
Tyne & Wear Local Peer Support Group
Saturday 18 October, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin Hetherington and the group for their latest social event at the Tyneside Irish Centre in Newcastle.
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.
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More information about upcoming events can be found in our Events Calendar.
Saturday 18 October, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin Hetherington and the group for their latest social event at the Tyneside Irish Centre in Newcastle.
Saturday 25 October 2025, 12.00pm - 5.00pm - In-person - Come and join Rachael and the group for their latest in-person meeting at The Waldorf pub, with guest speaker Nina Rios, Community Enablement Officer from the Sight Loss Support Team at Henshaws.
Tuesday 28 October 2025, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Richard & Rachael for our latest meeting to hear from our guest speaker Liam Geschwindt, Cofounder & CEO of Touch Pulse who will talk about their new outside navigational app Navis.