The M.I.H. Christmas decorations are now packed but sadly not for next year. We have a box of decent but old decorations looking for a good home. Please contact the MIH office if you can cherish and look after them. Old decorations don’t die, just hang on different walls. decorations belonging to the Tubey Family are packed ready to go into storage, and the rubbish bin has already become home for others. From now on after each event it will be the same; therefore the Chinese paper cuttings will be next good items wanting to avoid the bin. [...]

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Welcome Party 10th October

We have the pleasure to invite you to the start of year welcome party in MIH for all the residents. The party will be from 7:30pm onwards and everybody is welcome. It will follow the traditional format and although RSVP is not essential, it is appreciated if you let us know in advance for catering purposes.

See you there?

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Following a year of detailed review, involving the use of professional consultants, the MIH management committee has concluded that it is not possible to maintain work at Rodney House.  While it is possible to keep going on a day to day basis, it is not possible to generate sufficient additional income to maintain and upgrade the premises.  The Bristol District trustees, who are ultimately responsible for the project, have worked with the local management committee and together they have agreed a new way forward, which it is hoped will ensure the vision which inspired the setting up of Rodney House MIH can be maintained into the future.

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A belated Happy New Year to all our readers! We hope that you are surviving the credit crunch. Times must be bad because BBC Radio Bristol, earlier in January, were carrying the story that Bristol Students’ union had closed its bar for financial reasons! Students not drinking - finance must be bad! Well, the story was obviously more complicated then that, all sorts of variables were at work in the decision, but it certainly says something about the times if supplying alcohol to students becomes unviable.

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• Life as an assistant warden
• TV for Cash
• Some letters we have received
• Advance Notice