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

Tagged in: CeliaHammondAnimalTrust CHATballoonrace feedCHATcats

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Top 20 balloons within cause

  • #1 moooooo: travelled 51.95km RACING
    Race position: 3
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 Belle rip: travelled 51.57km RACING
    Race position: 4
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Cathy Rosie Lily missing : travelled 50.46km RACING
    Race position: 8
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 My Parents: travelled 49.97km RACING
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Smudge x 2 always in my : travelled 49.64km RACING
    Race position: 11
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 Tabithas friends: travelled 49.47km RACING
    Race position: 12
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Thank you Celia : travelled 49.41km RACING
    Race position: 13
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Lick e Lix: travelled 48.58km RACING
    Race position: 17
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 BatteryPowered Balloon : travelled 48.51km RACING
    Race position: 18
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Molly Dolly: travelled 47.72km RACING
    Race position: 19
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Splodge : travelled 47.14km RACING
    Race position: 21
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Susie xx: travelled 46.58km RACING
    Race position: 22
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Dab: travelled 46.55km RACING
    Race position: 23
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Meow : travelled 46.15km RACING
    Race position: 25
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Balloon: travelled 46.12km RACING
    Race position: 26
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Kieron: travelled 45.18km RACING
    Race position: 29
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Jules Journeys: travelled 45.04km RACING
    Race position: 30
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Bulging Bloon: travelled 44.96km RACING
    Race position: 31
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 starry meow : travelled 44.54km RACING
    Race position: 33
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Balloon: travelled 44.00km RACING
    Race position: 35
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (2123)

  • Balloon joined the race on February 8, 2026, 3:55 PM
    Cause position: 751
    Race position: 1027

  • Jasper joined the race on February 6, 2026, 6:32 PM
    Cause position: 752
    Race position: 1028

  • Balloon joined the race on January 30, 2026, 9:13 AM
    Cause position: 753
    Race position: 1030

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 8:05 AM
    Cause position: 754
    Race position: 1031

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 6:05 PM
    Cause position: 755
    Race position: 1032

  • Balloon joined the race on January 23, 2026, 7:26 PM
    Cause position: 756
    Race position: 1033

  • Balloon joined the race on February 13, 2026, 3:10 PM
    Cause position: 757
    Race position: 1034

  • Balloon joined the race on January 24, 2026, 9:28 AM
    Cause position: 758
    Race position: 1036

  • Balloon joined the race on February 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
    Cause position: 759
    Race position: 1038

  • For adorable Toffee joined the race on February 1, 2026, 2:04 PM
    Cause position: 760
    Race position: 1039