The trail features 23 sites that recall the area's history.
The trail features 23 sites and 22 community stories that recall Changi's history and heritage, as well as the area's present-day role.
To cater to the public’s varied interests, NHB curated three thematic routes for the self-guided trail. Participants can opt to take public transport to reduce the distance covered on foot for each route. NHB said that in the 1920s, the British chose Changi as the site for a cantonment, or military quarters, and artillery emplacements to protect a then upcoming naval base in Sembawang.Barracks that were part of the cantonment – such as Block 42 in Hendon Road – are part of this route, along with the former Changi Hospital, completed in 1962 for the British Royal Air Force.
Mr Thalapathi K.V, a temple volunteer of about two decades, said the ficus tree still sits at the front of the temple, with two non-Hindu deities, Guan Yin and Buddha, at its foot. This is a rarity in Hindu temples here and a testament to the multiracial appeal of the temple, said the 67-year-old, adding that the deities were introduced in the mid-2000s.
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