Blackpool & Shandon Health Action Zone

Welcome to The Blackpool & Shandon Health Action Zone

Hi, I’m Liz Madden, the Community Health Worker for the Blackpool and Shandon area. My role involves connecting with individuals and groups to understand their health needs and organising activities that cater to those needs. Our programmes are designed to be fun, inclusive, and a great way to try something new. Some of the activities we offer include:

Chair exercises
Cycling
Dancing
Minding Your Wellbeing
Healthy Food Made Easy

Safety, wellbeing, and promoting health are at the heart of everything we do. If you’re interested in joining a local activity or want to learn more about what’s happening in the Blackpool and Shandon area, feel free to call or text me on 087-6977942. I look forward to helping you discover new activities that can boost your health and happiness!

Blackpool & Shandon weekly schedule

Monday: Blackpool Knitting Group: 2:00 PM at Blackpool Community Centre

Tuesday: Blackpool Over 60’s Group: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Blackpool Community Centre

Wednesday:

Blackpool Men’s Shed: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM at Orchard Court

Blackpool Foyer Social Gardening Group: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the polytunnel behind the Garden Café, Assumption Road
Blackpool Walking Group: 2:00 PM outside Blackpool Church

Thursday: Shandon Street Men’s Shed: 2:00 PM at the RockSteps Community Centre, Blarney Street

Friday: Blackpool Foyer Social Gardening Group: 2.00PM – 4.00 PM in the polytunnel behind the Garden Café, Assumption Road

Daily: Roches Buildings Resource Centre: Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM at 61 Roches Buildings (open daily for residents of Roches Buildings and the surrounding areas)

Monthly: Coffa House Community Centre: Join for Lunch and Bingo once a month. (Part of COFFA – Cork Old Folks Friendly Association, supporting senior citizens throughout the city)

Monday – Friday: Daily Dinners and weekly activities. Support the needs of Irish veterans and their families.

Veteran Support Centre Cork

Collins Bks, Old Youghal Road Cork T23VA02 Ireland

Blackpool & Shandon Quarterly and Bi-annual Programmes

Healthy Food Made Easy: 6-week cooking course in autumn at Blackpool Community Centre
Minding Your Wellbeing: Programme focusing on mental health and wellbeing in the Blackpool area
Cycle with Confidence Programme: For older adults; dates and times to be arranged

For more information or to register, contact Liz Madden, Community Health Worker, at 087-6977942.

Blackpool Walking

Blackpool walking group meet for a brisk walk and regular chat – the group is open to new members as its first year.

Meets every Wednesday at 2 for a walk around the city

Garden café

The garden café at the foyer is open daily for breakfast and lunch serving delicious in a friendly and surrounds. This social sustainability and inclusion project

The Garden Café Cork which is widely regarded as Cork’s Greenest Café is situated on the grounds of Cork Foyer (formerly Assumption Convent Cork) and is located in a beautiful Victorian style glasshouse, It offers spectacular views of Blackpool and is open daily from Monday to Friday each week for morning coffee, freshly baked scones, brownies and flap jacks .

An exciting lunch menu is on offer daily using the finest seasonal produce sourced from our community Garden Allotment and also from local artisan producers. Daily specials include Courgette stuffed with Carrigaline smoked cheese and caramelised onions, and also chicken with rosemary and roasted red peppers. Parents can also unwind and relax while toddlers play in the park, explore the community garden and enjoy the fun of the mini pet farm.

At first glance this café aspires to the high standards of many other Cork Restaurants; however there is a wider picture which focuses on providing Adult Education in a unique community spirit. The employees are in fact trainees who receive instruction in areas such as, Barista coffee training, food preparation, HACCP ,electronic point of sale (EPOS) and customer service. Mentoring is also a key factor while participants work in the Garden Café.

Coffa House

COFFA House is a social centre catering for the elderly all over Cork city. Activities include bingo, afternoon dinner, Tai Chi, bus outings, film shows, bazaars, socials and parties.

Contact Coffa house or CHW on 0873479549

Shandon tidy streets group , historical society and Shandon area renewal work together to improve to improve the areas historic and cultural significance. Tidy street group meets on Tuesday evenings at 6pm.

Community arts

Community Art link base in the Shandon Area renewal Association, Firkin crane, graffiti arts theatre https://www.corkcommunityartlink.com/

Blackpool community Centre

The centre host Cork city partnership local education courses, weekly GROW meetings. AA and many other groups use the centre. Blackpool Youth Club is also based here. The centre is a vibrant hub for many local and intercultural activities. The centre is also a local food cloud distributor and facilitates a valuable social service to the community. Mindfulness , digital inclusion, mother and baby massage and space for local organising groups.