Beer Mats UK

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service , in association with Bangor University , today launched a new campaign to deliver an important safety message to students. In a bid to encourage students to be vigilant over the Christmas and New Year period Bangor University is distributing promotional beer mats and posters to remind students that cooking and drinking don't mix. The bilingual beer mats feature the slogan 'Drunk Cook? Don't cook! Read the full story at News Wales .

Cumbrian college students have joined forces with local police to warn of the dangers of drinking too much festive booze. The youngsters have designed beer mats and posters which will be distributed to pubs and clubs. The beer mats drive home the message that alcohol can fuel violence and is often the cause of many A&E admissions. All the winning designs will be projected on to Furness House, opposite Barrow police station, from today and on the screen in the town hall reception. The initiative to design the beer mats and posters began in October. Crime and Reduction partnership co-ordinator Rebecca Rawlings and Barrow police sergeant Ian McClymont visited students to ask for their help with the Christmas campaign. Read the full story in the North West Evening Mail .

The lowly beer mat , traditionally used by young pubgoers to play flicking games or build towers, may have a future as a chat-up aid. Students in Newcastle have developed a mat which senses the presence of desirable nearby customers and projects a selection of light messages – like a news ticker or teleprompter – across tables or bars. Prototypes will be revealed tonight at Newcastle University where piles of the so-called "dual sex" mats will be tested. Activated when touched by a drinker's glass, they initially flash a pink (for women) or blue (for men) halo which users can change by giving a second tap with their glass. The mat can then be manoeuvred within range of a similar one being used by anyone fancied. Once within 60cm, the mat sends light messages along the bar, guided to the target mat by projectors hidden below. Read the full story in The Guardian .