Millstreet has recently been added to a growing list of Age Friendly towns across Cork. This is the result of a process which began when County Cork committed itself to establishing a county where older people can live full, active and healthy lives by signing up to Ireland’s National Age Friendly Cities and Counties Programme (AFCC). Millstreet is now one of 8 Age Friendly towns across Cork – the others are – Bandon, Bantry, Charleville, Cobh, Kinsale, Passage West Monkstown and Mitchelstown.
To celebrate the inclusion of Millstreet into the growing list of Age Friendly towns – Cork County Council in conjunction with Millstreet County Council & Cork County Older People’s Council (OPC) have given 200 Age Friendly Activity Packs to be distributed to the Over 60’s around the Millstreet area. If you are interested in receiving a pack please get in touch with Millstreet Day Centre who are helping to deliver the packs locally. Just send your Name & Eircode to <email> or Text (087) 9321617
Plans/projects that are in development/in the pipeline at the moment include:
- Increase number of Age Friendly Parking spaces in the County
- Seating/benches
- Walk ability Studies of the Towns
- Community age friendly celebration events
- Pilot a design and colour scheme for age friendly parking in Cork County with potential roll out nationally
- Delivering Age Friendly Training for businesses in partnership with the Local Enterprise Offices
- Providing Age Friendly Digital Skills Training in libraries
- Competition of Age Friendly Housing Design from students of the Cork School of Architecture
More information can be found on Age Friendly Ireland – https://agefriendlyireland.ie/