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• • Greenery

  Singapore Garden Festival celebrates the community's gardening efforts at official opening

  22 Jul 2016

  The 2016 edition of Singapore Garden Festival (SGF), Singapore’s premier international garden show, welcomed its first visitors today. Organised by the National Parks Board (NParks) and Gardens by the Bay, the Festival was opened by Minister for National Development, Mr Lawrence Wong.
• • Greenery

  Singapore Garden Festival 2016 returns as the most extensive edition ever

  21 Jul 2016

  Premier international garden and flower show, Singapore Garden Festival (SGF), will make its return tomorrow, delighting visitors from 23–31 July 2016 at Gardens by the Bay. Jointly organised by the National Parks Board (NParks) and Gardens by the Bay, the Festival’s sixth edition will be the largest to date at 9.7 hectares – almost double the size of the 5-hectare showground in 2014 – and will showcase a record 79 garden and floral displays.
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  More Walking and Cycling Connections for a Car-lite Singapore

  08 Jul 2016

  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was at the launch ceremony with Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong and Senior Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, and announced the completion of the first phase of works to transform Ang Mo Kio into Singapore’s first walking and cycling town. At the same time, the National Parks Board (NParks) will be starting development works for the 150km Park Connector Network Round Island Route to link up parks, park connectors and communities by the end of the year.
• • Greenery

  Redeveloped Marine Cove offers more open spaces with vistas of the sea

  24 Jun 2016

  Visitors to East Coast Park can look forward to more open spaces with vistas of the sea, improved connectivity, family-friendly amenities and dining options at the redeveloped Marine Cove. These are part of efforts by the National Parks Board (NParks) to enhance visitors’ experience at Singapore’s most popular park and enliven green spaces in our City in a Garden.
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  NParks shortlists six teams for Jurong Lake Gardens Central and East design consultancy

  21 Jun 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) today announced that six teams have been shortlisted to participate in the second stage of the tender for design consultancy services for Jurong Lake Gardens (JLG) Central and East.
• • Greenery

  More than half of one-north Park completed with the opening of the newest phase of four land parcels

  17 Jun 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) will open the newest phase of one-north Park tomorrow (18 Jun, Sat). Comprising about 3.7 hectares in size, the latest phase which includes four land parcels – “one-north Park: Rochester West”; “one-north Park: Rochester East”; “one-north Park: Fusionopolis North” and “one-north Park: Fusionopolis South”, complements two previously opened land parcels and provides a larger green recreational respite for office workers, students and residents in the vicinity of one-north.
• • Greenery

  Record number of participating gardens in Community in Bloom Awards 2016

  14 Jun 2016

  The nationwide gardening movement is enjoying steady growth, as evidenced by the Community in Bloom (CIB) Awards 2016, which saw 436 community gardens taking part, the highest number of participating gardens in its history. This represents an increase of 93 gardens or 27% over 2014.
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  Enjoy a nostalgic evening of golden hits at Empress Place with NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra® and Satay Night Live

  08 Jun 2016

  NParks will be organising the second instalment of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra® in conjunction with Satay Night Live on 25 June at Empress Place, Empress Lawn, from 5.30pm till late.
• • Greenery

  Site investigation works approved to proceed

  08 Jun 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) has given approval for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to proceed with site investigation works for the proposed Cross Island Line (CRL) in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR).
• • Greenery

  NParks to be Central Managing Agency for Pulau Ubin

  03 Jun 2016

  The National Parks Board (NParks) will take on the role of the central managing agency for Pulau Ubin. This was announced at Ubin Day 2016 by Minister Lawrence Wong, who was the Guest-of-Honour at the event.