(29 May 2016, 8:13 am)Dan wrote Sadly; Liam and I still had to contribute a significant proportion of the payment towards site hosting recently, when we renewed it.
Having Google Ads on the site means that we won't have to do this again in three years time - the site will more or less pay for itself (what we have to chip in will be minimal), and we still remain as a not-for-profit website. In short: it secures the site for future years to come.
You can still bypass the ads by installing AdBlock Plus - there are extensions available for desktop browsers and apps which achieve the same on most smartphones. They're primarily in place for guest viewers.
Ah, I understand now
EDIT: Installed adblock plus