Castlereagh East

The coronavirus outbreak is affecting the way many of us live our lives, and it's normal that this will affect people's mental health. Below is some information and support available to you.

Contact Point

If you need to contact the council to either volunteer to offer assistance in this community or to ask for support please email: CastlereaghEastDEA@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk

The contact details for the elected members representing your area are detailed below.

Our partner organisations

BT16 Covid-19 Community Volunteer Group

Services: Prescription and shopping pick up, posting mail and friendly chats. Please click here to view their information flyer
Contact: John Howcroft
Telephone: 07594 285598
Email: ballybeenimprovementgroup@gmail.com

Pharmacy services

Name	Address	Telephone	Opening Hours	Delivery	Social distancing practice
Medicare Chemists & Pharmacies	967 Unit 4 Upper Newtownards Road Dundonald Belfast BT16 1RL.	028 9048 7668	10am-1pm Closed 1pm- 2pm for clean & Restock 2pm – 5.30pm	YES Free (1 driver for all sites)	Prescriptions only, no entry to shop. One person at a time to wait outside. Any queues people advised to stand 2 metres apart.
Medicare Chemists & Pharmacies	51 Comber Road Dundonald Belfast BT16 2AA	028 9048 3196	10am-1pm Closed 1pm-2pm for clean & Restock 2pm – 5.30pm	YES Free (1 driver for all sites)	Prescriptions only, no entry to shop. One person at a time to wait outside. Any queues people advised to stand 2 metres apart.
Boots	Craigleith Drive, Ballybeen, Dundonald Belfast BT16 2PQ	028 9048 3750	9.30am – 1pm Closed 1pm- 2pm for clean & Restock 2pm – 5.30pm	YES	Open with only 2 permitted in the shop at one time. Doors locked at all times. Advising customers to abide by social distance rule.
Medicare Chemists & Pharmacies	Kings Square, Belfast	028 9040 1077	9am – 6pm	YES	Open to public. No more than 3 in at a time.
Sandown Pharmacy	386 Upper Newtownards Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast BT4 3EY	028 9065 5166	9am - 5.30pm	YES Free (VERY restricted. Vulnerable people ONLY)	Extended counter. No more than 3 in at a time.
Earlswood Pharmacy	328 Upper Newtownards Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast BT4 3EY	028 9047 1313	9am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri	YES Free (VERY restricted. Vulnerable people ONLY)	No more than 2 in at a time.