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 233.11km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Tabithas friends: travelled 225.91km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Belle rip: travelled 224.98km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

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

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 214.74km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 My Parents: travelled 214.74km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 6

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

  • #8 Susie xx: travelled 197.63km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Thank you Celia : travelled 192.33km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 191.31km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Balloon: travelled 186.56km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Dab: travelled 186.27km 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 168.38km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Ava Luna: travelled 165.47km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 16

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

  • #18 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 163.68km RACING
    Race position: 29
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 For Tails x: travelled 163.60km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 161.62km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • For Remus joined the race on February 13, 2026, 4:15 PM
    Cause position: 121
    Race position: 196

  • The Hurrell Family joined the race on January 22, 2026, 3:20 PM
    Cause position: 122
    Race position: 197

  • meow meow joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:22 PM
    Cause position: 123
    Race position: 198

  • Ems Balloon joined the race on January 23, 2026, 5:55 PM
    Cause position: 124
    Race position: 200

  • Murphy joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:08 PM
    Cause position: 125
    Race position: 201

  • Muffin joined the race on February 6, 2026, 6:50 PM
    Cause position: 126
    Race position: 202

  • Andrews cats and dogs joined the race on February 9, 2026, 12:50 PM
    Cause position: 127
    Race position: 203

  • Tux joined the race on January 22, 2026, 8:31 PM
    Cause position: 128
    Race position: 204

  • meow meow joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:22 PM
    Cause position: 129
    Race position: 206

  • Bairbre joined the race on January 22, 2026, 8:31 PM
    Cause position: 130
    Race position: 209