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 Tilda x: travelled 78.27km POPPED
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Love Winnie: travelled 65.31km POPPED
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 PEACE: travelled 65.08km POPPED
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Balloon: travelled 64.21km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Tabithas friends: travelled 63.44km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 For Remus: travelled 63.36km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 LUNA OF HAWORTH: travelled 62.82km POPPED
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Balloon: travelled 62.81km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 62.58km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Balloon: travelled 61.57km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Ayden: travelled 59.50km POPPED
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 My beloved Leo : travelled 59.00km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Shirley Temple: travelled 58.35km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Balloon: travelled 58.29km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 starry meow : travelled 58.24km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Rudy: travelled 57.77km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Kieron: travelled 57.69km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Belle rip: travelled 56.72km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Magnus: travelled 56.44km RACING
    Race position: 36
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 56.38km RACING
    Race position: 37
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Celia Hammond joined the race on February 13, 2026, 5:33 PM
    Cause position: 441
    Race position: 644

  • Balloon joined the race on February 5, 2026, 3:44 PM
    Cause position: 442
    Race position: 645

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 4:54 PM
    Cause position: 443
    Race position: 646

  • Cathy Rosie Lily missing joined the race on January 24, 2026, 11:53 AM
    Cause position: 444
    Race position: 647

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 5:19 PM
    Cause position: 445
    Race position: 648

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
    Cause position: 446
    Race position: 649

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 8:05 AM
    Cause position: 447
    Race position: 650

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:28 AM
    Cause position: 448
    Race position: 652

  • Balloon joined the race on January 23, 2026, 11:34 AM
    Cause position: 449
    Race position: 653

  • Balloon joined the race on January 28, 2026, 11:21 AM
    Cause position: 450
    Race position: 654