My River Valley Heritage Tour [English] (21 July 2024)

Do you know who Oxley Road was named after? Do you know about all the different communities that contributed to Singapore's economic development, and how they all gathered in River Valley?

My River Valley Heritage Tour explores the rich multicultural and multireligious landscape of the River Valley neighbourhood. This will take us through many shophouses, places of worship and other landmarks around the Singapore River. Our tour does not just focus on the great historical figures that gave rise to many of these places, but also on the everyday people and communities that breathe life into these places

Who should come?

• Everyone is welcome to participate in this exciting tour!

Duration & Meeting Point

• Approximate Duration: 3.0 hours or so

• Language: English

• Please meet at Fort Canning MRT Station Exit B (Street Level) fifteen minutes before the start of the tour.

• The tour will proceed rain or shine.

• The tour will end at Mohamed Sultan Road.

What to bring and wear?

• As we will be entering several places of worship, please wear respectful attire which includes: (1) a collared, modest shirt or blouse with sleeves, covered shoulders, (2) long pants (e.g. jeans) or skirts that cover your knees, (3) covered shoes.

• Please do not wear singlets, sleeveless / spaghetti-strap or low-cut tops, shorts or miniskirts, slippers or sandals. Thank you!

• Please do not bring cigarettes, alcohol, meat or any food, or dangerous items with you or in your bag to be respectful to our different places of worship!

• We are fortunate enough to enter some restricted sites along the tour which are usually not open to the public. Security at these sites are high for peoples' safety, and we need your help bringing your NRIC, FIN or passport to enter some of these restricted sites.

• Bring along hand sanitiser, insect repellent, EZ-Link card, a bottle of water and an umbrella.

• If you have earphones with a standard 3.5mm audio jack, please bring them along (for radio guides during the tour).

• Asthmatic individuals are encouraged to bring their inhaler.

Other important information

• Please do not sign up for the tour if you are unsure of your schedule. Our volunteers have committed their time to this tour - Your absence is discouraging our volunteers from organising any physical tours.

• You must cancel this ticket if you were unwell and could not turn up.

• Participants who have signed up for the tour but did not turn up will be banned permanently from My Community's future tours.

• Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour for registration.

Disclaimer

• By agreeing to participate in the tour, every participant will be responsible for any injury, loss of damage due to careIessness of other actions on his/her part or that of children under his/her charge.

• It is compulsory for a parent/guardian to accompany any child of or under the age of 12

• Videos and photographs may also be taken during the event. By registering for this event, you give My Community full rights to use the photos for marketing and publicity.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fort Canning MRT Station (Exit B - Street Level), 170 River Valley Road, Singapore, Singapore