Hello Jim
I used to go to Bristol too and could never understand how it cost so much considering all work is done by volenteers.
This reminds me of a post I made some months ago when I went to the Paris international assembly.
Me and my wife stayed independent of the society but in one of the same hotels being used by them .
We paid 30 a night for the room we stayed 3 nights thats a total of 90 for two people.
Guess how much people paid from Britian for the same level of accomadation but for 6 nights through the society ?
600 pounds per person!
Several people told me this, some who couldn't go because of the cost.
So were does this money go?