She was travelling around the county from the WI Organising Centre in London, under the auspices of the Lindsey Women's War Agricultural Committee.

As a result of her encouragement, Holton le Moor WI was the eleventh Institute to open in Lincolnshire - Barrow-on-Humber being the first, in 1917.

Ninety years on, a smaller but equally committed membership celebrated the event with a party in the Moot Hall.

Guests included former members, representatives from Lincolnshire North Federation and two members from each of the Northwold Group of Binbrook, Caistor, Faldingworth, Grasby, Nettleton & Moortown, North Kelsey, Rase and Tealby WIs. Toes were tapping to the music of the "Wild Wolds Women" followed by an excellent buffet supper.

The display that took second prize in the co-operative class at the Lincolnshire Show was recreated for members to see. Holton le Moor chose to depict Golden Wedding in the theme of the class, "Happy Anniversary"

The Institute's archives were also on display. An old programme shows that on February 27 1936, the theme for the meeting was "Waste Not, Want Not". The talk was on "Disposal of Rubbish", and the subject of the roll call was "A Use for Crusts". An exhibition displayed "Articles made from Waste".

How surprised those early members would have been to learn that, 90 years later, these principles would be at the heart of universal, even global, serious discussion.