The Olympic high street makeover: Just in time for the Games round the corner, shops get a new look that's more Notting Hill than EastEndersTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 u9 v; l, X7 o3 _+ J6 a
: }3 M$ y0 p% \; j: Y1 x# I; Y% UBy Rosie Taylor
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A few months ago it was just an anonymous street of tatty shop fronts – a mishmash of broken signs, tasteless logos, peeling paint and grubby brickwork.# [' e& B4 f+ F2 f% v1 {
6 {, f% q( R lBut Leyton High Road, just round the corner from the Olympic Park, has undergone a remarkable transformation.
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Instead of the broken windows and garish shopfronts is a parade more typical of Chelsea or Notting Hill than the East End of London.os.tvboxnow.com- i) o# Z1 o2 Z! |' X" Q5 p" B
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# m( b/ w4 n9 p+ D3 e( eTatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics
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Passers-by admire the shopfronts of Leyton High Road after the makeover which will be completed within the next few weeks Each shop, restaurant or cafe has been repainted using a sophisticated palette of deep reds, pastel greens, purples and browns.
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Shop names in charmless neon or plastic have been replaced with hand-painted signs adorned with elegant calligraphy or old-fashioned metal lettering. os.tvboxnow.com9 F) g0 [- M/ N) v* |$ z9 d0 E& U+ k
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Even the local KFC has had its ugly plastic fascia replaced with a sophisticated dark red paint job, a smaller, subtler logo, and a smart new awning.
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As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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( @: a1 o+ U I6 N% F- hThe refurbishment was carried out as part of a half-a-million-pound project to spruce up businesses in the Leyton area before the Olympics.os.tvboxnow.com. B' [% b8 h3 t7 V0 c0 u. _! A7 |% I
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It is being funded by a £475,000 grant from the Government’s Working Neighbourhoods Fund as well as money from Waltham Forest Council.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% x5 i% E+ y" ~
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( w& a/ q' P$ m3 [% O# s: XGrubby: Before the clean-up the street was lined with broken signs and dirty awnings - not the face of Britain officials would want to show the incoming tourists
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/ _4 `4 K6 U" q6 [Clean: The shop facades on Leyton High Road have been much improved, but it came at a price. The re-decoration of the street cost £475,000
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A plastic sign advertises sale prices at the women's fashion shop and the KFC branch has a standard full-glass front公仔箱論壇6 \" w: s4 c1 s" [
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+ w8 R5 b# } F+ f& O1 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNo more plastic signs for the bridal shop, the pawnbrokers has been re-painted and and even the KFC is looking more high end than East Endtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* L) [, T/ m$ ]3 F$ x- ?
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Last night shopkeepers expressed their delight with the results. Panayiota Philippou, who manages Princess evening wear and bridal boutique with daughter Theodoula, said: ‘The street is much nicer now. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 e/ K' [: t" W1 S
. B# x/ @" b* h6 L5 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘People can window shop and trade has picked up. 6 `7 \* r: Q ]' C% l
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‘Having the shutter inside means people can see in the window all the time, which is like a 24/7 advert for us.’ 5 u8 X; C: Y9 `* k' w' W Q
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Shamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.
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‘The area’s definitely gone up market. The high street looks a lot better...now it is a matter of keeping it this way.’; p4 [5 C- G3 n" H) Y1 x3 S! D
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But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.
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" M9 _4 T \% {9 e" k% S0 S/ j‘The inside shutters look nice but I do go home worrying if I’ll still have a window in the morning,’ she admitted. ‘After all this is East London, not Kensington.’
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A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation7 s0 ^- ]) U7 J5 k+ j' `) A
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' h' ]' J% h$ w公仔箱論壇Leyton High Road has been given a touch of Kensington with paint and new signs - even the bus stop commercial is more inviting than before/ Y8 w Z4 Q" K1 R6 ^2 m$ ^6 Y
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The project has been funded by Government¿s Working Neighbourhoods Fund and Waltham Forest Council. Here is a green grocers on a corner of the High Road before...公仔箱論壇! w' z# F6 g X; O% D" v
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... and after it has been given an Olympic makeover with many shops now sporting internal shutters so the shopfronts can stay lit up at nightos.tvboxnow.com/ s# X2 e* y- i
9 }) a0 C$ g) N6 t. J( F" V* \7 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLeyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 u c# O9 Z; G0 D0 \; k
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Chris Robbins, leader of Waltham Forest Council, said: ‘This stretch of Leyton is a gateway to the Games. It will be on display to the world in July and we want our streets, homes and businesses to do us proud. This was a fantastic opportunity to smarten up Leyton.’( U6 O4 x* |0 u1 X5 q1 i+ M& r
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And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover.
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The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.os.tvboxnow.com$ W9 {8 J- v' ~3 U" [" X
0 K* c6 J: `! f0 ?# utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe walls of the flats above the shops, which were a dirty brown, have been jet-washed back to their original sandy colour, with some painted in bright shades to complement the shopfronts below.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 i1 N0 [4 d9 l+ U4 W
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Unsightly satellite dishes have been moved, and the mass of burglar alarms and CCTV cameras on the walls above each shop has been tidied up.
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Gordon Bennett, of Bennett Developers, one of four contractors on the project said: ‘We have up to 22 men working ten hours a day, including weekends, to get the work finished in time. The whole street looks cleaner.’$ O/ p6 M! W- s9 X2 R I
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