Tag Archives: Sengkang New Town

Before Sengkang, There Were Plans for a Seletar New Town

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Remember Singapore

The concept of a new town called Seletar was made known by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in the early eighties. With the development of Nee Soon New Town (Yishun New Town today) beginning in 1977 and gaining traction … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Historic | Tagged Jurong Town Corporation, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Nee Soon, Seletar New Town, Sengkang New Town, Shilida New Town, Singapore 1980s, Singapore 1990s, Sungei Seletar, Sungei Seletar Reservoir, Yishun New Town | 1 Comment

The Remaking of Jalan Kayu’s Church of The Epiphany

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The familiar old white building of the Church of The Epiphany, located off the roundabout outside the former Royal Air Force (RAF) Seletar (later Seletar Camp) main gates, had been demolished. An Anglican church at Jalan Kayu, the Church of … Continue reading →

Posted in Religious | Tagged Abundant Grace Presbyterian Church, Church Of The Epiphany, Group Captain R.W.G. Freer, Jalan Kayu, Jalan Kayu Bus Terminal, Jalan Kayu Primary School, Jalan Kayu Village, Lorong Thanggam, Reverend C.K. Sansbury, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Seletar, Second World War, Seletar, Seletar Camp, Sengkang New Town, Tampines Expressway | 1 Comment

The Last Fish Farm at Seletar West Farmway 4 Closes

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Remember Singapore

In 2012, a new road named Seletar West Road was constructed as a quick access to the Seletar Aerospace Park, cutting through a network of farm roads and splitting Seletar West Farmway 4 and 6. Four years later, the rightmost … Continue reading →