Airsoft Action 04 - Xmas 2011 | Page 8

AIRSOFT AIRSOFT AIRSOFT AIRSOFT IRSOFT RSOF O NEWS NEWS NEWS EW BERGET X CHARITY CHALLENGE Next June will see a small group of intrepid airsofters – The 13th Regiment – trek 3,200 miles across Europe to raise money for Help for Heroes and The Royal British Legion. The road trip – Operation: Sundin – will end at the annual Berget airsoft event in Sweden. Organiser Rob Campbell said: “We are looking for 30 players to take part and each player has to commit to raising a minimum of £1,000 in sponsorship. We have already got 10 interested players so I think we should have no trouble filling the seats. We are delighted that Airsoft Action will be sending an embedded reporter to cover the whole experience.” Driving ex-MoD Landrovers, the nine day, 3,200 mile experience is preceded by a mechanical infantry boot camp at Stirling Airsoft where players will learn the art of fighting from a light vehicle. The Landies will be used in Europe’s largest airsoft event, with more than 2,000 players, as a Quick Reaction Force. The first of the Landrovers was bought recently and others are on the way. Each will undergo an extensive overhaul and be refitted to make them ready for the trip. If you want to get involved, contact Rob: [email protected]. You can also support the event by donating here: bit.ly/BergetX. ASYLUM TRAVELLER THREAT: PETITION Skirmish site The Asylum could become a travellers’ site if plans to repurpose the ground are not halted. An online petition objecting to the plans has been set up in response. The Wyre Forest Planning Committee has proposed making the Lea Castle site, on which First and Only Airsoft’s site sits, a gypsies, travellers or travelling show peoples’ site. If the plans go ahead The Asylum would be forced to shut to make way for travellers. So far the petition has gained more than 500 signatories. To add your support visit chn.ge/FirstOnly – or Airsoft Action will never get a chance to play The Asylum! 008 Xmas 2011