August 2009 magazine content summary

Our August 2009 issue has a special focus on the home, with even more ideas and inspirations on how our readers can make the most of their living space:

• Share in Rik Mayall's thoughts on comedy in theatre as he prepares for his performance at Kingston's Rose Theatre in London
• Discover the foibles and fashions of showbiz with June Whitefield CBE and meet her at London's literary festival, Wimbledon Bookfest
• Give some thought to the brain injuries centre opened by Top Gear's Richard Hammond in Tadworth, Surrey
• Reminisce with John Lennon's school buddy, comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, due to perform at Surrey's Epsom Playhouse in September
• Love Fulham by shopping locally with the new Fulham loyalty card
• Sharpen your look for autumn with our analysis of the season's new fashion trends
• Live the life you really want thanks to some cognitive behavioural coaching from a London expert
• Feel great at the Landmark Feel Good Fair in Teddington, London, featuring an Exercise Village, Holistic Living Area, Natural/Organic Food Pavilion, Alternative Therapies Area and Sports Club Area
• Look back on London's football legacy with legend Rodney Marsh, now living in Wimbeldon
• Marvel at the eclectic mix of cultural influence in the Wandsworth home of artist, poet and writer Khadambi Asalache
• Get more from your home as a cost-savvy homeowner
• Adapt your traditional London or Surrey home to face the demands of life in 2009
• Refresh and regenerate your home with an energy injection inspired by local experts
• Find practical brilliance in a preview of designs for the home from London's Royal College of Art
• Splash out on an outdoor pond, wildlife pool or garden stream and watch the local fauna at play
• Find out what's happening locally with our What's On guide
• Keep the kids busy with our Things 4 Kids guide
• the annual Proms, now a national institution with events taking place in London
• Chill with the bands in Kingston's Ram Jam Club
• Appreciate the influence of the musical watershed of 1934
• Find out why Time & Leisure sponsored local eco event The Carshalton Environment Fair
• Try something different with this month's Wine & Dine guide
• Celebrate a love of music at Explore Surrey's heritage with rise of suburban Stoneleigh
• Delve into the history of the Hillcroft College mansion and its magnificent grounds in London
• Travel north for a change, to Scotland, and sample some fine hospitality – and whisky
• Save and protect your money with a sample of our London experts' online money guide
• Protect your loved ones with an educated choice of care in London and Surrey
• Get ahead in life with the help of local life and career experts