Celia Hammond Animal Trust

This cause is part of St Valentine’s Race
This unique race URL is https://ecoracing.co/cause/celia-hammond-animal-trust-2790/

Good luck and thank you to everyone taking part in the St Valentine’s Balloon Race in aid of Celia Hammond Animal Trust. Although it’s now too late to buy balloons for this race, you can still help feed the rescue cats in our care by donating online at...

https://bit.ly/feedCHATcats

Every £3 donated will feed one cat for a day, and will help us continue our life-saving work.

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Please support Celia Hammond Animal Trust (CHAT) and share the love for rescue cats by purchasing St Valentine’s virtual race balloons, which are just £3 each.

It’s our 40th anniversary year and we are currently caring for around 750 rescue cats across our London and East Sussex centres. Over the duration of the 7-day St Valentine’s Virtual Balloon Race, it will cost approximately £15,000 to feed the cats in our care, and we rely entirely on public donations.

The race starts at 12 noon on 14 February 2026 and takes place entirely online. With no real balloons involved, the event is both wildlife friendly and non-gambling.

There are prizes to win too. The overall winner will receive £100 cash, and the runner-up an Amazon Echo Dot (4th Generation). There’s also a box of CHAT goodies for the furthest-travelling CHAT balloon.

You can buy as many balloons as you like, to boost your chances of winning and support our work, and you can gift activation codes to friends and family.

For more details including how to individually customise balloons, please read the Race Guide on the Ecoracing.co homepage.

Please buy balloons today, whether for yourself, for a friend or loved one, or in memory of someone special, as this will help us feed the rescue cats in our care. Thank you and happy racing!

Our fundraising target is: £15000

Gross monies raised so far: £6369

Supporters so far: 519

Tagged in: CeliaHammondAnimalTrust CHATballoonrace feedCHATcats

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Top 20 balloons within cause

  • #1 Splodge : travelled 246.29km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Tabithas friends: travelled 238.84km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Belle rip: travelled 236.64km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 moooooo: travelled 232.40km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 My Parents: travelled 230.19km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Balloon: travelled 226.23km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 220.97km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Susie xx: travelled 210.85km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 207.82km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Thank you Celia : travelled 207.64km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Dab: travelled 199.46km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Balloon: travelled 198.87km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Lick e Lix: travelled 187.22km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 184.79km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Rudy: travelled 180.59km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Ava Luna: travelled 179.67km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 For Tails x: travelled 177.84km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 174.13km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Bulging Bloon: travelled 172.41km RACING
    Race position: 32
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Meow : travelled 172.36km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Cats rule joined the race on January 31, 2026, 11:19 AM
    Cause position: 101
    Race position: 168

  • Paws Pastries joined the race on February 11, 2026, 9:55 PM
    Cause position: 102
    Race position: 169

  • Andrews cats and dogs joined the race on February 9, 2026, 12:50 PM
    Cause position: 103
    Race position: 170

  • In memory of Gerry joined the race on January 22, 2026, 3:20 PM
    Cause position: 104
    Race position: 171

  • CHARLOTTE joined the race on January 24, 2026, 7:56 AM
    Cause position: 105
    Race position: 172

  • Balloon joined the race on January 26, 2026, 5:49 PM
    Cause position: 106
    Race position: 173

  • MarcPasha joined the race on February 3, 2026, 4:47 PM
    Cause position: 107
    Race position: 174

  • Magnus joined the race on February 13, 2026, 6:24 PM
    Cause position: 108
    Race position: 176

  • Libby joined the race on January 22, 2026, 6:01 PM
    Cause position: 109
    Race position: 177

  • Adams Balloon joined the race on January 22, 2026, 5:25 PM
    Cause position: 110
    Race position: 178