Singaporeans can enjoy the National Day Parade (NDP) festivities closer to home with celebrations taking place in five heartland sites: Bishan, Punggol, Yishun, Geylang Serai, and Bukit Gombak.
From 4pm to 9pm on Aug 10, the celebrations will be held at the open field next to Bishan Junction 8 mall in the Central District, at the open field next to One Punggol in the North East District, and at the open field next to FutsalArena @ Yishun in the North West District.
Festivities will also take place at the open field beside Wisma Geylang Serai in the South East District and at Bukit Gombak ActiveSG Stadium in the South West District.
Since July 8, members of the public have been able to collect tickets to the heartland celebrations at any of the 113 community clubs on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person can collect up to two tickets, and every attendee will receive an NDP pack.
The heartland celebrations will include a mobile column featuring 60 different assets that will make pit stops, and a fighter jet fly-past. At the Bishan site, there will also be a display jump by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) parachute team, Red Lions. The 60 assets – from the SAF, Singapore Police Force, and Singapore Civil Defence Force – will form five convoys and depart from the city centre, each heading to a different heartland site where they will be set up as a static display.
Along the way, the convoys will make pit stops to allow the public to have a closer look at the assets for up to 80 minutes. The cut-off timing for entry to each pit stop is 10 minutes before the closing time. These pit stops are located at the Jurong Town Hall bus interchange, Kranji Primary School, CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), CHIJ Secondary School, Hougang Bus Park, and Tampines Concourse bus interchange.
According to NDP’s website, there will also be exciting family-friendly activities, and each heartland site’s programme has been curated to showcase each district’s identity, with activities co-created by grassroots volunteers and partners.
The Straits Times
