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.
Barking & Dagenham Macular Society Support Group
First Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm at Barking Learning Centre
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Barnsley Macular Society Support Group
First Tuesday of the month, 11am - 1pm at The Outpost Public House
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Barnstaple Macular Society Support Group
Monthly forth Tuesday 10.15am-12.30pm at Queens Theatre
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Barnt Green Macular Society Support Group
Meets monthly (except December) on the last Friday of the month, between 2.00 - 4.00pm at The Parish Centre
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Barrow-in-Furness Macular Society Support Group
Meet quarterly, from 1.30pm-3pm. Please contact Vision Support Barrow on 01229 440 556 for more information at St Matthew’s Community Hall
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Basingstoke Macular Society Support Group
First Thursday of the month, 10am -12noon at The Moose Centre
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Bath Macular Society Support Group
June 2024 meeting has been cancelled.
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Bathgate Macular Society Support Group
Meetings will return to the second Monday of each month from June 2023 Meeting times are: 2.30-4pm at Rosemount Gardens
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Bearsden and Milngavie Macular Society Support Group
No meeting in January. Please contact Aoife on 07586 168 803 if you would be interested in joining a Scotland-wide call or our Winter Warmer calls.
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Bedford Macular Society Support Group
Meets third Monday of every Month at Bedford Volunteer Centre
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Belfast Macular Society Support Group
Second Tuesday of each month, from 11am until 12.30pm at Cregagh Library
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Bexley Macular Society Support Group
Last Monday of the month 10am - 12noon Meetings do not take place in May, August and December. at Salvation Army Centre
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