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 152.43km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Belle rip: travelled 145.06km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 moooooo: travelled 141.61km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Splodge : travelled 141.11km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 My Parents: travelled 132.47km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 130.47km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Balloon: travelled 128.83km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Thank you Celia : travelled 116.68km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Lick e Lix: travelled 116.32km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Balloon: travelled 116.10km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Susie xx: travelled 113.62km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 starry meow : travelled 112.96km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Number 6 Be seeing you: travelled 112.74km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Balloon: travelled 112.60km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Balloon: travelled 110.53km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Meow : travelled 109.72km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 109.69km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Rudy: travelled 109.20km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 108.98km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 108.59km RACING
    Race position: 29
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
    Cause position: 261
    Race position: 389

  • For mummy joined the race on January 30, 2026, 2:49 PM
    Cause position: 262
    Race position: 392

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 11:55 AM
    Cause position: 263
    Race position: 393

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
    Cause position: 264
    Race position: 394

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:36 AM
    Cause position: 265
    Race position: 395

  • Balloon joined the race on January 31, 2026, 10:46 AM
    Cause position: 266
    Race position: 396

  • Seville joined the race on February 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
    Cause position: 267
    Race position: 398

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:23 AM
    Cause position: 268
    Race position: 399

  • Balloon joined the race on January 31, 2026, 10:46 AM
    Cause position: 269
    Race position: 400

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 5:06 PM
    Cause position: 270
    Race position: 401