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 & Southwest
  • East Midlands
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Hampshire
  • Isle of Wight
  • London & Southeast (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

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Dorset & Southwest Local Peer Support Group

Tuesday 17 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Suzanne Clarke and the Dorset & Southwest group for their first online social catch up of the year.

Retina UK local peer support groups: South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire Local Peer Support Group

Saturday 21 February 2026, 12.00pm - 2.00pm - In-person - Come and join Retina UK's James Clarke and the group for our latest in-person social get together at Grappa Bar & Restaurant in Sheffield.

Retina UK interest focused peer support groups: 'Talking' creative arts

‘Talking’ Creative Arts Peer Support Group

Monday 23 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitators Steve Cox & Brian Coates for our first 'Talking' Creative Arts meeting of the year where will be joined by Artist and Sculptor, Aaron McPeake.

Men's peer support group - Community Focused Peer Support Groups

Men’s Peer Support Group

Thursday 26 February 2026, 7.00pm - 8.30pm - via Zoom - Come and join Mark Baxter and the group for our latest Men's Peer Support Group online social catch up.

Retina UK local peer support groups: Tyne & Wear

Tyne & Wear Local Peer Support Group

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.

Retina UK local peer support groups: Edinburgh

Edinburgh Local Peer Support Group

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.

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