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Stories from Singapore's First Flatted Factory

4, 11, 18, 25 May • 10:30am

A theatrical tour visiting an vintage shop and a fabric workshop located within Singapore’s First Flatted Factory. Be transported back to the past through storytelling and get a chance to make a small fabric item to bring home as well!

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Timing:

Saturday, 4, 11, 18 & 25 May | 10.30am - 12.30pm

Venue: 115A Commonwealth Drive

- By My Old School (#03-24)

- Sew Fun (#04-05)

Meeting Point: 115A Commonwealth Drive

Fee: $40/pair (Parent & child)

Registration Link: https://shf24flattedfactory.peatix.com

Join Ah Hua, your friendly neighborhood Karang Guni aunty as she journeys to Singapore’s First Flatted Factory—an ordinary building filled with extraordinary stories about our heritage and history.

Visit two businesses within the building and listen as they share about trades that helped industrialise Singapore. Get crafty as well and sew your very own fabric pouch to bring home memories from the Flatted Factory!

Stories from Singapore’s First Flatted Factory is an interactive theatrical tour visiting local businesses By My Old School and Sew Fun, a vintage shop and fabric workshop, located within Singapore’s First Flatted Factory. Be transported back to the past through this heritage experience created by Zip Zap Zoom Collective suitable for ages 7 and up.

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