It has been 25 years since NRAS Founder, Ailsa Bosworth MBE, launched NRAS. After feeling frustrated with the lack of information and support she had received since her diagnosis with RA, Ailsa knew there were many more people out there who needed help.

NRAS will be celebrating their 25th anniversary in October 2026 and now provide a lifeline for the 450,000 people with RA and the 10,000 children and young people living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) across the UK. Both RA and JIA are devastating, lifelong autoimmune conditions, currently with no cure.

To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, the NRAS team will be taking part in several #Takeon25 Challenges!

- Emma Sanders will be practicing her piano skills for 25 mins a day for 25 days from 1st June.

- Kirsty will be doing a 25-second plank every day for 25 days from 1st June.

- Charlotte will be doing 25 sit-ups a day for 25 days from 1st June.

- Emma will be taking on both the plank and sit-ups challenges plus several other 25 challenges from 1st July!

Please donate whatever you can to spur the whole NRAS team on and help continue to change the lives of all those with RA and JIA in the UK.