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 Warrington
  • Somerset
  • South Yorkshire
  • Tyne & Wear in collaboration with Northern Alliance VIP’s
  • West Midlands

Online & Focused Interest Groups

  • Men’s Peer Support Group
  • National Peer Support Group
  • Scotland Peer Support Group
  • Wales Peer Support Group
  • ‘Talking’ Tech
  • ‘Talking’ Travel
  • *NEW* Young Adults Peer Support Group

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

We are always striving to continually grow our peer support group network with more local based and online group meetings so we are pleased to announce that we will be launching our new ‘Talking’ Home & Garden peer support group later in the year – please visit our Coming Soon page to find our more and register your interest to receive updates and invitations.

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Local Peer Support Groups West Midlands

West Midlands Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 18 February, 7pm - 8pm - Via Zoom - Please come and join Perm and the group to hear from our guest speaker Davinder Kullar, Founder of accessibility consultancy business, Personaleyes.

Merseyside Local Peer Support Group

Wednesday 19 February, 7.15pm - In-person - Come and join Anna and the group for their first in-person social catch up of the year over dinner at the Ten Lock Flight pub in Runcorn.

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Wednesday 26 February, 11am - In-person - Come and join Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group to get hands on at the RNIB Technology Fair 2025 in Lisburn.

Women’s Peer Support Group

Thursday 6 March, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - To celebrate International Women's Day come and join facilitator Yvette Chivers for the launch meeting of our new Women's Peer Support Group.

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.

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