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.

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Luke at home, sitting in his garden

World Spinal Cord Injury Day | Luke’s story

For World Spinal Cord Injury Day this year, we're proposing a theme of #YesWeCan to ...

Alan fundraising for Back Up at a local cafe

Volunteer Spotlight – Alan Bowen

We’re thrilled to announce that our August volunteer of the month is Alan Bowen. He ...

Ride 100 team celebrating their event

Huge congratulations to our Ride 100 team

Last Sunday, our amazing Ride 100 team of 13 participants - including Back ...

Shelley and other participants on Next Steps course

Shelley’s story: Becoming an occupational therapist

On Friday 15th November 2013, I was driving to work as usual. It was a ...

Katy with other participants on Skills for Independence course

Katy’s story: A new beginning

In October 2005, I was working as a primary school teacher.  One day, I was ...

Photo of CEO Sarah Bryan

Sarah Bryan takes over as Back Up’s new CEO

We’re pleased to announce that Sarah Bryan has officially begun her tenure as the new ...

Back Up Fest | Thank you!

We just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved in ...

Thank you to our 2017 Snowdon Push team!

After an amazing weekend at the beginning of July, we wanted to say a huge ...

Photo of Sarah Bryan, CEO, with caption announcing her as our new CEO.

New CEO appointment

We are delighted to announce that after a thorough recruitment process, we have appointed Sarah ...

Participants on City Skills course

Catherine’s story: Confidence is everything

In 1993, Catherine was just embarking on the start of her adult life when she ...