Exhibition takes Jurong residents down memory lane

Joylene Teo (left), 5 and her brother Jovan Teo, 7 attending the Walking Down Memory Lane 2015 exhibition at Jurong Green Community Club on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
Joylene Teo (left), 5 and her brother Jovan Teo, 7 attending the Walking Down Memory Lane 2015 exhibition at Jurong Green Community Club on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
Mdm Tan Ah Ngo (in pink),75 attending the Walking Down Memory Lane 2015 exhibition at Jurong Green Community Club on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
Walking Down Memory Lane 2015 at Jurong Green Community Club on Saturday, Jan 3, 2015. Mdm Kwoh Toh (left), 84, and Mdm Chan Kieu (right), 74 are seen attending the exhibition on the transformation of the Jurong estate during 1970s. The objective of the Memory Lane is to celebrate Singapore's 50th birthday by sharing the stories and fond memories of the Jurong Central Pioneer Generations and the older residents with the youths in Jurong. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

SINGAPORE - An exhibition on the transformation of Jurong over the years was launched at the Jurong Green Community Club on Saturday.

The exhibition Walking Down Memory Lane showcases the collective memories of residents through photographs, video clips, audio recordings and various artefacts.

"With this exhibition, we hope to share with our younger residents the challenges our pioneer generation faced as well as their valuable contributions that resulted in what we have today, a modern Singapore," said Mr Ang Wei Neng, advisor to the Jurong GRC grassroots organisations.

After Saturday's launch, the roving exhibition, which is expected to reach some 5,000 residents, will make its rounds to various residents' committee centres and schools within the estate. It will end on August 8.

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