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.
More information about upcoming events can be found in our Events Calendar.
Tuesday 17 March 2026, 3.00pm - 5.00pm - In-person - Following on from the Glasgow Sight Village event please come and join our new Glasgow Peer Support Group facilitator Sarah Speed at Costa Coffee for a social catch up.
Tuesday 17 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for a Wales region-wide meeting with guest speaker Owen Williams, Director of Wales Council of the Blind and our new South Wales Peer Support Group facilitator, Stuart Francis.
Thursday 19 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Richard & Rachael for our first meeting of the year to hear from guest speaker Karly Milner, Head of Sales for Starboard Hotels.
Saturday 21 March 2026, 3.00pm - 8.00pm - In-person - Come and join Rachael and the group for their latest in-person meeting at The Waldorf pub for a social get together and catch up.
Tuesday 24 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Join us for our latest meeting where we are delighted to introduce Anna Holloway & Ellie Dowdy as our new facilitators of the Tech group alongside our guest speaker Chris Moreton from HumanWare.
Saturday 28 March 2026, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for their first in-person event of 2026.
Monday 30 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - Via Zoom - Come and join James and the group for their latest online social catch up.
Tuesday 31 March 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join us for our Spring meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Stuart Hann, The Blind Chocolatier who runs his own business and shop in the Lake District!
Wednesday 1 April 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Kim, Brian and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker and group member 'Rocky' Masrokhin.
Saturday 11 April 2026, 11.00am - 1.00pm - In-person - Come and join Valerie and the group for our first meeting of 2026 when we return to the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh to hear from guest speaker Chloe Brotherton, PhD Student working with Dr Roly Megaw.
Friday 24 April to Saturday 25 April 2026 - In-person - Get Ready to Make Waves! We are pleased to invite you to join our Young Adult community for an adrenaline-fueled day of white-water rafting, lunch and a focus group at Lee Valley White Water Centre!
