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 69.61km RACING
    Race position: 1
    Cause position: 1

  • #12 Belle rip: travelled 68.91km RACING
    Race position: 16
    Cause position: 12

  • #2 My Parents: travelled 68.40km RACING
    Race position: 2
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Tabithas friends: travelled 67.90km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Molly Dolly: travelled 67.37km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Dab: travelled 67.04km RACING
    Race position: 5
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Splodge : travelled 66.80km RACING
    Race position: 6
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 65.09km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Balloon: travelled 64.88km RACING
    Race position: 10
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Susie xx: travelled 64.33km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 moooooo: travelled 64.30km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 62.70km RACING
    Race position: 15
    Cause position: 11

  • #45 Jackson Tennessee: travelled 61.51km RACING
    Race position: 69
    Cause position: 45

  • #13 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 61.35km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Rudy: travelled 61.18km RACING
    Race position: 20
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Lick e Lix: travelled 60.70km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 15

  • #49 Balloon: travelled 60.14km RACING
    Race position: 76
    Cause position: 49

  • #16 Bulging Bloon: travelled 59.70km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 For Tails x: travelled 59.33km RACING
    Race position: 27
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Sheree: travelled 58.84km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 18



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Caramac joined the race on January 26, 2026, 10:38 AM
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    Race position: 977

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 1:17 PM
    Cause position: 732
    Race position: 978

  • Balloon joined the race on February 1, 2026, 11:37 PM
    Cause position: 733
    Race position: 979

  • Balloon joined the race on January 30, 2026, 11:47 AM
    Cause position: 734
    Race position: 980

  • Arya previous resident joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:27 PM
    Cause position: 735
    Race position: 981

  • Balloon joined the race on January 25, 2026, 4:12 PM
    Cause position: 736
    Race position: 982

  • Balloon joined the race on January 23, 2026, 6:52 PM
    Cause position: 737
    Race position: 983

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 10:37 AM
    Cause position: 738
    Race position: 984

  • Balloon joined the race on February 9, 2026, 11:48 AM
    Cause position: 739
    Race position: 985

  • Reggie joined the race on February 12, 2026, 8:35 PM
    Cause position: 740
    Race position: 986