must-haves will brighten your day come rain or shine

'It's thank you and goodnight from me' • Having spent five years giving us his views on topics ranging from Queen Camilla to Queen of the South FC, our much-loved columnist Jeremy Paxman, who suffers from Parkinson's, tells Editor Louise Robinson why he's calling it a day

Jenni Murray • Having watched TV presenter Kate Garraway's struggles with the care system, our columnist joins the call for urgent change

IN MY EXPERIENCE… Rachel de Thame • In her 25th year as a Gardeners' World presenter, Rachel de Thame, 62, talks about the healing power of her garden and a mad dash to buy a hat to meet the Queen

This month we talk… cooking • Each month our insight team conducts an in-depth poll of Saga customers to find out what you're thinking. This month: mealtimes

Say Cleese • British comedy icon John Cleese, 84, on the stem cell therapy he swears by, how his $20 million divorce led to a nervous breakdown, and why he's reopening the doors to Fawlty Towers

Down memory lanes • Ancient footpaths hollowed by our ancestors' feet over thousands of years are under threat – and we only have seven years to record them on maps

Shark TALE • As well as taking memorable pictures of the Royal Family, photographer Matt Porteous also produces captivating underwater photography. Here we dive into some of his incredible work

BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT

A bitter pill • Pharmacists are highly qualified and now have more powers to treat patients, so why are they shutting up shop at such an alarming rate?

'THE NHS SIDE OF MY BUSINESS IS A BLACK HOLE'

Fiesta forever! • With the number of older people heading to festivals on the rise, we chat to some regular attendees and showcase our pick of the best events to be seen at this summer

'My wife had cancer when she was a young mother like Kate' • Following the Princess of Wales's brave announcement, Hunter Davies reflects on his late wife's diagnosis at the age of 36, and the impact it had on their family

The rat pack • They're perhaps the most hated animal on earth and there are at least 10 million of them scuttling around the UK, but do rats deserve the fear and loathing they inspire? As infestations rise, the author of a new book on the rodents reports…

It's never too late to… • Retired policewoman Annabel Norwell-Davis, 72, started Morris dancing aged 65, despite having hip surgery – and has never looked back

Pile it high • There's good news for anti-minimalists – we no longer need to hide our clutter. The latest casual, breezy style promises to look chilled out rather than messy

Water-wise gardening • Water is vital for our gardens but with a changing climate, we often have either too much or too little of it. So how do you make the best use of it to ensure your plants thrive?

6 WAYS TO USE WATER WISELY IN THE GARDEN

Here comes the sun • May's long daylight hours and warmer nights mean plants just want to grow. A busy few weeks now will reap rewards all summer

Keep 'em sweet • Kate and Kay Allinson, the couple behind the popular Pinch of Nom food blog and books, bake fuss-free desserts that are low in calories but still big on...