What's a virtual balloon race?
Concerned with the environmental impact of real balloon launches, our races are virtual, online and interactive while still promoting our cause and raising money for Shine.
How does it help our charity?
Funds raised from our virtual balloon races help and support people affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus via our charity Shine.
How can you get involved?
For a small cost, you can design and sponsor a balloon to travel the furthest in one or more of our races - and be in with a chance of winning a choice of prizes!
Winners in: 2nd September Professional Support Race
Upcoming races - get involved now!
14th October Spina Bifida Awareness Week.
Our aim is to engage, empower and enable all our members to have better lives by helping them to share with others their personal experiences of life with spina bifida.
Anencephaly Awareness & Support November 5th 2024
Anencephaly is the most severe of a group of conditions known as Neural Tube Defects (NTDs). It happens in about 1 in 2,000 pregnancies in the UK and occurs during the first 28 days of pregnancy when an unborn baby’s brain does not form properly in the womb. Diagnosed by ultrasound at the dating scan, anencephaly is sadly always fatal.
Little Stars Virtual Balloon Race 6thJanuary 2025
Shine’s Little Stars programme supports children aged 0-12 years old with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as their parents and carers.
Records and Statistics
Site Record: Highest Altitude Achieved
By SMC Flooring
Site Record: Furthest Distance Travelled
By Inspiring Words
