Kartfest 2023 tickets now on sale!
Backup is delighted to officially declare Kartfest -The Village Fete, open! Tickets are now on sale to the live events…
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Save the date for Kart-Fest 2023!
Backup is delighted to announce the much-anticipated date for this year’s Kart-Fest, and ThursdayJuly 6th is the day to get…
Get MHFAider trained in 2023!
If your a freelancer you can get FREE Mental Health First Aid training via Backup’s AJ Bursary For all the…
Backup Chair joins BikeFest 2023
In just a few days Backup Chair, Piers Shepperd, will be donning his cycling shorts and joining the group of…
November Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aider Training
FREE Mental Health First Aider training for Freelancers working in the technical entertainment industry! Just as you can become physically…
The Backup Pumpkin Challenge is back for 2022!
Get your carving kits out and let your Halloween creativity run wild in the Backup Pumpkin Challenge, which is back…
Backup Photographic Competition 2022
Backup Tech is delighted to announce an exciting new initiative, the Backup Photographic Competition, capturing live entertainment, the people that…
Backup returns to #WeMakeEvents Well-being and Support Hub at PLASA 2022
Backup is delighted to be the lead charity on the #WeMakeEvents Well-being and Support Hub at this year’s PLASA Show…
Calling Freelancers – Register for FREE MHFA Training
FREE Mental Health First Aider training for Freelancers working in the technical entertainment industry! Just as you can become physically…
#WeMakeEvents to host BikeFest 2022 and raise funds for Backup and other industry charities
#WeMakeEvents invites keen cyclists from across the events and entertainment industry to sign up for BikeFest 2022, which will take…
Backup launches new Mental Health First Aider logo
Following in the footsteps of other industries that have taken steps to raise awareness of the importance of Mental Health,…
Backup welcomes new trustees and team members
With the growth in Backup’s remit over the past couple of years and the resulting additional workload, the charity is…
Kartfest 2022 – A celebration for the industry and a fantastic fundraiser for Backup
The atmosphere was electric yesterday at Daytona Sandown Park as the industry gathered for thefirst Kartfest in three years. With…
July Dates for FREE MHFA Training for Freelancers
FREE Mental Health First Aider training for Freelancers in July! Sign up for our AJ Bursary for Free MHFA training…
Grab Your Running Shoes and Lycra – Backup Announces the Roadie Games for Kartfest 2022
Backup is delighted to announce that running (or perhaps stumbling!) alongside this year’s Kartfest will be the inaugural Roadie Games….
Backup joins forces with big drop
Backup – the Technical Entertainment Charity and Big Drop, award winning brewers of alcohol-free beer, are joining forces to generate wider…
Get ready to press your pedal to the metal – backup’s kartfest is back!
It’s been two long years, but it’s time to pull on your racing suits, don your helmets and get back…
Backup newsletter winter 2021
Read all the latest news from Backup in our Winter 2021 Newsletter
Backup pumpkin challenge back for 2021
The #BackupPumpkinChallenge is on again this year, for full details on the creative competition and its categories click here
Backup launch aj bursary for mental health first aider training
Backup launches free Mental Health First Aider course at PLASA 2021 Backup recognises the need to positively communicate with our…
Backup newsletter summer 2021
Read all the latest news from Backup in our Summer 2021 Newsletter
Backup launches free helpline
Industry charity Backup has long recognised the technical entertainment industry as an exciting, but challenging place to work and is…
Backup joins in funding for free bursaries for addiction and recovery aware training workshop
TPG – Tour Production Group have commissioned Music Support to create and deliver an Addiction and Recovery Aware training workshop. TPG and Music…
Breaking news in aid of backup – amazing artistic collaboration nft auction starts today!
1/1 CHARITY NFT FEATURING VISUALS BY 3D ARTIST EXTRAWEG & A LOOP OF MICK JAGGER’S NEW TRACK ‘EAZY SLEAZY’ WITH…
Industry Collectives Mount New Initiatives in Support of Backup
This month, two industry collectives have mounted new initiatives to raise awareness of the live industry’s ongoing battle to stay…
We Need Crew – Move for Crew Campaign in March
WeNeedCrew need you to #MoveForCrew In aid of raising donations and awareness of the impact that this pandemic is having on…
Backup Announce Round 3 of Hardship Fund
Backup – The Technical Entertainment Charity has now completed Round 2 and announces a Round 3 of the Backup Hardship…
Backup Newsletter Autumn 2020
Read all the latest news from Backup in our Autumn 2020 Newsletter
Backup Hardship Fund Update
Backup – The Technical Entertainment Charity has now completed Round 1 and announces a Round 2 of the newly launched…
Goboplus.com supports backup with new gobo releases
GoboPlus.com has partnered with Rosco to bring to market a new range of gobos in support of our technical entertainment charity,…
Backup Announces Hardship Fund
In light of the devastating impact of COVID-19, Backup – The Technical Entertainment Charity, is announcing the creation of a separate initial Hardship Fund
Backup Pumpkin Challenge Back for 2020
The #BackupPumpkinChallenge is on again this year, for full details on the design competition and its categories click here
West end stars and theatre’s technical entertainment companies come together to support industry family
Each Wednesday from 9th to 30th September, a dazzling line-up of the West End’s most well-loved singers will perform alongside some of theatre’s top musicians in West End Unplugged
Backup Newsletter Summer 2020
Read all the latest news from Backup in our Summer 2020 Newsletter
Backup Trustee Alan Jacobi lvo
It is with profound sadness that Backup has lost one of its founding members and most valued Trustees – Alan…
Backup autumn 2019 newsletter
Read all the latest news from Backup in our Autumn 2019 Newsletter
Nomadic numpties return from mongol rally with over £6,000 for backup
After ten weeks on the road, having covered over 18,000 miles in their trusty car Poppy, which some might think…
Backup Pumpkin Challenge 2019
Here is an excuse to unleash your creativity in aid of Backup! Backup is launching the Backup Pumpkin Challenge, a competition to help raise awareness of the Charity.
Kartfest 2019 Backup’s most successful event to date
Five years on from the original 14 teams and £7,000 raised, Kartfest 2019 sold out in less than two weeks with 34 teams taking part.