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

Online & Focused Interest Groups

  • Men’s Peer Support Group
  • National Peer Support Group
  • Scotland Peer Support Group
  • ‘Talking’ Tech
  • *NEW* ‘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

Parents & Carers Peer Support Group

Thursday 28 November, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Are you a parent or carer of a child living with an inherited retinal dystrophy? If so, we invite you to our first Parent & Carer Peer Support Group meeting.

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 7 December, 1pm - In-person - Come and join Kim and the Belfast Bumpers Group for their festive lunch and get together at Robinsons Bar in Belfast.

‘Talking’ Travel Peer Support Group

Tuesday 10 December 2024, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Richard & Rachael to hear from our guest speaker, Anthony Gough, Trustee at North Wales Accessible Holidays for Blind and Visually Impaired.

Merseyside Local Peer Support Group

Wednesday 11 December, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join us for our first Merseyside online peer support group meet up where we are delighted to welcome our new facilitator Anna Browne.

London & South East Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 14 December, 5.00pm - 9.00pm - In-person - Join us at the Peacock Theatre for a magical stage adaptation of the much-loved picture book The Snowman, by Raymond Briggs.

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