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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P9 U' ?7 w3 H7 Oos.tvboxnow.comA 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。7 Q9 P1 t$ g) y) j2 H
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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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Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics 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。6 [9 W! e1 b1 B- n8 k6 I; f0 [
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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. 公仔箱論壇( B. W- ~) ^7 d$ g
/ M$ C4 o) P9 x# sEven 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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* ^" Q2 C% M5 G* U; N" o& |. Y& Y4 Z5 pos.tvboxnow.comAs part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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/ x4 \& v* x% S1 P公仔箱論壇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.
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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.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。+ K y) x6 p/ h9 I- X
: B/ r- D& F! \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: j/ t) q @' W" W8 ?5 {- U
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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" k3 l2 d2 j' V, S! L k; |
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& t. U4 e; L; f5 m# d" WClean: 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: \ G' @5 r c3 k* R2 K
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/ P7 [& o. V1 B. [+ 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 End
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( X; U8 p* u% k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.
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6 E2 `$ U% Z. B, x& t' t* i! Z‘People can window shop and trade has picked up.
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) k$ ~# G' ]! a0 t6 l‘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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Shamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.$ v8 H: l4 _" m% U/ P. g* c
( P3 p- N: L7 [) ^, }‘The area’s definitely gone up market. The high street looks a lot better...now it is a matter of keeping it this way.’tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' O. f% q+ ?' b& i0 e
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But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.
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% p4 [3 n& d. ~- J" ^* p P0 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘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.’ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ I. h5 l8 q: Y) d
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A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation
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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
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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...
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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 night公仔箱論壇% D7 E& R" b$ ?8 m9 ^) V" 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.’
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And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover.
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The 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.
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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.’
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