Macular disease information and support West Cumbria Macular Society Group (Formally Whitehaven)
Contact us
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Address
The Emmanuel Church
33 Dalzell Street
Moor Row
CA24 3JP
About Macular Disease Society
The Macular Society is a patient charity especially for people with macular conditions. We offer information and support to improve lives today and we fund medical research to bring hope for the future.
We have a large network of support groups around the country where members with central vision loss can share experiences and offer one another encouragement and friendship. They are the experts on living with macular disease!
Our services include
• Advice and Information Service
• Confidential telephone counselling (BACP accredited)
• Befriending
• Advocacy
• Coaching in new ways of seeing
• Buddy schemes for people experiencing visual hallucinations (Charles Bonnet Syndrome) and for those concerned about having injections in the eye.
All our services are free to anyone who needs them.
Call the Advice and Information Service 0300 3030 111
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Further information
Meetings alternate between face to face and group telephone calls. Meets last Friday of every month (except December). Face to face sessions are 1-3pm and phone sessions are 1-2pm.
Face to face meetings are March, May, July, Sept, and Nov.
This information was supplied by Macular Society on 15 December 2025.
