At 97-years-old, Joy Hunt has already lived a life full of achievements - a former teacher, a poet and a descendant of a Caister lifeboat hero.

But now she has added another feather to her cap - designer of Caister's newest community bin.

Ms Hunt has got the chance to see her winning design installed on Caister Playing Field, a year after her entry in the village’s quirky bin design competition stood out from the pack.

Organized by Caister Men's Shed and local legend "Dustbin Dave" - more commonly known as David Clarke - the contest invited locals to get creative about keeping the village clean.

Russell Ray, of Caister Men's Shed, and David Clark, also known as Dustbin Dave, with Joy Hunt next to her winning bin design at Caister playing field.Russell Ray, of Caister Men's Shed, and David Clark, also known as Dustbin Dave, with Joy Hunt next to her winning bin design at Caister playing field. (Image: Supplied)

Ms Hunt, who has also written poetry books for pensioners, was thrilled to see her idea come to fruition.

She is the great-great-granddaughter of James Haylett, a hero of the 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster, remembered for coining the famous phrase "Caister men never turn back".

The bin, crafted by members of Caister Men's Shed, was completed earlier this month, and Ms Hunt made a special trip to the playing field to admire the finished product.

Russell Ray, of Caister Men's Shed, who helped organize and judge the contest alongside Dustbin Dave, accompanied Ms Hunt on her visit to the new bin. 

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Joy Hunt, 97, next to the bin she helped to design at Caister playing field.Joy Hunt, 97, next to the bin she helped to design at Caister playing field. (Image: Supplied) Dustbin Dave is no stranger to winning things himself, having last year been awarded the accolade of 'Anorak of the Year' by the Dull Men's Club.

That was for his hobby of photographing and collecting photos of bins. 

His 'binterest', as he calls it, has also seen him appear on national television, enjoy a tour of a bin factory and become the face of a nationwide campaign for recycling bins.