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
  • Merseyside in collaboration with SocialEyes
  • South Wales
  • 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’ Books
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Home & Garden
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Creative Arts
  • ‘Talking’ Travel
  • ‘Talking’ Tech

 

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

 

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Retina UK local peer support groups: West Midlands

West Midlands Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 21 April 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - Via Zoom - Please come and join Perm and the group for their latest meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Barrie Lane, IT & Assistive Technology Trainer at the Beacon Centre for the Blind.

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 28 April 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - Via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the group for their latest online social catch up.

Retina UK local peer support groups: Manchester

Manchester Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 9 May 2026, 12.30pm - 6.00pm - In-person - You are invited to join Rachael and the group for their latest in-person get together at The Freemount bar in Manchester followed by the Barrel of Laughs matinee show at the Frog & Bucket Comedy Club.

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