Tanglin Community Club


Tanglin Community Club is a community centre on the corner of Whitley Road and Malcolm Road in Novena, Singapore.

The community centre

History edit

Plans to build a community centre to service the Tanglin area were first announced in 1971.[1] The community centre was completed in 1975, costing over $150,000, and initially held fishing trips to Pulau Tioman in Malaysia.[2] However, by the 1990s, the centre was viewed as old and outdated, and an art sale was held in 1991 to raise funds for an upgrade of the community centre, which would cost over $4.5 million.[3][4]

The community centre underwent major renovations around by January 1994, with the new design being likened to that of a country club.[5][6] The new design of the community centre also included a clock tower.[7] The newly renovated community centre reopened in June 1998.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tanglin to get modern community centres". New Nation. Singapore. 18 May 1971. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Fishing for new members". New Nation. Singapore. 21 January 1980. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Art sale to raise cash for CC's upgrading". The Straits Times. Singapore. 3 December 1991.
  4. ^ "$4.5 m Tanglin CC upgrading". The Straits Times. Singapore. 24 December 1991.
  5. ^ "Tanglin CC keeps up with the times with country-club look". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 January 1994.
  6. ^ "Tanglin CC keeps up with the times with country-club look". The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition. Singapore. 15 January 1994.
  7. ^ Tan, Hsueh Yun (4 November 1996). "Tanglin CC keeps up with the times with country-club look". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  8. ^ Kaur, Karamjit (21 June 1998). "Community club with country club looks". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  9. ^ Rosales, Noel (27 June 1998). "Club at Tanglin is open to all". The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition. Singapore.

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