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Would associate membership in the BHI be interesting for a member in the colonies?

Is their monthly journal published in hardcopy or only as an online item? I rather enjoy reading paper and likely wouldn't read a 48 page online magazine. I suspect I'd always be converting pounds to USD. I'd also probably have trouble with all of the misspelled words...  🙂

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The BHI is interesting Association. It's also an interesting place to visit which I did once. Yes is quite a journey from my house to get there but it was well worth the journey.

The link below will take you to a sample issue for those not familiar with the magazine. If you look at the second link I think it actually answers your question. Somewhere in the list of things that says access to members forum with access to past issues digital copies. So basically get a physical magazine and then you can go online and access the past issues which is quite a deal as there's lots of dyestuff in the magazines is just expensive to get.

 

https://bhi.co.uk/hj/

https://bhi.co.uk/about-us/individual-members/

 

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Thanks @JohnR725

I have already pulled that sample however I have yet to actually read it. I much prefer to read off paper (despite being comfortable with this sort of dialog).

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