"Halloween Horrors" at Night Safari cancelled
SINGAPORE: Wildlife Reserves Singapore has decided to cancel its
popular "Halloween Horrors" event at the Night Safari.
Students from Singapore Polytechnic, who've spent seven months
organising "Halloween Horrors", said the abrupt cancellation of the
annual event was unexpected.
They are disappointed but are taking the decision in their
stride.
The students had conceptualised the theme, auditioned individuals
and even designed the costumes.
Their involvement in "Halloween Horrors" is part of their final
year project for their Diploma in Integrated Events and Project
Management.
The polytechnic said the cancellation will not affect their
grades.
Some 1,000 tickets were sold online for the month-long event, due
to make its return for the sixth year on September 30.
Ticket holders will be refunded.
Night Safari's parent group, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, said it
is refocusing its energy on other events with an Asian focus, like
a Deepavali festival in October.
Isabella Loh, Director & Group CEO of Wildlife Reserves
Singapore, said: "The successful launch of Moon Night which was
attended by the President, marks the first of many Asian-themed
festivities and family bonding events to be held at Wildlife
Reserves Singapore parks.
"We are now staging a festival centered around Deepavali in October
in our parks. This is a multi-cultural family event for all
Singaporeans and tourists to join in. With our focus on Asian
festivities, we have therefore decided to cancel Halloween in view
of the clash in dates.
"The partnership with Singapore Polytechnic will now be directed to
assisting us with the Deepavali event and we thank them for their
continued efforts and support."
Lecturers at the polytechnic have requested for the students to
have a last look at their work before it's taken down.
"It's a closure for this event, for them to move on. It's a
learning experience for them as I would say, and for the students,
to be able to say that okay, we have actually done a very good
job," said Jacqueline Ho, lecturer at Singapore
Polytechnic.
"Around 80 per cent of the work has been (completed) so far. We
have done everything up to the point of rehearsal; we are only left
with the execution of the event," said Kingsley Khng, a final year
student at Singapore Polytechnic.
- CNA /ls
poor students..............
