Siglap Tree Planting Day and Launch of Limau Estate Community Lime Garden

Dear Residents,

The Siglap Tree Planting Day is here again!

Do you know that there is a tree planting season in Singapore? It all started when Mr Lee Kuan Yew first envisioned Singapore as a Garden City of the tropics and as a commitment to this cause, he has planted a tree every year since he launched the campaign in 1963. Former PM Mr Goh Chok Tong and PM Mr Lee Hsien Loong has carried on this tradition.

The first Tree Planting Day started in 1971 and is held every November as part of the Clean and Green Singapore (CGS) campaign.

In our Siglap event, to be held on the 6 November 2010 ( Saturday) at 8 am at Jalan Limau Kasturi, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker of Parliament and MP for East Coast GRC (Siglap) will be planting four Salam trees. He will then proceed to Jalan Limau Manis playground to launch the new Community Lime Garden started by the Limau Estate Gardening Club members. Limau Nipis, Limau Kasturi, Limau Bali and limau Purut are the current species planted

See you there!!

Working on the Community Garden

Working on the Community Garden

On a very hot Saturday afternoon, a group of keen Limau gardeners met and made their way to a nursery in Ang Mo Kio, well known for its wide selection of plants. Their mission; to buy one of every lime or limau plant species available and turn the Limau Manis Community Garden into a reference garden for lime plants.

As it turns out, they were only 5 types of lime plants at the nursery. Not discouraged, we bought the plants and headed back to the garden. Hard work awaits! Clearing the garden of weeds and preparing the ground took an hour and then we were ready for the next phase.

With tender loving care, we ensured the plants were transplanted properly. And sufficiently watered; not damaged, roots intact. The rest we leave it to mother nature.

We enjoyed the workout, friendship and neighbourliness. All present resolved to meet again at the garden next Sunday 5 September at 6 pm

SIGLAP NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONY 2010

Dear Siglap Residents


INVITATION LETTER

Chairman and members of the organising committee cordially invite you to Siglap National Day Observance Ceremony 2010 on Monday, 9th August 2010 at Temasek Primary School (Bedok South Avenue 3). 7.30am.

2 Mr. Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker of Parliament; MP for East Coast GRC (Siglap); and Advisor for East Coast GRC GROs will be the Guest of Honour of the event.

3 We look forward to your attendance. Should you require any clarifications, please feel free to contact Mr. Tay Tze Yong at 6449 8040 during office hours

4 Thank you.

* Do appreciate your attendance and support to wear Red on the date of event.



Goh Geok Eng
Chairperson for Siglap National Day Observance Ceremony 2010

PROGRAMME

7-30am: Arrival of resident participants
Brass band performance.
7-40am: Student contingents to assemble.
7-45am: Arrival of Guest of Honour

8-00am: Flag Raising Ceremony & National Anthem
8-10am: Reciting of Pledge by 3 students
8-30am: A brief introduction of the Singapore 2010
Youth Olympics Games
Students to perform the YOG Cheer.
8-50am: Residents walk for the Nation
GOH to flag off walk from left exit of the assembly area
9-15am: Collection of Goodie Bags
9-45am: End of Programme

Siglap Torch Relay for YOG - CHEER THE FLAME!

Dear Limau Estate Residents,

Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics “Cheer The Flame” Torch-Relay for Siglap would be held this Sunday from 5pm to 6.30pm, right past our estate! (see attached map of route)

Make history and get your family, neighbours and friends to be part of the inaugural YOG Torch Relay in Siglap!
Of the 5 torch bearers at this leg of Cheer The Flame, 2 are Siglap Grassroots Leaders - Mrs Devi Sambandan from Siglap CSC and Mr Abdul Majid Bin Sulaiman from Siglap CCC.

p.s.: Please park your car along Bedok South Road towards Upper East Coast Road if you are driving.
DO NOT park along Bedok South Road towards Bedok as this stretch would be used for the torch-relay run.

See you there this SUNDAY @ 5pm. Come and make it happen!

Double Awards - LENC Gardening Club

At the recently concluded Singapore Garden Festival 2010, Limau Estate Neighbourhood Committee Gardening Club received 2 awards from NParks.

The first award was for Community In Bloom (Gold Award) for residents of Bedok Ria Crescent who banded together to adorn the streets with orchids.

The second award was the Gardeners' Cup 2010 First Runner-up for the submission of a sensory garden called Sense Surround by group "Rasa Cinta" This was achieved by the combined effort of APSN (Association of Persons with Special Needs) , Laguna Park Condominium NC, Marine Crescent Ville RC and Limau Estate NC.

A very big 'Thank You' to all participants and keep up the good work of beautifying our environment.