Singapore celebrates its 45th birthday on 9th August, 2010 and the parade returns to the historical setting of the Padang.Video.

Singapore Celebrates its 45th birthday on 9th August, About Parade & Ceremony:

Singapore celebrates its 45th birthday on 9th August, 2010 and the parade returns to the historical setting of the Padang. The first National Day Parade was held in the year 1966. A total of 30 contingents will take part in the Parade & Ceremony segment of the NDP in this year. The 5 pillars of the Total Defence: Military Defence, Civil Defence, Economic Defence, Social Defence and Psychological Defence are represented by the Parade & Ceremony segment. The 5 military and HOME Team contingents from the Army, Navy, Airforce, Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force represent the military and civil defence.

The 10 Uniformed Youth Organisations (UYOs) made up by the Scouts, Girl Guides, Boys and Girls Brigade, Red Cross, St John, National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, National Police Cadet Corps, and the National Cadet Corps represent the psychological defence. Besides this there will be 10 social and economic groups from the PAP, NTUC, HDB, PUB, SingTel, SATS, ERA, Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Industries and Sembcorp Marine which represents the social and economical defence. From the 3 services of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Singapore Police Force, there are four guards of honour groups. To provide the resounding beat for the participants, the students from the NCC Band combining with members from the SAF Band and Police Band will participate in Combined Band contingent this year.

NDP Theme for 2010 : Singapore National Day Parade Tickets InformationLieutenant-Colonel Lek Seng Khoon from Army Headquarters will be the Parade Commander and Master Warrant Officer Albert Chen from SAFTI Military Institute will be the Parade RSM. The audiences will be treated to the Aerial Display and Mobile Column recitals that take place in NDP once every five years, after the striding out from the Padang. The contestants will re-constitute and go on to a march around the Marina Bay area which symbolizes the march forward into the new Singapore. Firework would be a visual treat for Singaporeans as it will shoot off from nine different locations including commercial buildings other than the parade ground. The rooftop of City Hall and the Marina Bay waters, other firework points include The Esplanade, Suntec Tower, Pan Pacific Hotel, Ritz Carlton, UOB Tower and Maybank, all of which make for great vantage points for those who want to catch a glance of the fireworks besides the Padang fields.

Two-way telecast of the celebratory activities into five heartland locations, namely Choa Chu Kang, Woodlands, Bishan, Sengkang and Eunos will be introduced by the organisers to expand the NDP mood and participation into the heart of the city. At the Padang, this will allow audiences in the heartlands to interact and engage with the activities. The official website (www.ndp.org.sg) of NDP was launched by Colonel Lim in which information about National Day Parade 2010 is given. The homepage of the website is made up of a montage of photographs taken and sent in by regular Singaporeans. To give insider perspectives of NDP preparations, guest bloggers have also been invited.



For National Day Parade, you can buy online ticket through its (www.ndp.org.sg) official website.
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