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About The glitz and glamour of Singapore’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination, hides a surprising past. Join Jerome on a four-part journey through time to discover the many reminders of the different faces that Orchard Road has worn through the ages. This is an in-person walking tour and is a rain-or-shine experience.  Each tour requires separate registration. Only fully vaccinated individuals* (refer to FAQ 2.1 for the definition of fully vaccinated) are permitted to register and participate in this programme.  Limited capacity. Tickets are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Participants are advised to wear comfortable footwear and to bring water/fluids for hydration. Participants need not bring any materials. Ticket sales ends 2 hours before the start of the programme.  Tour 1: Planting the OrchardPlantations, on which a spice said to have been worth more than its weight in gold was cultivated, gave Orchard Road its name. Through a short walk around the area of Design Orchard, discover how these plantations have spiced the Orchard Road of today.  This programme is fully booked. You may join our waitlist here: https://bit.ly/TheNonSeasonProgWaitlist. (Please note that joining the waitlist does not guarantee you slot. Only an email confirmation will confirm your slot. Thank you for your kind understanding and support.)    Tour 2: Spaces for the Living from Spaces for the DeadThe orchards that gave Orchard Road its name disappeared almost as soon as they began to become profitable. Out of their ashes, rose quite a different Orchard Road, one of spaces for the living, right next to spaces for the dead. Take a stroll down Orchard Road to discover how this set Orchard Road’s transformation in motion. This programme is fully booked. You may join our waitlist here: https://bit.ly/TheNonSeasonProgWaitlist. (Please note that joining the waitlist does not guarantee you slot. Only an email confirmation will confirm your slot. Thank you for your kind understanding and support.) Tour 3: An Age of LocomotionThe mechanization of motive power was one of the great innovations of the industrial age. What does that have to do with Orchard Road one may ask. Well, let’s say that it was a prime mover in its, and, in Singapore’s development. Through a discovery of places linked to this past, find out how locomotion has moved Orchard Road forward. This programme is fully booked. You may join our waitlist here: https://bit.ly/TheNonSeasonProgWaitlist. (Please note that joining the waitlist does not guarantee you slot. Only an email confirmation will confirm your slot. Thank you for your kind understanding and support.) Tour 4: A New PlantationThe Orchard Road of today can be thought of as a new plantation. Where its plantations of the past may have yielded a spice as valuable as gold, this new plantation now yields a new gold. Find out how the seeds for this new plantation were planted, through a discovery of the places significant in this journey. This programme is fully booked. You may join our waitlist here: https://bit.ly/TheNonSeasonProgWaitlist. (Please note that joining the waitlist does not guarantee you slot. Only an email confirmation will confirm your slot. Thank you for your kind understanding and support.) Venue Level 1, Design Orchard > Various Locations > Design OrchardA confirmation email will be sent to all registrants for more details on the tour’s meeting point. Bio Jerome Lim is a heritage enthusiast and a keen photographer, who captures Singapore’s fast evolving urban and cultural landscape through his award-winning ‘The Long and Winding Road’ blog.He is also the author of ‘Uncommon Ground: The Places You Know, The Stories You Don’t’ and co-author of ‘Secret Singapore’ both of which contain stories hidden in Singapore’s lesser-known sites. Through collaborations with various agencies and organisations, Jerome has also developed content for and led site expert tours to heritage sites and for events such as the Fullerton Building’s 89th Anniversary, Singapore Heritage Festival, Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets and Battle for Singapore.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelongnwindingroadInsta: @jeronimolocoTwitter: @jeromekgWebsite: https://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/ Photography and videography  Please note that photos and video recordings of this programme may be taken and you may be captured in this footage. Any media footage captured before/during/after the time of this programme may be used for The Non Season publicity and marketing purposes.  FAQs 1. Why is this programme Free with Refundable Deposit? As programme spaces are highly limited, the deposit ensures that Jerome's time is maximised and that all registered participants will attend. The deposit fee of $10 will be refunded back to you within 24-hours after your attendance has been registered. Please note that the deposit will NOT  be refunded to you under these circumstances:- If you fail to attend the programme OR- If you cancel your booking within less than 24 hours of the programme2. What are the COVID-19 Safety Management Measures of this programme? 2.1 Fully vaccinated attendees onlyAt the point of entry, attendees’ vaccination status will be checked. Only fully vaccinated attendees are allowed to enter the programme. Fully vaccinated refers to: Persons aged 18 and above who have completed the primary vaccination series and are eligible for a booster shot, who still hold a fully vaccinated status for 270 days after their last vaccine jab, ORPersons aged 18 and above who have taken their booster shot within 270 days of completing their primary vaccination series, ORFor vaccinated people who have recovered from COVID-19For more details, please refer to the MOH website in the "Vaccination Statuses and Records" section.2.2 TraceTogether check-inIt is compulsory for attendees to check-in via SafeEntry through the scanning of the QR code at the venue using the TraceTogether app on your mobile device, or by presenting your TraceTogether token to be scanned. 2.3 Mask wearingAttendees are required to wear and keep their masks on during the entire duration of the programme. Any non-compliance of regulations 2.1 - 2.3 will result in a non-admittance or removal from the programme. 3. Data Protection PolicyPlease refer to The Non Season Data Protection Policy here. 4. I have more questions, how do I contact you? You may reach out via the Contact button located on the right side of this page, under Organiser. We will do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.

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