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 236.82km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Tabithas friends: travelled 231.51km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Belle rip: travelled 228.01km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 moooooo: travelled 223.67km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 4

  • #6 My Parents: travelled 220.57km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 6

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 217.05km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 5

  • #7 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 207.67km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Susie xx: travelled 201.48km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Thank you Celia : travelled 198.69km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 197.55km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Balloon: travelled 191.33km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Dab: travelled 189.44km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Lick e Lix: travelled 178.91km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 177.00km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Rudy: travelled 171.76km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Ava Luna: travelled 171.36km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 16

  • #19 For Tails x: travelled 167.06km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 19

  • #17 Meow : travelled 164.32km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 17

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 163.99km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 20

  • #25 Bulging Bloon: travelled 163.80km RACING
    Race position: 39
    Cause position: 25



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Miss Honey joined the race on January 22, 2026, 8:34 AM
    Cause position: 111
    Race position: 182

  • ANNABELLE joined the race on January 24, 2026, 7:56 AM
    Cause position: 112
    Race position: 184

  • MarcPasha joined the race on February 3, 2026, 4:47 PM
    Cause position: 113
    Race position: 185

  • ALEX joined the race on January 24, 2026, 7:56 AM
    Cause position: 114
    Race position: 187

  • CHARLOTTE joined the race on January 24, 2026, 7:56 AM
    Cause position: 115
    Race position: 188

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 8:43 PM
    Cause position: 116
    Race position: 189

  • George joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:54 AM
    Cause position: 117
    Race position: 191

  • Balloon joined the race on January 26, 2026, 5:49 PM
    Cause position: 118
    Race position: 192

  • For Phoebe 2009 2025 joined the race on February 7, 2026, 1:28 PM
    Cause position: 119
    Race position: 193

  • Sparky and Rusty joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:08 PM
    Cause position: 120
    Race position: 194