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 & South West
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • London & South East (formerly Kent)
  • Manchester
  • Merseyside in collaboration with SocialEyes
  • 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’ Home & Garden
  • *NEW* ‘Talking’ Creative Arts
  • ‘Talking’ Travel
  • ‘Talking’ Tech – Sponsored by EMVI – EMpowering the Visually Impaired

EMVI logo with link to website

 

EMVI: A Mobile Visual Assistant Designed by

and for the Visually Impaired

 

 

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

 

Upcoming Local Peer Support Groups

Retina UK community focused peer support groups: Young adults peer support group

Young Adults Peer Support Group

Monday 26 January 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Martik and the group for our first Young Adults online social catch up of 2026.

Retina UK interest focused peer support group: 'Talking' Tech

‘Talking’ Tech Peer Support Group

Wednesday 28 January 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join us for our first meeting of the year where our host Mark Baxter will be sharing some information from the Visionary panel session - 'Unlocking the Potential of A.I Wearable Technology'.

Retina UK local peer support groups: Belfast

Belfast Local Peer Support Group

Wednesday 4 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Come and join Kim, Annmarie and the Belfast Bumpers Group for a social catch up and to hear from our guest speaker and group member Dominic Doherty.

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