THE END
OF AN ERA
They say all good
things must come to an
end and, for the Forest
Laboratories complex in
Bexley, that end came on
21 August 2011
F
Forest Laboratories’ Bexley
site has seen many hardfought airsoft battles. But
on 21 August it was time
to say goodbye – for this
was the last day that airsoft would be
played before the bulldozers moved in.
The site is to be demolished to allow
for the building of 54 apartments and
16 houses.
Firefight Combat Simulations
(FCS) had been using The Labs for
nearly a year and its 120,000sq/ft of
space, three floors and 150 rooms
was perfect for its mix of action and
education.
About 50 players turned up for
the final fling, the majority of whom
seemed to be regular FCS players –
although there were one or two firsttimers. The huge, high-ceilinged Safe
Zone was alongside a room in which
every gun was chronographed and the
site limit of 328fps strictly enforced.
As each gun passed, a numbered
sticker was applied, identifying it as
024
November 2011