Local support groups
Our groups provide information and support to those with macular disease, their family and friends.
Each one is a welcoming and compassionate place to learn about the support available, build your confidence, and better understand your own macular disease. And, of course, it’s a chance to make new friends who really understand what sight loss is like.
Please note that some of our local groups meet via telephone conference call while some are meeting in person. To join a group, or confirm if a specific group is meeting face to face or by telephone, please phone our groups admin team on 01264 560 259. Please call to check whether a groups is meeting in person before you set out for a meeting.
Find out more about our support groups, including telephone groups and those for working age and young people. There are also online support groups specific to particular types of macular disease. See our regional support information for patient information events and contact details for our team out in the regions.
If you would like to make a peer support group referral for yourself or someone else, please fill in this form.
Artists Telephone Support Group
Fourth Friday every other Month. (Jan, March, May, July, Sept & Nov) 10.30am to 11.30am at meet via Conference Call
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Central East England Telephone Group
Group meets every third Thursday at 11am, and every fourth Tuesday at 2pm via telephone call at Via Telephone Call Only
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Winchester Colebrook Club Support Group
Monthly (August Garden Party at Friends Meeting House) 1st Monday except May & January (Annual Lunch) 2-4pm at St Lawrence Parish Room
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Wirral Support Group
Meets Third Monday of each month from 1.30-3.30pm (not December) at Wirral Society For the Blind &
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Witney Support Group
Fourth Thursday of every month (not August or December), 1.30 to 3.30pm at The Lower Hall
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Woking Support Group
Second Saturday of the month 10.30 am – 12.30pm August 2023 meeting will be on the first Saturday (5 August) at Friends Meeting House
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Wolverhampton Support Group
Meets on the last Tuesday of each month, 2pm to 4pm (Except December) at Arena Theatre Wulfruna Street
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Worcester Support Group
Monthly (excluding August and December) 3rd Thursday 2.00 - 4.00pm at Quaker Meeting House
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Worthing Area Support Group
Face to face meeting since August 2021. First Friday of the month 10.00 - 11.45am at Sight Support Worthing Head
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Yeovil Support Group
Meets Second Tuesday of the month, 10.30am - 12noon at South Street Centre
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York Support Group
Meetings on the third Thursday of every other month, 1pm to 2.30pm (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov) at St. Sampson's Community Centre
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Ystradgynlais Support Group
Meets the fourth Monday of the month 10.30am to 12.30pm at Lesser Hall, Welfare Hall
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