NHB's first Heritage Activation Node is in Katong-Joo Chiat.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic students Ashley Goh, Synette Teh, Lau Yixin and Grace Foo using JourneyX, an app they developed which takes users on a walking trail to 15 stops around Clementi.Featuring cultural performances, guided tours, a skating workshop and other activities, the festival’s hub will be a temporary “heritage village” in Clementi Town Centre, where exhibits, booths and a stage will be set up.
The app was developed by students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic , which has been located in Clementi since 1968. As NHB’s anchor partner for the new node, the poly will organise heritage programmes for the town in the coming years. My Community volunteer guide Jackie Neo speaking with Fong’s Dee Curry Puff owner Koh Meng Teck during the media preview of My Clementi Heritage Tour, one of the launch festival’s programmes. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Each node showcases a neighbourhood’s heritage in terms of spaces, such as heritage markers and pop-up installations; programmes, such as guided trails and workshops; and Heritage Champions, who include volunteers who run activities. He said the node “presents a great opportunity for the young to express their feelings about heritage”, and hopes that through NHB’s partnership with schools, businesses and community partners, more Singaporeans, especially young people, will get involved in heritage activities.
Such stories include that of Darussalam Mosque, which was completed in the 1980s and has served as a gathering point for people of all races over the years, such as in 2010, when it hosted screenings of World Cup matches.
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