There are 15,000 children suffering with the pain of arthritis today. We want to develop even more treatments to help arthritis in childhood, but there's still a huge need for more research.

Phil Packer is helping us to raise awareness and funds in this year's Virgin London Marathon and will be walking the first mile for Arthritis Research UK. Phil suffered severe spinal injuries whilst serving in Iraq so to finish the course in 26 hours is a huge achievement. He'll be joined for the first mile by Catherine Bull, a young arthritis sufferer, and they will walk together for Arthritis Research UK.

Your donation will help to take the pain away from arthritis sufferers, so they can remain active.

However much you give will help to change the lives of millions of people with arthritis in the UK.

Without government funding we rely totally on generous donations from people like you. Please do help us today!