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.
No Limits: Tom’s Hand Cycle Challenge from London to Paris
Meet TomDad of three Former Paralympian Part of the London to Paris cycle challenge...
23 July 2025
Lolly’s story: Living fully after spinal cord injury
Meet Lolly: I’m Lolly – short for Lorraine – and I sustained a spinal cord ...
21 July 2025
Slater & Gordon to sponsor Front Row: Next Gen fashion show
We’re thrilled to announce that Slater & Gordon are the headline sponsor for Back ...
17 July 2025
Ella’s story: Growing up with a spinal cord injury
Meet EllaA personal trainer Loves TV gameshows Model for our Front Row: Next Gen ...
15 July 2025
Meet Merryn: A quickfire Q&A with our Front Row Committee Member
Meet MerrynFilm lover and bookworm Has a passion for fashion Is part of our ...
3 July 2025
The Push 2025
On 28th June 2025, nine amazing teams, each led by one wheelchair user, conquered Yr ...
3 July 2025
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
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
