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 Thank you Celia : travelled 99.45km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 99.04km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Dab: travelled 97.12km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Molly Dolly: travelled 96.68km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 94.85km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 My Parents: travelled 94.42km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Lick e Lix: travelled 93.71km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Tomos Super Stripe: travelled 93.61km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Balloon: travelled 92.83km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 moooooo: travelled 92.48km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Bulging Bloon: travelled 92.39km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Balloon: travelled 92.39km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Tabithas friends: travelled 92.18km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 91.99km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Susie xx: travelled 91.89km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Balloon: travelled 91.85km RACING
    Race position: 24
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Splodge : travelled 91.62km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Al: travelled 91.36km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Ava Luna: travelled 91.26km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Belle rip: travelled 90.56km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 9:26 PM
    Cause position: 671
    Race position: 911

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 3:06 PM
    Cause position: 672
    Race position: 912

  • Poppy joined the race on February 12, 2026, 8:35 PM
    Cause position: 673
    Race position: 913

  • MILLIE joined the race on February 10, 2026, 9:47 AM
    Cause position: 674
    Race position: 914

  • Misty joined the race on February 7, 2026, 9:44 AM
    Cause position: 675
    Race position: 915

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
    Cause position: 676
    Race position: 917

  • Balloon joined the race on February 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
    Cause position: 677
    Race position: 918

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 4:44 PM
    Cause position: 678
    Race position: 919

  • Love to the cats joined the race on January 25, 2026, 7:59 AM
    Cause position: 679
    Race position: 920

  • Balloon joined the race on January 26, 2026, 11:19 AM
    Cause position: 680
    Race position: 922