Meet our volunteers: Martin Hills
Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
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Martin started volunteering for Retina UK in 2014 after retiring as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
Formal notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in June 2023.
At Retina UK we get many queries from those overseas affected by inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs). Understandably, many want to know about research and how they can get involved. Retina UK does not organise trials or directly recruit participants.
Our young adults got to grips with white water rafting recently, building confidence and resilience while having fun.
Since the publication of this newsletter our founder and honorary president Lynda Cantor MBE has passed away. We are all deeply saddened by this news.
This edition includes exciting news about our Annual and Professionals’ Conferences. We hope as many of you as possible can join us in Manchester, or online, in September. You’ll also find updates about the latest research and a feature on one of our funded researchers, Dr Jörn Lakowski.
This is the final edition of Look Forward this year and what a year it has been! We’ve had some very positive feedback about our Conferences and the Big Give Christmas Challenge is back - a great opportunity to double your donation at no extra cost to you! We’ve included a handy ‘What’s on’ article which outlines some of our plans for 2026. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and fulfilling New Year.
This edition marks the start of the charity's 50th anniversary year. It includes lots of ways to get involved over the next 12 months along with details of our Annual and Professionals' Conferences in September.
Thank you to our fabulous 5K a Day in May supporters who raised more than £8,000 this year.
Did you join either of our Conferences this year? You can read about them inside this edition of Look Forward. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from our delegates so if you weren’t able to attend, you can watch or listen to the recordings from the day on our website.