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

Retina UK local peer support groups: Belfast

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Wednesday 4 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Kim, Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker and group member Dominic Doherty.

Retina UK regional peer support groups: Scotland

Scotland Regional Peer Support Group

Thursday 5 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for a Scotland region-wide meeting where we are delighted to introduce our new Glasgow Peer Support Group facilitator, Sarah Speed.

Retina UK local peer support groups: National

National Peer Support Group

Wednesday 11 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Winter meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Sarah Kitson from Optelec Ltd who organise nationwide sight loss support days called Vision Zone.

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 17 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the Dorset & Southwest group for their first online social catch up of the year.

Retina UK local peer support groups: South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 21 February 2026, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join Retina UK's James Clarke and the group for our latest in-person social get together at Grappa Bar & Restaurant in Sheffield.

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