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Read the latest news stories from Back Up and the world of spinal cord injury.

Shirley’s story: Crafting for Back Up

Read on for a blog from Shirley, who is selling her crafting projects to ...

Bel, a young powerchair user with a high level spinal cord injury

Bel’s story: Living with a high level spinal cord injury

Bel, 19, was just eight years old when she sustained a high level spinal cord ...

Our year in review - our CEO Abigail Lock at our Front Row fashion show

2020 – Our year in review

Our CEO, Abigail Lock, looks back on the past year... In February 2021, I will have ...

Tess, who we interviewed for our impact report, using a ski kart in sweden

Back Up impact report 2020: Tess’s story

Read Tess's story from our 2020 impact report and learn how our ski course helped ...

Terry, a wheelchair user, and his partner. Read on for his 2020 impact report story.

Back Up impact report 2020: Terry’s story

For our 2020 impact report we interviewed Terry. He told us about how our mentoring ...

A family where the father has a spinal cord injury. We're seeking a new Services Director to help build our services

Back Up impact report 2020: Remmond’s story

Read on for our impact report featuring Remmond, who we helped understand how to live ...

Lorraine with her son Christopher who we supported after spinal cord injury. read our impact report to hear their story

Back Up impact report 2020: Lorraine’s story

We spoke to Lorraine as part of our 2020 impact report. Discover how we supported ...

Jack, someone with a high level spinal cord injury who we spoke to for our impact report, ski karting

Back Up impact report 2020: Jack’s story

Read on for Jack's story from our 2020 impact report. Discover how our ski karting ...

Hannah, a young person with a spinal cord injury we interviewed for our impact report

Back Up impact report 2020: Hannah’s story

For our 2020 impact report we spoke to Hannah, a young person with a spinal ...

Paralympian Sophie Carrigill playing wheelchair basketball

Paralympian Sophie Carrigill becomes a Back Up patron

Sophie Carrigill, the Great Britain wheelchair basketball co-captain at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, has today, ...