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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N8 h& \$ s G5 N" p% {4 i1 jtvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# N& ^: ]4 ^4 D# X( c4 G, c
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But Leyton High Road, just round the corner from the Olympic Park, has undergone a remarkable transformation.5.39.217.762 U# P, x& b' S2 S V
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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.4 a* K0 K$ V# D6 R
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Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics 1 F% Y# D7 d; G0 [* s S
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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.
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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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% u5 u& i# P5 D( Y& _9 x# ~As 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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5 v" `% \+ \* X; u5.39.217.76The 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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7 [: P/ H; t i% Z2 r! B2 xtvb 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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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 £475,000TVBNOW 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。2 l( `# L# M1 i; ]: r& [3 P; k
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4 I' z5 S2 t5 [3 x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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6 T/ M( H4 a" n, i: ^8 h5 W. l4 o ?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 Endtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( }; w4 h1 r+ ?3 m' T
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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.
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‘People can window shop and trade has picked up. 5.39.217.76/ Q' Q% X! R5 p$ m; c" n, r5 A
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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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& j' {7 w: Y2 q4 o! T% I5 {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.’tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ R# K. ]5 S3 J; }1 d9 G
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But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.5.39.217.76* G( {- }& `9 E! E# X/ G3 A
7 P0 Q) n* L7 ]. J3 l% O& {5.39.217.76‘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.’ 0 ]) R( ^. U& R$ ]0 t
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& ]5 U- F6 u9 p) p, R- }$ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformationTVBNOW 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。; D2 z4 T8 U" m) m1 d* L- R
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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, y- F* }) F* M
7 M7 }, H% k) [$ w$ S" V2 w8 |" M0 g5.39.217.76Leyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& V( O5 k, s. M/ I
' l' h, b; k! @. h/ g- Y2 m- u5.39.217.76Chris 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.’5.39.217.76. |, V( r/ T4 [) ^. B9 a% g; w7 u
" ^' Q" J/ @' ]5 v8 \$ W+ uAnd it is not just the shops which have had a makeover. 5.39.217.76% w7 ^" ^3 I4 B# j! o- e
5 R; L* z& i f h/ Y公仔箱論壇The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.
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6 Z" i4 c$ X, f; v2 yGordon 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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