The Open House marks the beginning of a series of festivities and initiatives commemorating SingPost’s heritage and the evolution of postal services
Singapore, 1 June 2023 – Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) will be hosting an Open House from 1-4 June 2023 in conjunction with the celebration of the 165th anniversary of postal services in Singapore. The Open House will see SingPost opening its doors to the public for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of mail delivery, showcasing what it takes to bring mail from the posting box right into the letterbox.
The SingPost Open House will be launched by Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information at the SingPost Centre Atrium on 1 June 2023. SingPost invites its customers and the wider community to join the celebrations of its rich heritage and evolution of the nation’s postal services at the SingPost Open House.
Ms Neo Su Yin, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, SingPost, said: “We are incredibly proud to be commemorating 165 years of our nation’s postal services, its remarkable progress, and the achievements of SingPost over the years. SingPost has made technological advancements, embraced innovation, and strived in our transformation journey to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Looking to the future, we remain steadfast in our commitment to connecting people and communities, supporting the communities that we serve, and Making Every Delivery Count for People and Planet.”
There will be with a series of family-friendly carnival activities, exhibition panels showcasing SingPost’s heritage, as well as a curation of vintage discontinued postage stamps that are no longer in production at the Open House. The public can join in guided tours of SingPost’s mail processing centre at the event, to learn more about how mail arrives at their letterboxes.
There will also be two booths presented by strategic partners - HSBC Life and the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s SG Digital Office (SDO).
The SDO booth will allow participants to take a Digital Health Check quiz and learn how to stay safe online such as by creating strong passwords. SDO will also be conducting Digital for Life: Learn Digital workshops at the Open House.
SingPost will also set up a pop-up philatelic store featuring discontinued stamp collections, exclusive event datestamp and cachets at the event.
SingPost will also be launching more commemorative activities and contests in the coming months that the public can look forward to. Come October, SingPost will be hosting a community event as part of the celebrations of 165 years of postal services in Singapore.
Members of the public are welcome to visit the SingPost Open House from 2 - 4 June, 11am to 8pm at Level 1 Atrium, SingPost Centre. Admission is free. More information can be found at 165.singpost.com as well as on SingPost’s social channels on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
The SingPost Open House Activities
Step into the shoes of our postal workers for a day
Participants can look forward to experiencing our postal worker’s day at work through five time-based station games at the Open House. Each of these stations feature an actual activity that our postal workers carry out on a daily basis when processing or delivering mail.
The Postal Puzzle
This game station is inspired by the ‘Rush Hour Traffic Jam’ board game, where participants have to fit irregularly shaped blocks into SingPost’s smartpac cartons.
Give-A-Weigh
Participants have to make guesses on the weight of various parcels sent out by SingPost.
Confirm + Chop
This game station will see participants challenge themselves in filling up a printout with special slogan dies created for commemorating 165 years of postal services in Singapore.
Sorting Spree
Participants will be tasked to sort a pile of mail into delivery sacks according to area codes.
Letter Lingo
This game station pays tribute to a department in SingPost that is dedicated to deciphering handwritten addresses; participants are to decode letters with addresses written in nearly illegible handwriting.
Mail Processing Facility Tour
Members of the public can register their interest in a free 30 minutes guided tour of SingPost’s mail processing facilities. Interested participants can sign up for the tour here: https://165.singpost.com/facilitytour
Popstation Bonanza
Participants who collect at least six stamps on their event scorecard can pick a locker at the POPStaion Bonanza station for an attractive gift which includes exclusive SingPost merchandise, shopping vouchers, and even an iPad Pro or Apple Watch.
Philately Corner
Stamp collectors and enthusiasts must not miss out on the Philately corner, where participants can use a SingPost datestamp and exclusive event cachet to decorate a postcard for keepsake purposes. Alternatively, those who wish to send out a postcard may utilise the supplies provided at the mailing box station.
Travel through time with SingPost
The SingPost Open House will also feature exhibition panels and a chain reaction wall chronicling the brand’s history.
The chain reaction wall is an interactive paper cut-out 3D wall which features a continuous track against an illustrated backdrop of historical SingPost milestones, with a small SingPost ball that participants can drop and roll down the wall.
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