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.
We now need to put together a committee of interested participants from around the area to help drive some of the plans & projects to help make Millstreet a more Age Friendly town. This committee will work in conjunction with members of Cork County Council to help develop & deliver on projects such as the below:
- Increase number of Age Friendly Parking spaces in the County
- Seating/benches
- Walkability 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/
If you are interested in getting involved please get in touch with Millstreet Day Centre who are helping to coordinate the meetings. Just send your Name & Phone Number to <email> or Text (087) 9321617
