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.
Aldridge Support Group
meet monthly on a Monday (no set pattern) 10.30am to 12.30pm upcoming meetings - 16 Sept, 28 Oct, 25 Nov at Aldridge Wellbeing Centre
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Basingstoke Macular Society Support Group
Monthly first Wednesday, 10am - 12noon at The Moose Centre
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Bracknell Macular Society Support Group
Third Monday of the month from 10.30am - 12.30pm. No meeting August 2024. at Binfield Club
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Camberley (N.W. Surrey) Macular Society Support Group
Meet on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2pm at Derek Horn Court
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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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Farnham Macular Society Support Group
If you are interested in attending a support group in Farnham, please contact Senior Regional Manager Stella Black on Direct line: 01306 644 908 Mobile: 07494 467 980 Email: Stella.black@macularsociety.org for more information at TBC
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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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Rotherham Support Group
second Wednesday of the month between 1pm to 2.30pm at Tesco Community Room
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Strabane Support Group
First meeting at this venue is September 2023 - Third Wednesday of the month, at 11am – 12pm. at Strabane Library
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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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