Leith Shop Idol will see shoppers award £3K to local business
January 6, 2012 by Ally 
A council plan to encourage local businesses to get involved in improving the appearance of Leith has been launched this week.
Local shoppers will help a panel of judges decide which local shop owner should be awarded prizes worth up to £3000 based on the businesses shop fronts by voting during a designated window week - scheduled to kick off on Monday the 13th of February.
The public vote will take place online on the city council run, "I Love Leith" Facebook page. As far as we can tell there's no other way for the public to vote. So if you don't have a Facebook account, well, no luck.
Local businesses are being encouraged to take part in the competition, and they are being given a bit of extra help to participate too. There will be a free "Window Dressing Workshop" at the MacDonald Road Library on the 18th of January, from 6-9pm.
There's also to be a panel of, as yet unnamed, judges who will score entries by looking for the the shop that’s made the biggest improvement to its window display leading up to Window Week. In particular they'll be looking for:
If you are a business interested in participating or a local resident interested in voting - you can find out more from the special new website that's been set-up to promote the scheme at www.leithshopidol.co.uk
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