Donors — Backup

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Thanks to our generous contributors we are able to help the technical entertainment industry take care of its own.

You can make a contribution online now or by post to the ~~Backup~~ address listed on our contact page.

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Platinum Contributions

Any exceptional donations to ~~Backup~~ will be listed as platinum contributions below

2020 – Bernie Davis – £500
2020 – Ian Threlfall – £500
2020 – Doctor Bob – £7,500
2020 – The Theatres Dark Project – £350
2020 – CEG (Cambridge) – £1,000
2020 – Ambersphere – £1,460
2020 – Anonymous Individual Donor – £5,000
2020 – TRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal & Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan, In Memory of Alan ‘AJ’ Jacobi – £500
2020 – Julie Harper – £300
2020 – Anonymous In Memory of Alan ‘AJ’ Jacobi – £500
2020 – Neg Earth – £5,000
2020 – Amber Etra – £350
2020 – Anonymous Company – £2,500
2019 – disguise – £1,000
2019 – ETC – £12,000
2019 – Nomadic Numpties (Turbo & Henri) Fundraiser – £6,480
2019 – Ambersphere – £5,000
2019 – PLASA (in regards to their Innovation Awards) – £2,000
2019 – Claypaky / Knight of Illumination Awards – £2,500
2019 – PLASA Mental Health Bike Ride Fundraiser – £3,170
2019 – The Society of Television Lighting Directors – £5,000
2019 – Creative Technology (Challenge Fundraiser, Velo Birmingham) – £7,063
2019 – Anonymous Donor – £5,000
2019 – Neg Earth – £12,500
2019 – DiGiCo Quiz Night Fundraiser- £3,763
2019 – h Club – Services in Kind
2019 – Sarah James – £300
Fraser Hall who has been very generously donating £50 per month since 2015

If you are interested in a one-off donation or want to support us in other ways we would love to hear from you

Gold

Donate £25 per month and become a gold supporter of ~~Backup~~.

2020 – Ben Bowles
2020 – Peta Jacobi
2020 – Oliver Thomas
2020 – Simon Wait
2020 – Robert Nisbet, Event Production Services
2020 – Kevin Thwaites
2020 – Andy Green
2019 – Sam Bowden
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Harrison Cooke, Flashlight Productions LTD
2018 – Rosco
2018 – Sarah Cox
2018 – Glyn O’Donoghue
2018 – John Simpson
2018 – Gary White
2018 – ES Global Ltd
2018 – Chris Luscombe
2018 – Nicky Greet
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Tupac Martir
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2017 – Andrew Beller
2017 – Anonymous Donor
2017 – Matthew Eve

Silver

Donate £10 per month and become a silver supporter of ~~Backup~~.

2020 – Leo Humphrey
2020 – Matt Lloyd
2020 – Luminosity lighting Services Ltd (Chris Rand)
2020 – Dave Humphrys
2020 – Adrian Searle
2020 – Oliver Last
2020 – Anonymous Donor
2020 – Jon Priest
2020 – Matt Drury
2019 – Tom Boothby
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2019 – Bethany Haughey
2019 – Mark Ravenhill, In Honour of Bryan Leitch
2019 – Steve Hogarth, In Honour of Bryan Leitch
2019 – Simon Callow
2019 – Paul Robson
2019 – Andy Bailey
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2019 – Kevin Mullery
2018 – James Henshaw
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Matt Cowles
2018 – Mike Halford
2018 – Pete Marshall
2018 – Lee House
2018 – Paul Gavin
2018 – Andy Sharman
2018 – Kitty MacColl
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Tracy Jaques
2017 – Mat Rutter
2017 – Francis Clegg

Bronze

Donate £5 per month and become a bronze supporter of ~~Backup~~.

2020 – Jerome Moran-Seekings
2020 – Anonymous Donor
2020 – Anonymous Donor
2020 – Briony Berning-Pollard
2019 – Scott Carter
2019 – Mel Cornish, In Honour of Bryan Leitch
2019 – Tom Campbell, In Honour of Bryan Leitch
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2019 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Brian Croft
2018 – Terry Cook
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2018 – Anonymous Donor
2017 – Colin Jones
2017 – Matthew Davies
2017 – Samuel Brazier
2017 – Anonymous Donor
2017 – Piers Shepperd

Special Thank You

And a special thank you for the many other one off donations, fundraisers and collections ~~Backup~~ has received from 1st January 2018 to date from…

Matt Dury, Mick Brown, Cate Carter, Fix8 Group, Rachel Nicholson, David Duchin, Pete Kingsman (Celebration Fundraiser), In Memory of Lighting Designer Chahine Yavroyan (Collection), Freelancers Drinks (Xmas 2018 Collection), Katie Bettle (Challenge Fundraiser), John Quigley (Challenge Fundraiser), Clive Taylor, Duncan Bell & Richard Go Peddling (Challenge Fundraiser) Impact Production Services, Version 2 Lights, The Guild of British Camera Technicians, Only Fools & Horses Sound Dept, Adam Sutton (Challenge Fundraiser), Lizzy Archer (Challenge Fundraiser), RE. Pumpkin Challenge 2019 ( Aryton, Stage Electrics, Martin by Harman), Vari-Lite Strand (In Memory of Lighting Designer Rick Dines), Guildhall School of Music & Drama (Xmas Festival 2019), Stage Electrics and Northern Light Xmas 2020, The Fifth Estate (Xmas Party 2019), Reece Production Group (Xmas Party 2019), Lighting Lunch 2019, Emma Scullard, Collection In Memory of Lighting Designer Chahine Yavroyan (Feb 2020 @ People Show 137: God Knows How Many), Anna Mac, Matthew Haskins, Olivia Cave, RE. Marathon in a week Backup Challenge (Apr 2020 – Glyn O’Donoghue, PK, Amber Etra, Marian Sandberg, Ben Saltzman, Jerad Garza, Briony Berning-Pollard, Ben Payne, Cally Bacchus, Mark Baruch, Jonas Stenvinkel, David Ripley and all the anonymous participants & donors), Friends in Memory of Alan ‘AJ’ Jacobi, Charlie Holland, David Ferraz, Rita and Lou Coenen, Daniel Walters, RTS Ltd, Lindsey Barker, John Leventhall, Pictama Ltd, James Simpson, Tom Macklin, STNBY Technical Gear Co., OutBoard TiMax, Gisele Lefranc, Rauri Cormack

Plus the many people who make donations but wish to remain anonymous, Thank You.

it is only thanks to our generous contributors that we are able to help the technical entertainment industry care for our own.