Local Peer Support Groups
Retina UK Local Peer Support Groups offer information and support via regular meetings and their own Facebook page.
The Retina UK Local Peer Support Groups offer information and support via regular meetings and updates on their regional Retina UK Local Facebook pages.
In addition to these Peer Support Groups, Retina UK also runs various Information Days, Conferences etc. More information can be found on the Retina UK events page.
East of Scotland
- Email: EastScotland@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – Scotland
- Next Meeting: Saturday 28 September
- Speaker: Roly Megaw
- Venue: Edinburgh Methodist Church Hall, Nicolson Square, EH8 9BX
- Time: 12.00 noon – 2.00pm
Please email the group if you plan to attend
Glasgow
- Email: Glasgow@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – Scotland
- Next Meeting: Saturday 5 October
- Venue: Glasgow Quaker Meeting House, 38 Elmbank Crescent, G2 4PS
- Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Please email the group if you plan to attend.
Hampshire
- Email: Hampshire@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – South East England
- Next Meeting: September 2019
- Venue: Open Sight Hampshire, 25 Church Road, Eastleigh, SO50 6BL
- Time: TBC
Please email the group for more information and if you would like to attend.
Isle of Wight
- Email: IOW@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK I.O.W
- Next Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month
- Venue: Landguard Manor, Landguard Rd, Shanklin
- Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm
Please email the group if you plan to attend.
London
- Email: London@RetinaUK@org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK London
- Next Meeting: Saturday 26 October
- Speaker: Dave Kent, Guide Dog Services
- Venue: TBC
- Time: TBC
Please email the group if you plan to attend.
Merseyside
- Email: Liverpool@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – North West England
- Next Meeting: Monday 30 September
- Speaker: Sharon Swarbrick, My Guide Service Manager from Guide Dogs
- Venue: Christopher Grange Sight Loss Learning Hub, Youens Way East, Prescot Road, Liverpool L14 2EW
- NEW Time: 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Please email the group if you plan to attend.
Oxford
- Email: oxford@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – South East England
- Next meeting: 12 September 2019
- Venue: Oxfordshire Association for the Blind, Bradbury Lodge, Gordon Woodward Way, OX1 4XL
- Speaker: Sophie Marlowe, Research Coordinator, John Radcliffe Eye Hospital
- Time: 10.45am – 1.00pm
Please email the group for more information and if you would like to attend.
Somerset
- Email: Somerset@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – South West England
- Next Event: Saturday 12 October
- Venue: Somerset Sight, 51 Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 1DG
- Time: 11am – 2.30pm
Please email the group for more information and if you would like to attend.
South Wales
- Email: SouthWales@RetinaUK.org.uk
- Facebook Group: Retina UK Local – Wales
- Next meeting: TBC
Please email the group if you plan to attend.
New Groups
We will be setting up new groups this year in Kent and North Bucks & Milton Keynes.
If you would like further information please email Local@RetinaUK.org.uk.
Starting a Local Group
Are you interested in starting a local group in your region?
Please contact Clair our volunteer coordinator on 01280 821334 or by email volunteering@RetinaUK.org.uk.