Mark, why should a grant pay for shops to improve their signage?!?!? They're a business, and if they want better signage, they should pay for it! If a certain shop doesn't want to change it's signage, that's also up to them, and if it offends the delicate eyes of any passer by, they should just avert them. Oh, and ednerd, what if someone likes their grubby net curtains, and really couldn't give a toss if THEIR front garden is in a state? I can't believe this forum sometimes!