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 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: 6
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 LUNA OF HAWORTH: travelled 62.82km POPPED
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Ayden: travelled 59.50km POPPED
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Balloon: travelled 56.51km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 PrinceQueen: travelled 52.69km POPPED
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Balloon: travelled 52.08km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 51.90km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Tabithas friends: travelled 51.82km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Claudia : travelled 51.82km POPPED
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Lyra: travelled 51.60km POPPED
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 For Remus: travelled 51.30km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Balloon: travelled 50.88km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Number 6 Be seeing you: travelled 50.25km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Lucas: travelled 50.05km POPPED
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Ava Luna: travelled 49.97km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Bulging Bloon: travelled 49.89km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Balloon: travelled 49.41km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 49.41km POPPED
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Elvira joined the race on January 31, 2026, 5:59 PM
    Cause position: 461
    Race position: 657

  • F and A joined the race on February 10, 2026, 6:15 PM
    Cause position: 462
    Race position: 658

  • Balloon joined the race on January 27, 2026, 7:40 AM
    Cause position: 463
    Race position: 659

  • Frida joined the race on February 14, 2026, 9:58 AM
    Cause position: 464
    Race position: 660

  • Tim joined the race on February 2, 2026, 10:09 AM
    Cause position: 465
    Race position: 661

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
    Cause position: 466
    Race position: 662

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
    Cause position: 467
    Race position: 663

  • Smudge joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:03 PM
    Cause position: 468
    Race position: 665

  • Balloon joined the race on February 1, 2026, 5:20 PM
    Cause position: 469
    Race position: 666

  • Bertie Sutcliffe joined the race on February 7, 2026, 10:17 AM
    Cause position: 470
    Race position: 667