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.


Sophie posing for a photo with her husband Kay who sustained a spinal cord injury in lockdown

Sophie’s story: Finding a community during lockdown

Meet Sophie:Loves tennis Co-owns an IT company with her husband Kay Enjoys travelling whenever ...

8 March 2023

Alice and Gavin, a couple who learned to navigate their relationship after spinal cord injury

Alice’s story: Talking about relationships and spinal cord injury

At Back Up, we’re very proud to support a diverse community of people affected by ...

8 February 2023

Noah, a man with a spinal cord injury who Back Up supported with dating and spinal cord injury

Noah’s story: Dating with a spinal cord injury

Our mentoring team was there to help Noah overcome some of the struggles of ...

8 February 2023

Jess’ story: “Now I’m confident I can go anywhere in my wheelchair”

Twenty-seven-year-old Jess lives in London with a housemate. She’s a doctor and teaches clinical ...

10 January 2023

Will’s story: Living confidently with a spinal cord injury

Beaming with optimism, 28-year-old Will reflects on his life so far - and ...

9 January 2023

Peter and his Family smiling around the dinner table

Peter and family’s story: “Back Up is more than just a charity”

When Peter sustained his spinal cord injury in 2018, when he was just eight years ...

8 December 2022

A picture of Maria on a trip to bath, standing with a walking stick beside a model Dalek

Maria’s story: “I think everyone should know about Back Up.”

Maria is 85 years old. Originally from Persia, she was a nursing sister working in ...

7 December 2022

Christopher Morgan, Back Up's new chair of trustees, posing for a professional headshot

Christopher Morgan welcomed as new Chair of Trustees

We’re delighted to announce that Christopher Morgan took over as our Chair of Trustees on ...

7 November 2022

Sidney benefited from our Mentoring programme, it helped him find the joy in life again

Sidney’s story: My mentor helped me value life again

“Thanks to my Back Up mentor, I’m very passionate about gardening,” says Sidney. ...

1 November 2022

Kim, a back up Mentor.

Kim’s Story: Mentoring has given me my identity back

Music lover Kim loves to travel and recently came back from a punk rock music ...

1 November 2022