Tyne & Wear Local Peer Support Group
Saturday 22 August 2026, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for their latest in-person event 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.
More information about upcoming events can be found in our Events Calendar.
Saturday 22 August 2026, 1.00pm - 7.00pm - In-person - Come and join Colin and the group at the Tyneside Irish Centre for their latest in-person event in Newcastle.
Saturday 5 September 2026, 12.30pm - 4.00pm - In-person - Please come and join facilitator Bhavini Makwana and the group at the Elephant & Barrel in Stockwell for a special celebration looking back on 50 years of peer support in London & the Southeast.
Monday 7 September 2026, 7pm - 8pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitator James Birtley and the Berkshire group for their latest online social catch up.
Tuesday 8 September 2026, 7.00pm - 8.00pm - via Zoom - Please come and join facilitator Stuart Francis and the group for their latest online meeting where we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Michelle Jones, Operations Manager at Sight Life.