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

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Top 20 balloons within cause

  • #2 Splodge : travelled 204.38km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 2

  • #1 Tabithas friends: travelled 201.71km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #3 Belle rip: travelled 199.21km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 moooooo: travelled 197.52km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 4

  • #6 Balloon: travelled 189.01km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 6

  • #5 My Parents: travelled 187.20km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 5

  • #7 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 183.90km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #11 Susie xx: travelled 169.37km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #8 Thank you Celia : travelled 166.78km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Balloon: travelled 163.53km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 163.42km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 10

  • #13 Dab: travelled 158.78km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 13

  • #12 Lick e Lix: travelled 155.70km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 12

  • #16 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 150.71km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 16

  • #19 Rudy: travelled 150.15km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 19

  • #15 Meow : travelled 148.50km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 15

  • #21 Balloon: travelled 148.34km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 21

  • #14 Ava Luna: travelled 148.24km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #24 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 147.85km RACING
    Race position: 37
    Cause position: 24

  • #20 For Tails x: travelled 146.36km RACING
    Race position: 29
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Big Al and Hartley joined the race on January 24, 2026, 8:46 PM
    Cause position: 151
    Race position: 244

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 11:48 AM
    Cause position: 152
    Race position: 247

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 6:50 PM
    Cause position: 153
    Race position: 249

  • Jon Boy joined the race on February 7, 2026, 7:35 PM
    Cause position: 154
    Race position: 252

  • Balloon joined the race on February 10, 2026, 9:52 AM
    Cause position: 155
    Race position: 253

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 7:08 PM
    Cause position: 156
    Race position: 254

  • Simba joined the race on February 7, 2026, 3:56 PM
    Cause position: 157
    Race position: 255

  • Clara schuman joined the race on February 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
    Cause position: 158
    Race position: 257

  • Adam joined the race on February 2, 2026, 2:27 PM
    Cause position: 159
    Race position: 258

  • Bubbles joined the race on February 6, 2026, 6:50 PM
    Cause position: 160
    Race position: 261