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 EastEndersTVBNOW 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。% \& P- H3 Z/ `* b$ k
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, P5 {6 }% S& Z9 N3 v6 v6 I# stvb 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, ?" B- D$ ]" q" Z' S
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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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+ D, u0 A1 e G `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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8 l/ C* v1 Q! }2 BTatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics 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。2 n/ g. k# A& w) ]: w
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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.公仔箱論壇+ N7 \# z$ Z6 _0 B# @% V
9 ?- B9 a d+ `/ f1 LTVBNOW 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。Shop names in charmless neon or plastic have been replaced with hand-painted signs adorned with elegant calligraphy or old-fashioned metal lettering. 5.39.217.769 ~+ j1 k0 G1 u
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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.$ D1 l' e+ Q- {. ?
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As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced. 5.39.217.760 \+ k4 I7 L' H" {- K
: }* {4 b% ~! A( w% TTVBNOW 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。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. : \1 j. W8 J: W2 p
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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.5.39.217.76+ y1 U4 `' ]6 _- l' e7 \
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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.公仔箱論壇, ~0 M( ]) G+ S9 D" j! |
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1 ^4 q( h/ t' M2 D2 p6 Ltvb 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 tourists5.39.217.76% g7 m7 ?. ~/ {1 P( e5 k8 [
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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 front
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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. 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。: l% D y6 q& i. {; g E
0 R- M4 Q+ B5 N9 k5.39.217.76‘Having the shutter inside means people can see in the window all the time, which is like a 24/7 advert for us.’ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 h6 n: f, J7 a. |9 Z) u! S
; T2 u( K9 j& m2 p% STVBNOW 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。Shamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.
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4 f3 A. D6 r, t/ r2 ` h5.39.217.76‘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.公仔箱論壇# {7 v3 ~9 S: \- u8 U
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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.’ 5.39.217.761 ~5 D9 T9 S3 [) N
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A 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 beforetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; W/ p# c7 F; J9 O* 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...
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, v! d8 q& e7 L0 W9 A公仔箱論壇... 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.’公仔箱論壇/ @' y) p u6 `; H- \
7 p6 F* A# H, O) yAnd it is not just the shops which have had a makeover.
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6 e/ E. N% A* P, y4 AThe pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.
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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.7 L0 k0 Y- n* v8 |1 w
; x+ Q+ ]/ Q3 l" H: P# `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.
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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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