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 EastEnderstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A8 @5 T2 W0 O& i% H9 U2 ^- I
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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.
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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.www.tvboxnow.com$ {8 W( _% k& b# s+ X. h# k8 ] b
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Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 E* e3 V6 n) F ?
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 w2 { h' Z, ~2 |) q( [7 q8 z
: ~( O( n4 H6 j- J9 ~0 Z0 @5 qShop 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1 Q3 v6 Q1 I2 X$ r1 T) ~
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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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% h7 p8 I: J) n' eAs part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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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.
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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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0 x3 o2 S4 Y% G9 r: Z" x公仔箱論壇It is being funded by a £475,000 grant from the Government’s Working Neighbourhoods Fund as well as money from Waltham Forest Council.公仔箱論壇% t: U+ m, F% w; i2 @
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- Y0 E. K6 R" K; L! dwww.tvboxnow.comGrubby: 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) ^& `4 V3 D# e9 N& r
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% l5 A; M& P& J: sNo 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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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. www.tvboxnow.com) n# d, d9 B. S' w9 b% _- f
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‘People can window shop and trade has picked up.
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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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- N, B' w3 A6 b2 t* @1 u) @' Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.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。* T3 q& E0 o5 i. |, e$ Y" t9 L; u
7 N5 \" U, ^2 {! _" htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘The area’s definitely gone up market. The high street looks a lot better...now it is a matter of keeping it this way.’1 |' a5 Q9 |/ x! j! G u; c3 `
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But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.www.tvboxnow.com! h+ a0 p9 h% z3 z7 i% R2 C
. D5 m. _; P: y$ h: E/ v0 _/ Xwww.tvboxnow.com‘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.’ A! E, v5 f1 u8 O
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. X3 J. Q/ n- q9 H# }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformationtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ X, k/ o3 g S0 ?2 }9 j! H5 m* _
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# h+ Y5 y' J( l9 Nwww.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 before4 Y/ p- @% Z; `% N9 O
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" {. ^# ^/ O8 U9 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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
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+ U6 C9 {% B% D6 ?5 jLeyton 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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The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.www.tvboxnow.com5 X$ Q) l0 v$ ?( s: c/ y# y9 o+ ?3 G
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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.’www.tvboxnow.com/ H) Q8 j# k0 e4 j" P
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