A LADY member of the Institution's branch at Crewe is a very keen gar- dener. She sells both plants and cut flowers, taking them by bus into the town where she has many standing orders and more requests than she can fulfil. The manager of one of the big stores has first choice of all her plants.

All the money made by these sales she puts in her life-boat collecting box.

In the war she managed a bicycle business and charged accumulators.

When an accumulator was brought in with dirty or corroded terminals she made an extra charge for cleaning it, and this money too went into her life-boat box. Several of her war-time customers still make regular contribu- tions to the box.

In these ways she has collected over £130 during the past few years..