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; \# _ p) N6 _3 M% z$ O
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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.tvboxnow.com% @& N1 l1 B3 N4 z4 ^" |4 f; y. `
# a. t, J. Z* t) mBut Leyton High Road, just round the corner from the Olympic Park, has undergone a remarkable 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。, v$ \- F3 b) C6 Q# a
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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.
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Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics
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, d9 j. e7 x% Q0 k+ U) @' @% cTVBNOW 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。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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4 T' I& |, k' i6 B3 g1 o5 i& jEven 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.公仔箱論壇9 O) P3 k: \$ V. _: [/ g9 N9 M; a3 ?
7 ^- V9 {" F V& h6 Q公仔箱論壇As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced. 公仔箱論壇( G2 c5 C: ]5 B9 n
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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. F8 z7 q1 E4 i. k) g
, G) |2 S9 B) ]; D( }% j( atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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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( t2 r q: ], N* Z$ f& Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGrubby: 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' b0 k* M; ^& X2 y, I4 `6 ^8 ~. i3 C
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$ i$ R. S5 i) D9 D+ _4 X# t$ FClean: 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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( m2 I$ V& e$ r0 Y+ [公仔箱論壇A plastic sign advertises sale prices at the women's fashion shop and the KFC branch has a standard full-glass front
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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 Endtvboxnow.com! I/ d v+ K4 n' c& b* v
5 ?2 |/ J# S% I- utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLast 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,bttvb- |$ j6 o. x8 s" ~& s0 b% v( S
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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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, \- b3 p6 T; e$ LShamima 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.’
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But 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.’ : {/ a1 X: b6 R G7 ~, Z6 C# N
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: z, ^- x# m Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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 beforetvboxnow.com/ _6 [+ d( z, Q+ n
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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...tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' G0 M* k& C+ I4 K. x' n+ B
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& p4 U- N. K" g; H0 o' H' x, ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb... 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% K1 ?* D0 f5 _# X" _2 B
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Leyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21. 2 q, O) `5 n/ _& Q/ e
: A7 c' D$ h+ U; v, VChris 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.’公仔箱論壇# S& h8 W0 x5 O' {* S6 K+ @; r1 M
7 `' p2 [* r- q& vtvboxnow.comAnd it is not just the shops which have had a makeover. % M$ g+ e. T% i( }2 Q, e$ y: L
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The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.tvboxnow.com0 ~, D- ~ _0 q3 ^+ v; y+ H8 K. ~# [
' z- `, `' U. ^& S" HThe 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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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. 3 S" n9 Q1 z T. Q) g. R
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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.’ O9 i* s; F* g' q
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