New stamp issue of Singapore: Heritage Trail - Kent Ridge Park Trail

Singapore Post will publish a new stamp issue "Heritage Trail - Kent Ridge Park Trail " on 22 Sep 2010.

The FDC for Heritage Trail - Kent Ridge Park Trail

An introduction from Miniature World 82 published by Singapore Post:

Formerly known as Pasir Panjang Ridge, Kent Ridge Park was originally a lowland evergreen rainforest filled with crops planted by the early settlers of Singapore. It was used as a fortress by the British in the defense of Singapore and was the site of one of the last battles fought against the Japanese – the Battle for Pasir Panjang, at a hill in the park called Bukit Chandu – during the World War II.

The Governor of Singapore, Sir John Fearns Nicoll, officially opened it in 1954, in commemoration of a visit to the park by the Duchess of Kent and her son, the Duke of Kent, on 03 October 1952. It was gazetted by the National Heritage Board as one of 11 World War II sites in Singapore in 1995.

31K Bukit Chandu, the remaining black and white colonial bungalow that used to house senior British Army officers, has been restored and converted in a World War II museum called Reflections at Bukit Chandu, serving as a reminder of an important chapter in our Singapore’s modern history.

A 280metre long canopy walk, located at the eastern part of the park was completed in October 2003, linking Kent Ridge Park to the Reflections at Bukit Chandu. With its undisturbed habitat and abundant plant life, visitors can enjoy the lush greenery and panoramic view of the sea as well as some of the southern islands.

My last trip to Kent Ridge Park Trail with my friends on 17 Jan 2010: