I was reading on Oscar that someone had commented about the Llandudno Town Scheme and how it was a shame that something like that didn't still exist to help with the costs of replacement old sash or PVC windows.
It made me think what a real shame it is that that scheme ended, when you think about all the shops that benefited from it:
Cadwaladers got a lovely new shopfront and a hugely enhanced verandah
Clares restored and improved its verandah
The shop next to the Legion restored its verandah
The whole verandah on the Greeenery and its neighbours was restored
Clarkes replaced the awful British Gas Showroom shop front
That little terrace in Tudno St. (Bolton House?) were restored to a unified colour scheme
The Broadway Hotel was repainted and enhanced
Money was given to help repaint the side of Harmony House and restore the verandah.
Roden Villa and its neighbour were repainted and given a uniform look.
I also think a lot of the hotels obtained funds to reinstate railings.
I think I am correct in saying most of these were in large part funded by the scheme but forgive me if I am wrong.
It's a damn shame that that sort of thing has dried up as Colwyn Bay had its town scheme and now has the WAG money being spent on it and some of the (albeit still empty) shops look extremely nice, especially Penrhyn Road. The scheme must have ended circa 2005 I think. A number of hideous shop fronts and forlorn verandahs still exist, which could do with a makeover.