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
  • ‘Talking’ Tech
  • ‘Talking’ Travel

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

 

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Edinburgh Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 29 March, 1.00pm - 3.00pm - In-person - Come and join us at our new venue, the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, for a social catch up and to hear from Jim McLean.

‘Talking’ Home & Garden Peer Support Group

Wednesday 2 April 2025, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - To celebrate National DIY Day & National Gardening Day in April we are delighted to be launching this brand new interest focused peer support group.

Young Adults Peer Support Group

Thursday 3 April, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Are you aged 18 to 30 and living with an inherited retinal dystrophy? Then come and join us for our online Spring social catch up.

Tyne & Wear Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 5 April, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - Come and join Colin Hetherington and the group for our first in-person event of 2025 at our brand new venue, the Tyneside Irish Centre in Newcastle.

London & South East Local Peer Support Group

Friday 23 May, 5.30pm - 9.30pm - In-person - Come and join Bhavini and the group for their latest outing to see an audio described performance of The Play That Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre in London.

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