If you find a balloon tag either in the UK or overseas, please send it to us at the address on the 'Contact' page, as well as your own address, for your chance to win a prize.
We receive tags back all year round after the race, so please send them in no matter how long it has been - its not too late!

After the success of our first balloon race in 2007, we have decided to run annual races on the 14th June - John's Birthday.

Each balloon has a tag with our contact details and a number on. Everybody who makes a donation of £5 or more during the 12 months this race runs for, gets automatically entered into the race and allocated a number from the balloons that were released.

If you find a balloon and tag either in the UK or overseas, please send it to us at the address on the 'Contact' page, as well as your own address, for the chance to win a prize. We receive tags back for a whole year after the race is started so please send them in no matter how long it has been.

The winners of the race are the three balloons that travel the furthest, but there is also a lucky dip amongst all other tags received back, no matter of how far they have travelled.

Above: Some of the balloons prior to launch.

The following balloons were sent back to us:

Balloon Number 200 - Ian James
Balloon Number 209 - Dr J. Butlin
Balloon Number 228 - Gordon Blackmore
Balloon Number 230 - Michael Cooper
Balloon Number 231 - Yvonne Newell
Balloon Number 233 - Thomas Handel
Balloon Number 244 - Albert Masters
Balloon Number 245 - Maurice Hitchcock
Balloon Number 247 - Nicola Hurst
Balloon Number 250 - Lawrie Atkinson