Latest news and blogs
Read the latest news from Back Up to find out what we’re up to across the country. We also have a dedicated blog with amazing stories from people of all ages with a spinal cord injury and their families, as well as the volunteers, staff, professionals and fundraisers who support them.
For media enquiries, comment and interviews, please call 020 8875 6773 to speak to our communications team. Alternatively email media@backuptrust.org.uk. We monitor these inboxes both in and out of hours.
Kate’s story: Parenting in lockdown
Aside from my general worries about the state of the world right now, as a ...
3 April 2020
Back Up Champion – Brian Abram
We are delighted to announce this month’s Back Up champion, Brian Abram. You may already ...
27 March 2020
Emergency coronavirus appeal
Coronavirus has thrown us a curveball. Everyone is having to adapt to a new norm ...
24 March 2020
@sittingdownstyle: Emma’s story
You may know Emma Birch by her Instagram alias @sittingdownstyle. She’s a stylish influencer ...
4 March 2020
Daisy’s story: Growing up with an incomplete spinal cord injury
When she was only nine months old, Daisy was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on ...
4 March 2020
Climbing Kilimanjaro with a spinal cord injury
A trip of a lifetime ended with a sudden accident for Sophie. Back in 2009 ...
2 March 2020
Incomplete spinal cord injury explained: Jill and Jacques’ stories
We spoke to two people who have lived with an incomplete spinal cord injury for ...
2 March 2020
Back Up Star: Tracy
This month’s Back Up star is Tracy, one of our amazing office volunteers.After Tracy sustained ...
25 February 2020
Taking on a challenge in memory of Tim
Last year, we wrote a tribute to Tim Scott – one of our most ...
5 February 2020
