Save Our WI Judges

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#201

I think it’s dreadful that we would no longer have WI qualified judges meaning that any Tom, dick or Harry could judge without training or understanding making it a mockery. WI members look forward to maki g things for completions and shows knowing their art, food, craft etc will be judge by qualified people. I believe that if our judges are to be unsupported the WI will see. Reduction in entries and quite possibly it’s membership

Sara JohnsonDavies (Shrewsbury, 2024-05-18)

#203

As a WI judge I found the letter stating judges could be a reputational risk to NFWI and being told I could not wear my NFWI judges badge after the end of the year both offensive and upsetting

Maureen Anderson (Derby, 2024-05-18)

#205

I believe this to be a bad decision. How can standards be maintained if there is either no training, or different training in different areas.
Surely there needs to be consistency across the whole of the organisation so that everyone knows what is to be expected.

Penny Hall (Shrewsbury, 2024-05-18)

#206

United Kingdom

Sarah Russell (Shrewsbury, 2024-05-18)

#214

The W.I. is renown for their competitions, judging and all round high standards.
If you receive a prize from a W.I. judge, you know that you have done well. It’s a true honour. You say as a W.I. it’s in the hands of younger members but how do you expect these standards to be continued if they aren’t taught and passed down!? Absolute disgrace thinking we shouldn’t continue the high standard of the fantastic judges

Charlotte EJ Flint (Derby, 2024-05-20)

#218

The WI is first and foremost an educational charity. I am deeply concerned that the National Trustees are destroying the WI’s founding principle of education for all women.

Kathleen Margaret Dugan (Sheffield, 2024-05-21)

#224

It is very short sighted

Cindy Jobson (Telford, 2024-05-26)

#225

WI judges have worked hard to gain their qualification which is well recognised and respected nationwide. It is an insult to suddenly toss them aside.

Lynn Latham (Hereford, 2024-05-28)

#227

I'm signing on behalf of Forton WI - throughout the years WI Judges have been the most knowledgable, respected and trusted in everything from cookery to handicrafts, flower arranging to preserves. This esteem has been built up by the organisation and its members over the years and must be maintained or the whole reputation of the WI will be in danger of being lost

Christine Smith (Lancaster, 2024-05-28)

#231

We need Wi trained judges

Carol Gill (Monmouth, 2024-06-02)

#233

I am a wi judge

Heather Jeary (Norwich, 2024-06-02)

#235

I believe it would be a retrograde step to no longer train or support WI judges to be completely unjustifiable . Sure.y we need to know that all judges are trained to a common standard. Otherwise ,how d.can their decisions be relied on as fair?

Suzette Collier (Telford, 2024-06-06)

#236

Judges are an integral part of the WI and this is a short sighted proposal to cut training and support for WI judges.

Susan Morgan (Broseley, 2024-06-06)

#237

I feel very strongly indeed about this issue.
This seems to be quite unexpected and unreal, to ask our members to not wear their badges when they have worked very hard to gain them in the first place. There realy ought to be better consultation with all members on such important issues, and not just by the few who seem to think they know better than the members they aspire to represent.
Yours sincerely
Beryl Britton
Member of WI

Beryl Britton (Lincolnshire, 2024-06-07)

#244

NFWI are shirking their duty by not continuing to train judges. We rely on the standards. Will members who wish to go down this route and are able to get the training elsewhere be funded by the money gained from selling Denman as I understand that is for Training. Members have not been consulted on this matter and they feel as if they have been abandoned. Will the NFWI’s part of our subscription be reduced if this goes ahead.

Margaret Scott (Derby, 2024-06-11)

#246

United Kingdom

Marion Forrest (Preston, 2024-06-12)

#248

I’m signing because we all have to try and achieve perfection. Standards within the WI have always been high, and because of this everyone aspired to do their utmost best.

Teresa Baker (Southampton, 2024-06-17)

#251

Of the above explanation

Alison Pettit (Bucknell, 2024-06-24)

#252

I think it is important to carry on the skills taught by mothers and Home Economics teachers to their children in the recent past. The fact that cookery and homemaking is a thing of the past, means this country is the worse off. Wholesome food, making things from simple ingredients, and using age-old skills is far more nourishing than a trip to the supermarket to buy mass produced food. The true flavours of many foods is lost these days by mass production, particularly preserves.

Miv Hughes (High Wycombe, 2024-08-25)



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