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 services@RetinaUK.org.uk or call him on 07889 595783.

Local Peer Support Groups

  • Belfast
  • Berkshire
  • Bristol, Bath & Wilts
  • Buckinghamshire
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • London & South East (formerly Kent)
  • Manchester
  • Merseyside in collaboration with SocialEyes
  • Somerset
  • 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

Manchester Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 31 May 2025, 12.00pm - 5.00pm - In-person - Come and join Rachael and the group at The Waldorf Pub in Manchester with guest speakers Anthony Gough and Richard Zimbler, Trustees at North Wales Accessible Holidays for Blind and Visually Impaired.

Buckinghamshire Local Peer Support Group

Thursday 12 June, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join us for our latest in-person get together at Vale Park in Aylesbury for a leisurely walk followed by coffee and a bite to eat at the Aqua Vale Centre cafe.

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Thursday 12 June, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - Online - Come and join Kim, Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker Ann-Marie Houston.

Tyne & Wear Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 28 June, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin Hetherington and the group for their latest social event at the Tyneside Irish Centre in Newcastle.

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