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 & Southwest
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • London & Southeast (formerly Kent)
  • Manchester
  • South Wales
  • South Yorkshire
  • Tyne & Wear in collaboration with Northern Alliance VIP’s
  • West Midlands

Online & Focused Interest Groups

  • Women’s Peer Support Group
  • Young Adults Peer Support Group
  • Men’s Peer Support Group
  • National Peer Support Group
  • Scotland Peer Support Group
  • Wales Peer Support Group
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Books
  • ‘Talking’ Home & Garden
  • ‘Talking’ Creative Arts
  • ‘Talking’ Travel
  • ‘Talking’ Tech

 

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

 

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 13 June 2026, 11.00am - 5.00pm - In-person - We are pleased to invite you to come and join our Dorset & Southwest facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the group for their 'Welcome to Weymouth Seaside Day Out!'

‘Talking’ Books Peer Support Group

‘Talking’ Books Peer Support Group

Wednesday 17 June 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitators Cindy & Jane for our latest meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker, Helen Mee from Calibre Audio.

Retina UK interest focused peer support groups: 'Talking' Home and Garden

‘Talking’ Home & Garden Peer Support Group

Tuesday 23 June 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitators Brian & Steve along with our guest speaker Ellis Ellis from Vision Aid who will be getting hands on with some products from home assistive tech company Unwired Things.

Men's peer support group - Community Focused Peer Support Groups

Men’s Peer Support Group

Thursday 25 June 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Mark Baxter and the group for our latest Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up.

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