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The Lives of Farrer Park

27 May • 02:00pm • National Museum of Singapore

Bringing together a dozen voices in Singapore sport, this film is a love letter to Farrer Park – one of the most iconic sporting grounds in Singapore history and regarded by many national athletes as the birthplace of sports in Singapore.

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The Lives of Farrer Park 
Sat, 27 May 2023 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Venue: Gallery Theatre, National Museum Singapore
Fee: Free with registration
Registration: https://thelivesoffarrerpark.peatix.com 

Through a series of 11 stories, The Lives of Farrer Park is a love letter to the people that made it special. The world will always need a place like Farrer Park: a town square, a place for people to gather and to make connections, and eventually, a place with legacies shared between generations. In each story, a different life of Farrer Park is explored through the memories and footsteps of past athletes, who frequented the grounds as children and who return with fuller lives as adults, to testify to what stood here and what made it special as the centre of Singapore sport for a century. This documentary was directed by paralympic swimmer Toh Wei Soong and filmmaker Ric Aw, with support from the National Heritage Board. Wei Soong began swimming at Farrer Park at the age of 15 under the tutelage of two-time Olympian and Singapore swimming legend Ang Peng Siong. 

This programme is a collaboration by National Heritage Board and Toh Wei Soong.





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