Welcome to pijiu.co.uk!0

		However you found this site I hope you enjoy your visit.
		There are three main reasons why this site has been set up. Firstly, there is the Quest for Pijiu, an attempted explanation of which can be found here. Secondly, there is the opportunity which this site affords me to promote some of my favourite things many of which are sadly neglected on the internet (notably the work of Ian Godfrey, Margaret Brooker and the Family Cat. Thirdly there is my need to have somewhere to develop my clearly deficient Web design skills. Apologies in advance to all those Web purists out there who will tear this site to shreds. I will get better. Also apologies in advance to all those friends who may not totally agree with my photo selection. I've tried to pick out good photos, but...

		What is pijiu?
		Pijiu is the Chinese word for beer as written using the Pinyin (romanised) system for writing Chinese characters. Pijiu.co.uk seemed like an appropriate name for this site given the aims of the Quest and my own fondness for beer. However, for the record I would like to state that this site was not set up with the purpose of endorsing any particular brands of beer although much like CAMRA. I would like to see a world where small independent breweries can survive alongside the multi national corporations and their all too often bland offerings. I would also like to add that I am keenly aware of the problems associated with alcohol misuse in society and the valuable work of the all too few and under-resourced alcohol services. I also welcome any efforts such as those currently being pursued in Scotland to bring about harm reduction in relation to alcohol. The links page contains more information about the important work going on in this area.

		Acknowledgements
		It may barely seem worth acknowledging the help of others given the state of this site, but believe me it could have been even worse. Special thanks go to Toby for whatever it is he does. It seems to have a positive effect on all of us even if we can't really understand it. Toby's sites are well worth checking out and can be found on the links page here or through his homepage dacre.net. Thanks also to everyone who either knowingly or unknowingly has let me put up photos of them on this site. I will glady remove any images on request and the same applies to the music samples although I hope this will not be necessary. In case anyone is wondering the main music samples on this site are taken from Manbreak's first album Come and See, The Dead Kennedys album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Family Cat's album Tell 'em we're surfin' and Cameo's single Word Up. You should be able to find these through the music sites listed in the links page, but get in touch with me if you are having problems. I may be able to point you in the right direction. Any queries, comments etc. write to Mark@pijiu.co.uk