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Case Study: Castleblaney became an Age Friendly town as part of the Monaghan Age Friendly Programme This was partly because many of the older people who took part in the consultation process at the launch of the Age Friendly programme in Monaghan came from Castleblayney. They said that they didn’t feel safe walking in the town and were often confused by signs when driving into the town. For these reasons, the Age Friendly Alliance opted to put Castleblayney forward as the pilot town in County Monaghan to develop as an Age Friendly Town. A planner was employed to work on improvements that could be made in the town. He carried out a walkability audit which highlighted lack of signage, seats and poor pedestrian access to some services and businesses. The survey specifically highlighted where seating was needed most. Town councillors endorsed the plan and ringfenced funding for seating in the future. New wooden seats were made by the Monaghan Men’s Shed group and installed in key locations. The County Council reduced the speed limit within the town to 30 kmph to make the town safer for cyclists and walkers of all ages. Ballybay and Clones will now work towards becoming age friendly towns. 112 “ Declan McKernan is an engineer in Monaghan County Council. He worked with planner, Seamus Furlong to make Castleyblayney an Age Friendly Town.“The Age friendly town initiative was a rare opportunity for collective thinking. The local authority, the Gardai, the VEC [now Education and Training Board], social services, HSE and various community groups came together with the Age Friendly Alliance to look at Castleblayney Town. The aim was to develop a simple and common sense approach in making Castleblayney a more accessible and easier town to get around - either for doing business or to enjoy a simple stroll. “I sat on the steering group and it was an eye opener to learn what the real ” issues are for people.
Chapter 4: Implementation The walkability audit was a great success: It turned out to be a ‘snag list’ of what improvements could be done to the footpaths, signage, bus stops, seating and crossing points that would allow the town to become more user friendly. However it wasn’t all about concrete and kerbs, far from it, as the delivery of quality health services, feeling safe and making a meaningful contribution to community life were also key objectives. For example, giving people living in isolated areas easier access to the town through the introduction of neighbourhood car schemes, getting volunteers to act as community alerts for bogus callers, considering group purchases of home heating supplies to cut down prices were all issues that were raised and addressed. Finding opportunities for older people to interact with younger generations also became one of our goals. Having the planner, Seamus Furlong assigned to Castleblayney broke down the barriers of ‘them and us’ to seek a common goal. To be honest without Seamus’s lead, it would be difficult to see how the initiative could have been as successful as it was. Ballybay and Clones are now in the process of following Castleblayney’s approach in making their towns Age Friendly. It’s an opportunity for those towns to develop a strategy that has actual achievable outputs that doesn’t require large financial outlays. It’s a chance to make all our lives a little bit better.” 113
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