The New Paper's annual Big Walk takes to the river
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The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participants stop to scan an i-marker along the route outside The Riverwalk on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Mr Vincent Ong (bib number 02180), 48, holds on to a Kiss 92FM pink ballooon and drinks water from his water bottle near the finishing point at Marina Barrage where participants collected their free H-TWO-O drinks. He participated in The New Paper Big Walk 2012 with his family. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk seen passing by the Bank of China building along Singapore River, on Sept 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat (second from right) flags off The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participants at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay on Sept 2, 2012. To his left is Mr Han Fook Kwang, managing editor of SPH's English and Malay Newspapers Division. Participants ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk wait for the flag off at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Dressed as God of Wealth, The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participant Mr Jimmy Goh (in red), 39, was a popular figure among the crowd as everyone clamours for the free candy from his gold ingot bowl. He has been participating in the annual walk for 20 years since its inaugural race and choose the costume to wish everyone good luck and good health. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Dressed as God of Wealth, The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participant Mr Jimmy Goh (in red), 39, was a popular figure among the crowd as everyone clamours for the free candy from his gold ingot bowl. He has been participating in the annual walk for 20 years since its inaugural race and choose the costume to wish everyone good luck and good health. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk react after seeing the photographers after their flag off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. They ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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A H-TWO-O mascot and a stiltwalker is seen at the starting point of The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk wait for the live Bingo draw at the Marina Barrage after completing the walk on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat (second from right), seen on stage before the flag off of The New Paper Big Walk, with managing editor of SPH's English and Malay Newspapers Division Mr Han Fook Kwang (extreme right) at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay on Sept 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk after their flag off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. They ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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A performer for the Kheng Cheng Anklung musical holds her instrument at the Marina Barrage as she waits for the group's turn on stage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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The New Paper New Face 2012 contestants cheer on The Big Walk participants near the finishing point at the Marina Barrage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
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The New Paper New Face 2012 contestants cheer on The Big Walk participants near the finishing point at the Marina Barrage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participants stop to scan an i-marker along the route outside The Riverwalk on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Mr Vincent Ong (bib number 02180), 48, holds on to a Kiss 92FM pink ballooon and drinks water from his water bottle near the finishing point at Marina Barrage where participants collected their free H-TWO-O drinks. He participated in The New Paper Big Walk 2012 with his family. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The annual The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk seen passing by the Bank of China building along Singapore River, on Sept 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat (second from right) flags off The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participants at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay on Sept 2, 2012. To his left is Mr Han Fook Kwang, managing editor of SPH's English and Malay Newspapers Division. Participants ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk wait for the flag off at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Dressed as God of Wealth, The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participant Mr Jimmy Goh (in red), 39, was a popular figure among the crowd as everyone clamours for the free candy from his gold ingot bowl. He has been participating in the annual walk for 20 years since its inaugural race and choose the costume to wish everyone good luck and good health. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Dressed as God of Wealth, The New Paper Big Walk 2012 participant Mr Jimmy Goh (in red), 39, was a popular figure among the crowd as everyone clamours for the free candy from his gold ingot bowl. He has been participating in the annual walk for 20 years since its inaugural race and choose the costume to wish everyone good luck and good health. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk react after seeing the photographers after their flag off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. They ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
A H-TWO-O mascot and a stiltwalker is seen at the starting point of The New Paper Big Walk 2012 held on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk wait for the live Bingo draw at the Marina Barrage after completing the walk on Sept 2, 2012. Participants are flagged off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay and ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat (second from right), seen on stage before the flag off of The New Paper Big Walk, with managing editor of SPH's English and Malay Newspapers Division Mr Han Fook Kwang (extreme right) at the starting point outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay on Sept 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Participants of the annual The New Paper Big Walk after their flag off by guest-of-honour Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat outside The Central Shopping Mall in Clarke Quay, on Sept 2, 2012. They ended their five-kilometre walk at the Marina Barrage where a live Bingo draw and other performances are held. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
A performer for the Kheng Cheng Anklung musical holds her instrument at the Marina Barrage as she waits for the group's turn on stage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The New Paper New Face 2012 contestants cheer on The Big Walk participants near the finishing point at the Marina Barrage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
The New Paper New Face 2012 contestants cheer on The Big Walk participants near the finishing point at the Marina Barrage. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
Thousands of walkers thronged the banks of the Singapore River on Sunday in The New Paper’s annual Big Walk.
This year’s charity walk was a 5km riverside ramble, from The Central shopping mall at Clarke Quay to the Marina Barrage, where the Singapore G1 green lifestyle event was being held.
At the finishing line, they joined walkers from Singapore G1's two routes, with more than 20,000 walkers across all the events.
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat flagged off the Big Walk participants at 7.45 am. Also seeing them off were mascots from the event’s sponsors: from a dancing bottle of isotonic drink H-Two-O to the Singapore Turf Club’s cuddly horse mascots Racer and Clover.
