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 EastEnders
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; H& S1 X- p) m/ wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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.TVBNOW 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。; T, o! V/ f! H" ]* B
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But 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. o9 t% [( d7 ~+ z9 I! g
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/ u% g& \" V2 X4 ~% |公仔箱論壇Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics
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2 R6 m% f9 z; ^4 P! K: y/ j ~: ?; T9 mPassers-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.
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. B2 z, L: w; J: D8 n1 M) Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEven 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 G$ [. E2 W I, U$ t
8 k3 ~4 w) E! V! } t! O+ tTVBNOW 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。As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced. 9 w& t5 j7 V' D9 y
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Most have also been fitted with internal shutters – sitting just within the windows rather than outside them – so the shopfronts can stay lit up at night. 公仔箱論壇# @% O4 K6 Z s$ ]
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The refurbishment was carried out as part of a half-a-million-pound project to spruce up businesses in the Leyton area before the Olympics.
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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.
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Grubby: 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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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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_. y- a3 f) GA plastic sign advertises sale prices at the women's fashion shop and the KFC branch has a standard full-glass front4 b1 {. p W; s6 z
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2 z8 }7 j" [5 A! I$ _- H% a6 k) ?公仔箱論壇No 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 End
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3 l. g( P* V3 t/ o公仔箱論壇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. os.tvboxnow.com1 e G- @! M M6 G' [' P
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‘People can window shop and trade has picked up. 1 {: \& \' Z, q5 W9 _
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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.’
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4 o M- c& }& }1 G! Dos.tvboxnow.comShamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.% {$ D# f3 B& V6 A! q5 X* p
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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.’
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; N2 l$ q O1 s2 v/ @公仔箱論壇But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.
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; V% [0 N2 U: Z* j Z‘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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' O5 _6 o3 M8 S4 l' O9 \1 R公仔箱論壇A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation
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5 c) U- s0 p& O# O6 e# {os.tvboxnow.comLeyton High Road has been given a touch of Kensington with paint and new signs - even the bus stop commercial is more inviting than before
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: v9 O7 A ?/ F' O0 ~! HThe 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...
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' H; u# I$ [+ b! o1 { t, X5 tos.tvboxnow.com... and after it has been given an Olympic makeover with many shops now sporting internal shutters so the shopfronts can stay lit up at night; G( F* T0 F4 {% T; E2 i
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Leyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21.
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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.’6 v/ X2 {6 `% l0 _
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And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover. os.tvboxnow.com [6 H" ~( K: g. {% t$ ^& S9 d
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The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.
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, j' l' C" H5 `os.tvboxnow.comThe 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,bttvb5 e; [9 @- {! F! G7 M
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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.’os.tvboxnow.com, p+ n- O, t/ p4 \
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