Blog

Read inspiring blogs from people with a spinal cord injury and their family members – as well as Back Up volunteers, supporters and staff members. If you would like to write a blog about your experiences, please email our communications team.

Staff Spotlight – James Needham

In our second Staff Spotlight in our series, meet James, our Regional Outreach Team Leader ...

2 July 2025

Peter’s story: The Mountain That Showed Me I Could

Peter sustained a spinal cord injury at the age of 24, changing his life in ...

2 July 2025

Photo of Rona with her bike in the Netherlands.

Rona’s incredible cycling challenge

We’d like to say a huge thank you to 7-year-old Rona who took on an ...

18 June 2025

Adrian’s story: Mentoring after spinal cord injury

Adrian sustained a spinal cord injury in 2015, after he became ill with transverse myelitis, ...

4 June 2025

Grace’s story: Volunteering as a trustee

Back Up was founded by volunteers, and they remain at the heart of all ...

4 June 2025

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2025

New data released today, Friday 16th May 2025, shows that over 4,700 people in the ...

16 May 2025

Staff Spotlight – Mark Holland

In our first Staff Spotlight, meet Mark, our Regional Outreach Team Leader at Back Up, ...

9 May 2025

City Dinner 2025

We held our City Dinner 2025 fundraising event on Tuesday 6 May 2025, at our ...

8 May 2025

Becky’s story: Support for children with a spinal cord injury

Meet Becky:In her second year at University, studying Forensic Science Represented Team GB in ...