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 Tabithas friends: travelled 179.39km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Splodge : travelled 173.52km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Belle rip: travelled 172.91km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 moooooo: travelled 166.75km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 161.83km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 My Parents: travelled 158.84km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 154.22km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Thank you Celia : travelled 143.85km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Susie xx: travelled 142.66km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Balloon: travelled 142.42km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 137.79km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Lick e Lix: travelled 136.48km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Dab: travelled 131.01km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Ava Luna: travelled 130.39km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 starry meow : travelled 130.30km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Balloon: travelled 129.70km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Rudy: travelled 129.51km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Number 6 Be seeing you: travelled 127.86km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Balloon: travelled 127.77km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Dab: travelled 127.50km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Balloon joined the race on January 27, 2026, 11:40 AM
    Cause position: 201
    Race position: 316

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 11:55 AM
    Cause position: 202
    Race position: 317

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 1:07 PM
    Cause position: 203
    Race position: 318

  • PussyCats joined the race on January 31, 2026, 11:59 AM
    Cause position: 204
    Race position: 319

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 4:28 PM
    Cause position: 205
    Race position: 320

  • A joined the race on February 9, 2026, 9:11 PM
    Cause position: 206
    Race position: 321

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 10:57 AM
    Cause position: 207
    Race position: 322

  • Ziggy joined the race on February 7, 2026, 9:44 AM
    Cause position: 208
    Race position: 323

  • Moseley joined the race on February 12, 2026, 8:35 PM
    Cause position: 209
    Race position: 324

  • Matilda joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:20 PM
    Cause position: 210
    Race position: 325