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 92.52km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Belle rip: travelled 89.02km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Lick e Lix: travelled 85.91km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Balloon: travelled 85.62km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 85.23km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 starry meow : travelled 84.54km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 moooooo: travelled 84.10km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Number 6 Be seeing you: travelled 83.46km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 For Remus: travelled 83.30km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 83.19km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Balloon: travelled 82.48km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 My Parents: travelled 82.42km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Rudy: travelled 81.95km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Ava Luna: travelled 81.79km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Bulging Bloon: travelled 81.31km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Be Boppa Loo La: travelled 80.97km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Meow : travelled 80.42km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Splodge : travelled 80.36km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Thank you Celia : travelled 80.33km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 80.01km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Keith Eds Dad joined the race on February 11, 2026, 7:28 PM
    Cause position: 331
    Race position: 479

  • Happy joined the race on February 6, 2026, 1:50 PM
    Cause position: 332
    Race position: 481

  • Balloon joined the race on January 25, 2026, 10:06 AM
    Cause position: 333
    Race position: 482

  • Kerrys balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 10:12 PM
    Cause position: 334
    Race position: 483

  • Babba Boo joined the race on January 23, 2026, 8:39 PM
    Cause position: 335
    Race position: 484

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
    Cause position: 336
    Race position: 485

  • For the Catbeasts joined the race on January 25, 2026, 10:06 AM
    Cause position: 337
    Race position: 487

  • Balloon joined the race on January 29, 2026, 9:19 AM
    Cause position: 338
    Race position: 489

  • Paddy joined the race on February 12, 2026, 8:58 PM
    Cause position: 339
    Race position: 490

  • Gennie joined the race on February 9, 2026, 4:17 PM
    Cause position: 340
    Race position: 491