Members of the Berkshire local peer support group sitting around a table

Local peer support groups

Our Retina UK Peer Support Group network offers information and support via regular meetings both online or in-person.

Groups meet in person or virtually and are a welcoming, safe and friendly place for people to share experiences, tips and information and form friendships.

Our local peer support groups meet online or in-person at different venues around the UK. If there isn’t one currently in your area, please get in touch with Mark Baxter, our Information and Support Coordinator. You can email him at [email protected] or call him on 07889 595783.

Local Peer Support Groups

  • Belfast
  • Berkshire
  • Bristol, Bath & Wilts
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Dorset & South West
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • London & South East (formerly Kent)
  • Manchester
  • Merseyside in collaboration with SocialEyes
  • South Yorkshire
  • Tyne & Wear in collaboration with Northern Alliance VIP’s
  • West Midlands

Online & Focused Interest Groups

  • *NEW* Women’s Peer Support Group
  • *NEW* Parent’s & Carer’s Peer Support Group
  • *NEW* Young Adults Peer Support Group
  • Men’s Peer Support Group
  • National Peer Support Group
  • Scotland Peer Support Group
  • Wales Peer Support Group
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Home & Garden
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Creative Arts
  • ‘Talking’ Travel
  • ‘Talking’ Tech – Sponsored by EMVI – EMpowering the Visually Impaired

EMVI logo with link to website

 

EMVI: A Mobile Visual Assistant Designed by

and for the Visually Impaired

 

 

More information about upcoming events can be found in our Events Calendar.

 

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Dorset & South West Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 9 December 2025, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the Dorset & South West group for a festive online social catch up and Christmas quiz!

Buckinghamshire Local Peer Support Group

Thursday 11 December 2025, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join Mark Baxter and the Buckinghamshire group for our last social meet up of the year over a festive lunch at The White Hart pub in Aylesbury town centre.

Men’s Peer Support Group

Tuesday 16 December 2025, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join us for a festive Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up and our last meeting of the year.

Women’s Peer Support Group

Wednesday 17 December 2025, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitators Danielle & Perm for a festive Women's Peer Support Group and our last social catch up of the year.

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