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

  • #1 Tabithas friends: travelled 82.84km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Belle rip: travelled 79.55km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Tilda x: travelled 78.27km POPPED
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Balloon: travelled 77.53km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Balloon: travelled 77.21km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 For Remus: travelled 76.35km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Balloon: travelled 76.02km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Number 6 Be seeing you: travelled 75.32km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Lick e Lix: travelled 75.31km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 starry meow : travelled 74.15km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Rudy: travelled 73.87km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Ava Luna: travelled 73.33km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 72.94km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Kieron: travelled 72.66km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Bulging Bloon: travelled 72.31km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 My beloved Leo : travelled 71.82km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Susie xx: travelled 71.33km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Be Boppa Loo La: travelled 71.27km RACING
    Race position: 29
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Balloon: travelled 70.68km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Shirley Temple: travelled 70.62km RACING
    Race position: 31
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

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    Cause position: 371
    Race position: 535

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 9:17 PM
    Cause position: 372
    Race position: 537

  • Thank you Alice joined the race on February 3, 2026, 8:42 PM
    Cause position: 373
    Race position: 539

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 10:57 AM
    Cause position: 374
    Race position: 540

  • Balloon joined the race on January 28, 2026, 11:21 AM
    Cause position: 375
    Race position: 541

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 12:18 PM
    Cause position: 376
    Race position: 542

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
    Cause position: 377
    Race position: 544

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 11:48 AM
    Cause position: 378
    Race position: 545

  • Balloon joined the race on January 25, 2026, 10:06 AM
    Cause position: 379
    Race position: 546

  • sueeeee joined the race on February 13, 2026, 11:23 AM
    Cause position: 380
    Race position: 547