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.

Richard’s story: Becoming a family mentor

When Richard’s wife Zoe went into hospital, they were expecting her surgery to be a ...

6 March 2019

Melanie’s Story: Running the London Marathon for my brother

Melanie, 25, is a physiotherapist working at a private hospital and a rugby club. ...

6 March 2019

Gill’s Story: My son’s independence

When George was 17, he went into a tackle during a school rugby trip ...

6 March 2019

March is Free Wills Month

This March, we've partnered with makeawillonline.co.uk to offer free wills to Back Up Supporters ...

28 February 2019

Back Up Champions – Cathy and Ali

We recently had two wonderful supporters organise birthday fundraisers for Back Up. Between them, they ...

25 February 2019

Back Up Champion – Eric Lanlard

Our newest Back Up Champion is the renown Pâtissier Eric Lanlard who is also owner ...

12 February 2019

Busting myths about sex and dating after spinal cord injury

We asked some of the staff here at Back Up to address some common myths ...

6 February 2019

Female experiences with sexuality after spinal cord injury

We recently spoke to Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist, Helen Thrussell, about her research into female ...

6 February 2019

Anna’s story: Learning from others

Anna has a busy life. She is a motivational speaker, does youth work for the ...

6 February 2019

Paula’s Story: Taking on Mount Snowdon

The Snowdon Push is Back Up’s most exhilarating fundraising challenge. It involves teams of ...

22 January 2019