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

  • #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

  • #5 My Parents: travelled 192.24km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 5

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

  • #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

  • #10 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 168.09km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 10

  • #9 Balloon: travelled 167.88km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 9

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

  • #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

  • #14 Ava Luna: travelled 152.46km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #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

  • #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)

  • Balloon joined the race on February 7, 2026, 7:39 AM
    Cause position: 161
    Race position: 262

  • Beans joined the race on February 1, 2026, 12:18 PM
    Cause position: 162
    Race position: 263

  • Balloon joined the race on February 10, 2026, 3:39 PM
    Cause position: 163
    Race position: 264

  • Rosie joined the race on February 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
    Cause position: 164
    Race position: 266

  • Balloon joined the race on January 22, 2026, 12:21 PM
    Cause position: 165
    Race position: 267

  • Matilda joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
    Cause position: 166
    Race position: 269

  • Balloon joined the race on January 31, 2026, 10:46 AM
    Cause position: 167
    Race position: 271

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 9:26 PM
    Cause position: 168
    Race position: 272

  • SUPERCHICK XX joined the race on January 23, 2026, 8:51 PM
    Cause position: 169
    Race position: 273

  • Balloon joined the race on January 26, 2026, 6:22 PM
    Cause position: 170
    Race position: 275