Chelmer Bridge Rotary in Essex are launching their annual ‘Rotary Remembers’ ​pin badge project ahead of Remembrance Day later this year.

Since the project first trialled in 2016 and launched formally in 2017, Chelmer ​Bridge Rotary has raised approximately £85,000 for Armed Forces charities.

Each year, the pins have a new design, with the traditional red remembrance ​poppy and the Rotary Mark of Excellence used to commemorate the sacrifice and ​lives lost in thw two world wars, and subsequent conflicts.

The pins are priced at £3 each, with all profits – approximately £2 per pin – being ​donated to the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland.

Both the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland provide support for current ​former members of the Armed Forces and their families, including around the ​areas of mental health, housing, mobility, the cost of living and more.

This year, the pin commemorates the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the ​largest seaborne invasion in history and the beginning of the liberation of ​Western Europe during the Second World War.

Elsewhere in the world, exceptionally hard-fought battles were also turning the ​tide of the war. The Battle of Monte Cassino was the bloodiest of the Italian ​Campaign and in India outnumbered British and Indian forces withstood weeks ​of siege and brutal fighting at the Battles of Kohima and Imphal.

The pins signify that Rotary Remembers the service and sacrifice of British and ​Commonwealth armed forces in these and other battles.

Alan Swash from Chelmer Bridge Rotary said, "We're extremely grateful for the ​support we have received since we launched the project 7 years ago.

Peace is one of the key pillars of our work within Rotary. That includes not only ​tackling the causes of conflict and assisting those impacted today, but also ​commemorating the sacrifice previous generations have made.”

Download the order form and place your order by 15th October. Payment and ​delivery information is contained within the order form.