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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" L7 v% y6 y% k: ~( q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,bttvb m* P1 O+ _+ W: P, ~8 c, 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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Instead of the broken windows and garish shopfronts is a parade more typical of Chelsea or Notting Hill than the East End of London.! r8 D* y) a; [, J! @
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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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: k2 G B0 m; q4 E1 |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。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。& v8 ^; U/ }# @" q, u d
3 y* S! j# n& y, Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShop 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; K2 H# G6 w0 G+ v0 A% w
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As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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) J7 ~3 t5 N7 C8 JThe refurbishment was carried out as part of a half-a-million-pound project to spruce up businesses in the Leyton area before the Olympics.6 k2 ?" Z, \3 Y, `
5 r, v1 j% K! w& Z2 c1 N( u5.39.217.76It 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! i- a. c) @$ C2 n; q6 ~! f$ K
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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
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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 front5 W p1 B0 r: E% h4 a
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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. 6 N, g3 o0 z, ?; Y0 U: H; p$ E
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‘People can window shop and trade has picked up. 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 t# |/ a& X, i3 f
2 J$ t2 B7 [8 D$ {7 H6 c$ btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘Having the shutter inside means people can see in the window all the time, which is like a 24/7 advert for us.’ 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。8 Q- r$ M% v% F) t( e0 Z* k
; o& |; @7 q5 D- i5 VShamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.5.39.217.766 Q3 q+ G2 A' h# q* \
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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.’
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7 \9 R, v! E9 E" e2 d! H5 Q1 ~$ f, X1 P8 @5.39.217.76A 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。3 s& `; |$ y' c3 ^" H
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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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" P" c/ r8 l9 s$ W s' f0 I5.39.217.76The 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...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。4 B/ w1 O3 c2 H8 m
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) {$ b7 A, @, @4 e5.39.217.76... and after it has been given an Olympic makeover with many shops now sporting internal shutters so the shopfronts can stay lit up at nighttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% E: g, t0 G( i
% r" [+ j2 k( g% jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLeyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21. 0 t6 d; C- A% D, \. s0 [2 s
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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.’4 _1 o/ M5 _% i, [8 N
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And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover.
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! D9 C2 x% `) l% d8 H5 U* i# kThe pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.6 z& @: X4 @3 b- w- }4 K
* B) T0 f: b( ]/ z/ z# `1 T7 gThe 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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