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.
Basingstoke Macular Society Support Group
First Thursday of the month, 10am -12noon at The Moose Centre
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Carlisle Macular Society Support Group
Second Thursday of the month, from 11am to 12.30pm (Except Jan and Aug) at Vineyard Hub
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Chorley Macular Society Support Group
Meet second Monday of the month from 2pm to 4pm at St Georges Church Hall
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Downham Market Macular Society Support Group
Third Tuesday of each month from 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Function Room
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Kilmarnock Support Group
The next group meeting will be 1 November 2024.
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Kingston Support Group
second Tuesday of each month from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Rose Theatre Cafe
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Neath Support Group
Meets fourth Tuesday of the month 1pm-3pm at Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service
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Newstead Support Group
Meeting on the first Wednesday of each month (no meeting in January) 10.30am until 12.30pm. at Newstead Centre
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Penzance Macular Society Support Group
Group Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month. 10.30-12midday at Mount's Bay Lodge
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Pocklington Macular Society Support Group
Meet third Thursday every other month, 1pm - 2pm. (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec)
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Stroud & District Support Group
Meet quarterly on a Saturday (June, Sept, December, March) at Stroud General Hospital
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Sunderland Support Group
Meets on the fourth Wednesday of every Month from 1.30pm - 2:30pm at Sunderland and North Durham Royal
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