Skirrmish Airsoft Billericay
runs a variety of different
game days, including
Boot Camps and
Rookie Days.
Nige went along
to a Boot Camp to
find out more
SITE REVIEW
SKIRMISH
BILLERICAY
BOOT CAMP
T
wenty-something years ago I
ran a paintball magazine called
Paintball Monthly. In those days
there were only two or three
paintball companies that could
claim to be truly ‘national’. One of those was
called Skirmish and I knew the guys who
ran the operation over at Billericay (in Essex)
pretty well.
Fast-forward to 2011 and I once again found
myself at Skirmish Billericay, chatting to the
same guy who ran it all those years ago, Jim
Sidroy – only this time we were talking airsoft.
The paintball site is still there and Jim still runs
that too, but as a totally separate entity and on
a different part of the site.
Jim was always very progressive in his
approach to paintball and has applied the
same ethos to Skirmish Airsoft, not least in
the variety of different game days he offers.
One of these is called Boot Camp and runs
twice a month, on the second Sunday and
third Saturday.
Like me, Jim believes the future of airsoft
lies partly in attracting new players to the
sport, and that the earlier you can get them
on board the better. His Boot Camps are
designed as an open day for inexperienced
players, from 14 years old and upwards.
Experienced players are allowed but are made
fully aware that the day is designed primarily
as a training day for the inexperienced, and
therefore tend to be played at a slower pace
with various training elements built in.
Jim had mentioned that bacon rolls would
be ready at 07:35 so I was delighted to walk
into the reception area at 07:36 and be given
a hot, fresh bacon roll and cup of coffee – now
that’s the way to start a day! The airsoft area
is a bit further into his woodland and has its
own hard parking area, and Safe Zone, plus an
on-site shop run by Action Gamers.
www.airsoftactionmagazine.com
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