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 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 100.04km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Thank you Celia : travelled 99.27km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Dab: travelled 97.75km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Molly Dolly: travelled 96.42km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 96.19km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 My Parents: travelled 96.14km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Lick e Lix: travelled 95.41km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 moooooo: travelled 93.63km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Al: travelled 92.52km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Ava Luna: travelled 92.45km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 92.38km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Tomos Super Stripe: travelled 92.37km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Balloon: travelled 92.14km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Susie xx: travelled 91.86km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Balloon: travelled 91.72km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Splodge : travelled 91.24km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Bulging Bloon: travelled 91.02km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Tabithas friends: travelled 90.77km RACING
    Race position: 28
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Balloon: travelled 90.56km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 NIK NAK Schnapplegrouben: travelled 90.19km RACING
    Race position: 32
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Ned previous resident joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:27 PM
    Cause position: 641
    Race position: 863

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:23 AM
    Cause position: 642
    Race position: 864

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 11:48 AM
    Cause position: 643
    Race position: 865

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
    Cause position: 644
    Race position: 866

  • Balloon joined the race on February 1, 2026, 5:20 PM
    Cause position: 645
    Race position: 867

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 6:55 PM
    Cause position: 646
    Race position: 868

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
    Cause position: 647
    Race position: 869

  • Balloon joined the race on February 8, 2026, 9:47 PM
    Cause position: 648
    Race position: 870

  • Keith Eds Dad joined the race on February 11, 2026, 7:28 PM
    Cause position: 649
    Race position: 873

  • Balloon joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:06 PM
    Cause position: 650
    Race position: 875