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Old 5th Jun 2018, 06:29
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lauriebe
 
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Roving, the leave centre shown in that news clip is not Sandycroft but the original RAF Leave Centre, Elysian.

The building was an old colonial villa that belonged to the family of an ex-RAF Changi Stn Cdr who, around the start of the Emergency period, allowed its use as a leave centre for Singapore-based RAF personnel only. Elysian was some two hundred yards up the road,closer to town, from Sandycroft which, at that time was the Army Leave Centre.

Elysian closed circa 1960(?) and NAAFI took over the Army centre which was then used by all the services. It was demolished some time ago and the site now houses four tower blocks of high-end condos.

Much of Sandycroft is still recognisable today and is now known as the Dalat International School.
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