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