September 2009 magazine content summary

The September 2009 issue features a bumper education guide for the new academic year, alongside the usual high standard of local lifestyle content:

• Get the perspective of influential artist Peter Blake, the man behind the Beatles album cover for Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, ahead of his visit to Wimbledon Bookfest
• Find out who Alan Davies put on his list of favourite people and find out more at the London SW11 Literary Festival
• Revel in the dark Dorian Gray dance interpretation at New Wimbledon Theatre
• Accessorise for the new season with ten inspirational fashion statements
• Stave off coughs and colds thanks to our local, seasonal nutrition guide
• Recover quickly from pregnancy by exercising your pelvic floor
• Capture the perfect baby moments using our London specialist's guide to photographing little ‘uns
• Give acupuncture a chance to succeed where everything else has failed
• Relax at last with sports massage therapy promoting the recovery of long term injury
• Invigorate your living space with ideas for autumn from London's top names in interior design
• Attend the best of London's interiors exhibitions
• Adapt a traditional London or Surrey home to suit the style and demands of 2009
• Choose a new floor with character and durability
• Plan your garden for relaxation, eating, cooking and play
• Build bold shapes into your garden using plants with a distinctive profile
• Consider how London's schools are harnessing your children's technological savvy
• Get the latest local education news in time for the new term
• Find alternative local sports outlets to fill the gap left by London schools' diminishing sports facilities
• Weigh up the costs and benefits of sending your children to a private school in London or Surrey
• Attend local school and college open days across London and Surrey
• Enjoy youth drama thanks to the Kingston Music and Arts Service
• Find out what's happening locally with our What's On guide
• Keep the kids busy with our Things 4 Kids guide
• Try something different with this month's Wine & Dine guide
• Celebrate at Sutton's Food, Fashion and Fitness Festival in Surrey
• Explore London's heritage with Kingston's Heritage Open Days
• Catch up with businesswoman Saira Khan, a key figure from BBC series The Apprentice
• Get inspiration from Surrey's entrepreneurs, with tips and anecdotes from their early days
• Register your will online so you can be certain it never gets lost