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

  • #4 My Parents: travelled 84.39km RACING
    Race position: 7
    Cause position: 4

  • #7 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 84.11km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 7

  • #11 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 82.52km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 11

  • #21 Tomos Super Stripe: travelled 80.02km RACING
    Race position: 36
    Cause position: 21

  • #1 Thank you Celia : travelled 79.98km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 moooooo: travelled 79.51km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 2

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 79.08km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 20

  • #3 Lick e Lix: travelled 78.93km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 3

  • #24 Bulging Bloon: travelled 78.81km RACING
    Race position: 42
    Cause position: 24

  • #19 Ava Luna: travelled 78.63km RACING
    Race position: 32
    Cause position: 19

  • #5 Molly Dolly: travelled 78.21km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 78.00km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 6

  • #27 Balloon: travelled 77.69km RACING
    Race position: 47
    Cause position: 27

  • #28 Al: travelled 76.69km RACING
    Race position: 48
    Cause position: 28

  • #8 Dab: travelled 76.53km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Tabithas friends: travelled 76.07km RACING
    Race position: 14
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Belle rip: travelled 75.91km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 10

  • #12 Splodge : travelled 74.73km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Be Boppa Loo La: travelled 74.25km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Meow : travelled 73.98km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 14



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Balloon joined the race on January 30, 2026, 11:47 AM
    Cause position: 711
    Race position: 955

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 12:56 PM
    Cause position: 712
    Race position: 956

  • Lyra joined the race on February 5, 2026, 10:03 PM
    Cause position: 713
    Race position: 957

  • Balloon joined the race on February 6, 2026, 7:48 PM
    Cause position: 714
    Race position: 958

  • Scugnizzo joined the race on February 13, 2026, 8:32 PM
    Cause position: 715
    Race position: 959

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 7:33 AM
    Cause position: 716
    Race position: 961

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 11:38 PM
    Cause position: 717
    Race position: 962

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
    Cause position: 718
    Race position: 963

  • Poppy joined the race on February 12, 2026, 8:35 PM
    Cause position: 719
    Race position: 966

  • Pipsqueak joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:18 PM
    Cause position: 720
    Race position: 967