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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By Rosie Taylorwww3.tvboxnow.com9 P# @( \! p1 q1 f7 X- q
1 w, w9 }: P( \公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 m+ O* B( Z [( Y' N9 Y7 N
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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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$ G+ }, b y; I/ b0 T9 I' e4 m; {Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! L' i4 F6 u3 g% T" r6 u0 R
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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.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。+ A" D7 X" N- l- @
8 W( K+ O6 `0 m' n, D4 T公仔箱論壇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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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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% }# S. H, h6 o公仔箱論壇As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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! U. Q/ Z7 U' n! v% ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMost 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. www3.tvboxnow.com' C4 T" d! P& e) q- M
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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 touristswww3.tvboxnow.com( [) O5 H, ^& t' ~
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4 \8 `) y$ X3 g* R! ?2 U7 m0 } Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbClean: 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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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. www3.tvboxnow.com7 }" `- \0 y4 l+ M; @: g2 B; T
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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.’5 O" u! B9 i2 d6 W% g
5 g8 j" I% K1 j/ htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.
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‘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.’ # L; k4 ~( r! e: {- A5 }% q$ \; R
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A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation) Q# u+ J- U- o5 B9 D1 o* j
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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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% l6 g- K, L3 v: mwww3.tvboxnow.comThe 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...! w6 T; @ _# O0 f- [3 u
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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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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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( }7 \$ a0 y* r- S6 \! ]And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover.
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, ]+ W+ j! u5 }公仔箱論壇The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.) L3 }0 G( Y; ]7 \1 U
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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., M( C \) s: @0 q' c1 `( s6 [' @
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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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