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Itinerary for Walk
| Time | Activities |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Gather at 24 Bodmin Drive, Singapore 559623 View a 70-year-old single storey house with minor renovations. Mabel Wee will share her story (Preface & changes in the estate.) Light refreshments – Bottled water & snacks for participants |
| 9:30 am | Walk to Chartwell Park. Admire the old and new houses on the way. See the flora and fauna within and beyond parks. Meet Judy and her love birds and/or a morning Taichi regular (pg 73 -75) |
| 9:45 am | Visit St Francis Xavier, a Catholic Church (pg 83) |
| 9:55 am | Continue along Chartwell to Burghley Drive, pass Our Lady of Good Counsel (pg 95-97) and Golden Hill (pg 63). Anne Teo will share about the rubber plantation next to her childhood home at 1 Burghley Drive. |
| 10:10 am | Visit Theodore Chan’s modern house at Cardiff Grove (pg 140: CNA feature in QR Code) to view a “changing face, changing landscape” |
| 10:30 am | Proceed to a former crocodile farm below Caltex Petrol Station. Anne (pg 62-63) will share her stories on sight of crocodiles & smells of the past. Now exists a housing estate at La Quinta Park where the tannery was located |
| 10:50 am | Visit another home at Cardiff Grove that blends with nature because of extensive use of timber and Frances’ favourite outdoor kitchen (pg 139) |
| 11:00 am | Cross Lorong Chuan to Serangoon Central. In the past, Kampong Jalan Nira (pg 61) was an area with flower nurseries. |
| 11:30 am | End of trail at NEX. All participants are invited to the Book Launch at 2pm Serangoon Public Library at L4R. Guest of Honour: The Speaker of Parliament , Mr Seah Kian Peng as he is a resident in the estate. |
‘Vim, Vigour & Vitality: Spirited Voices of Serangoon Garden Estate’ will be available for sale at $54 per copy at the book launch.
Facebook – Memories of Serangoon Gardens in the 50s, 60s & 70s by Geraldine Soh. View QR Code (pg 107)
