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Latest Kids paintballing dates:

Here`s an updated list of our latest kids open paintballing sessions for ages 10 - 15, timings 12.00 - 3.30.
March: Sat 17th, Sun 25th
April: Wed 4th, Sun 8th, Wed 11th, Sun 15th, Sun 22, Sun 29th
May: Sun 6th, Sun 13th, Sun 19th, Sun 27th
June: Sat 2nd, Wed 6th, Sun 10th, Sun 17th, Sun 24th

Kids paintball at Bullswood Skirmish

Lasertag Hostage Rescue Arena build up:

We have just completed a build up of one of our key Lasertag areanas - Hostage Rescue - with new rebel base buildings, barricades and fuel dump - even more to keep you covered from the awesome Laser guns!

Lasertag at Bullswood Skirmish

A bit of snow can`t stop play!

Brrrr...... It may have been a bit chilly when the snow hit but it didn`t stop a hardy bunch of under 15 Rugby Players from getting stuck in - nice to see all the roads were open following some excellent snow plow work in the local area.

snow paintball at Bullswood Skirmish

New half term kids paintballing date added:

We just spotted we have not listed a mid-week date for the half term, so we are adding Wednesday the 15th Febuary to the list!


Kicking off the new year in style with Al Murrey the Pub Landlord!

Al Murrey the Pub Landlord, took time out of his TV and stand-up comic show to blast away here at Bullswood to see in the new year - for a big guy he`s in awesome Paintballer!

The Pub Landlord Al Murrey at Bullswood Skirmish

Winter Kids Paintballing Dates:

Don`t let the cold put you off - the kids wear extra layers and we have an awesome new fire pagoda to keep the parents warm and dry while the kids blast each other! Open Kids Paintballing Sessions (Don`t forget, private games of 16 or more can pick any date they want, not just from the list):

Dec: Sat 3rd, Sun 11th, Sun 18th, Wed 21st, Tues 29th
Jan: Sat 7th, Sat 14th, Sun 22nd, Sun 29th
Feb: Sun 5th, Sat 11th, Sun 19th, Sat 25th
March: Sun 4th, Sat 10th, Sat 17th, Sun 25th, Sat 31st

Kids Paintball at Bullswood Skirmish

Laser Tag arrives at Bullswood:

Wow, our new Laser Tag Arena is now up and running - check out our awesome new Laser Pistols - they fire a three shot burst with unlimited ammo - videos coming soon!

Laser Tag at Bullswood Skirmish

Awesome new fire pagoda:

Here at Bullswood we know it can get chilly over winter - thats why we build the big fire in the safe zone to keep everyone warm between games - well, we have now built an awesome cover to keep you dry as well - perfect for parents watching their kids play ball!

Fire cover Bullswood Skirmish

Staingrad 3 Scenario Game:

Last weekend saw Bullswood host Our yearly Scenario event, Stalingrad, for Paintballers with their own Paintballing Gear. The Germans drove tanks at the Russian Cement Fortress, the Russians charged the Russian lines - we even raised £455 for Help For Heroes - Awesome!

Stalingrad at Bullswood Skirmish

Always great to get feedback:

After a game last weekend (Sun 18th September), we got a rather nice e-mail, so nice we thought we`d pop it in here (reminds me, I must sort some new letters for the notice boards....)
We would like to thank everybody that made our day the fantastic success it was. The team at Ladycross Farm are a credit to the company, from the greeting in the car park, the Marshals, the lady behind the counter and the men cooking the lunch right up the people saying good bye to us. The day exceeded our expectation and that is hard to achieve, as all of my party come from the service industry and know how hard this level of service can be to provide. We would highly recommend this site to any one who wants the best day out every. The Marshals where fantastic and got over all the health and safety points very clearly then explained each game and suggested some tactics that made the game great. It was a truly fantastic day thank you from David and the 20 others.


Let the Tank take the strain....

Some of you may have spotted a large hunk of armoured car in the car park on site - well its my new toy, a 1957 Humber Pig fresh out of Northern Ireland complete with bullet holes! Now the "Pig" has been re-built, the plan is to save your tired legs at the end of the day by trucking you all back up to the main car park with a free tank ride (assuming it starts - it is rather old!) - AWESOME!

Humber Pig at Bullswood Skirmish

Latest Kids Paintballing Dates:

Heres our latest list of Kids Open Paintballing Dates (for groups of any size - for private groups of 16 or more players you can pick your own dates - please call Clare to check availability)
August:Sun 21st, Wed 24th, Sat 27th
September: Sun 4th, Sat 10th, Sun 18th, Sun 25th
October: Sun 2nd, Sun 9th, Sat 15th, Sun 23rd, Thurs 27th, Sun 30th
November: Sun 6th, Sat 12th, Sun 20th, Sun 27th
December: Sat 3rd, Sun 11th, Sun 18th, Wed 21st, Thurs 29th

Kids

Owwwwwwww......The perils of videoing the new "Not CALL OF DUTY" Zone!!!

WARNING: This video, whilst hilarious, contains some mild swearing of the type you hear in Top Gear - nothing bad, but turn the volume down if you are in the office!
There I was, trying to get some footage of the new Game Zone when wallop - not something I was expecting!


Static Machine Gun on COD:

Oh yes, as all gamers know, one favourate feature is always a static machine gun - so here we go - one static paintball machine gun ready and waiting for any intrepid players on our awesome "Not CALL OF DUTY" game zone - its loaded with paint and ready to go - just get on and pull the trigger!!!!

Static Gun - Not Call of Duty at Paintball Kent

NOT CALL OF DUTY IS HERE!!!!!

Wow, despite taking longer than expected our "Not Call Of Duty" game zone is in play! We`re pleased to report the trial games played at the weekend were a huge success - find out more details of the map by clicking on the "game zones" section.

Not Call of Duty at Paintball Kent

Latest Kids Paintballing Dates:

June: Sun 12th, Sun 19th, Sun 26th
July: Sun 2nd, Sun 10th, Sun 17th, Sat 23rd, Sun 31st
August: Wed 3rd, Sun 21st, Sat 27th
September: Sun 4th, Sat 10th, Sun 18th, Sun 25th

All these are for groups of any size and are 12.00-3.30. For groups of 16 or more players go for a private game and pick your own date!

Kids at Paintball Kent

Not Call Of Duty:

Its so close you could taste it! - Though our awesome new gamezone is behind schedule, its due to open for the last weekend in June and it will be well worth the wait!

 

Extra Half term Kids date:

Clare spotted we had not listed a Kids Paintballing date during the half term - we have now added Wednesday the 1st June as a kids open day, 12.00 - 3.30.
We also have the following open kids dates:
May - Sun 8th, Sun 15th, Sat 21st, Sat 28th.
June - Sun 5th, Sun 12th, Sun 19th, Sun 26th.
All of these are open kids paintballing days from 12.00 - 3.30 pm.

Kids at Paintball Kent

Hostage Rescue Rebuild Complete

While most of our attentions are on our on-going build "Not Call Of Duty" we have found a little time to re-build our Hostage Rescue Game Zone - including 20 new oil drums, loads of fresh camo net and an invigorated downed Airman - this gamezone is one of our biggest and most tactically challenging yet!

Hostage Rescue at Paintball Kent

STOP PRESS......NEW GUNS ARE IN!!!!!!

Wow, its that time for new guns in line with our exclusive bi-annual replacement scheme - and here they are, being unpacked, checked and out ready to use from NOW!!!!!

Bullswood - insist on the best!

new guns for paintballing in kent

Darn it that hurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Progress took a bit of a slow down this week when I managed to snap my finger - check out the x-ray! We were working on our new Tank project (I`ll post details next week) when I dropped some armour plating on my little finger:( 2 hours of surgery later and all is good - just takes me out of building action for the next couple of weeks.

my busted finger

"Not Call oF Duty" update:

Hi everyone, just a quick progress report on our awesome new gamezone, Not Call Of Duty - The build is progressing well with an enormous amount of timber in place, the old field has been cleared and just check out our giant Sadam statue - he`s over 30 feet tall!!!!! Completion is on course for some time in April..... stay tuned for further updates!

not call of duty paintball

Up-To-Date kids paintballing dates:

Clare has given me some further kids dates - but there will be more being announced shortly so keep an eye on this page or call us on 01342 870870.
January - Sat 20th, Sun 29th
Febuary - Sat 5th, Sun 13th, Sun 20th, Wed 23rd & Sat 26th
March - Sunday 6th. Sunday 13th, Sat 19th, Sun 27th.
April - Sun 3rd, Sun 10th, Wed 13th, Sun 17th, Wed 20th, Sat 30th.
May - Sun 8th, Sun 15th, Sat 21st, Sat 28th.
June - Sun 5th, Sun 12th, Sun 19th, Sun 26th.
All of these are open kids paintballing days from 12.00 - 3.30 pm.

paintballing kids by the fire

VAT up - our prices stay the same!

Darn, the dreaded VAT has gone up to 20% - but we here at Bullswood know money is tight at the moment, so our prices are staying the same - even the tea & coffee are still free though we may have to put the prices of choccies up as they are ludicrously cheap!
Remember, We don`t deal with any of those lying, cheating street sellers so for the best deal always come direct!

Playing Paintball in smoke

What about the snow?

This years snow came early - too early for my liking! If you are playing paintball over winter then rest assured, we can run your game in the snow. We build our fire even bigger and everyone wears plenty of layers - please remember to bring a pair of gloves though. The only thing that can be a challenge are the roads - these can be tricky on the first day or two of snowfall but are generally good after that - if in doubt you can always call us on 01342 870870 to double check.

Playing Paintball in the snow

Stalingrad 2 Scenario Game

We have just hosted our yearly Scenario game, Stalingrad, and it was a huge success! Tanks, Artilery, crazy Russian charges - just full on, non stop paintball action! Our next event, Stalingrad 3, will be next November, so only a year to go!


New Guns Coming Soon!!!!!

Some of our more observent players will have spotted a slightly different gun being used on some games in the last couple of weeks - this is the latest version of awesome Piranha Paintball Gun and we are putting it through its paces before we roll them out early in the new year. With our exclusive two-year rolling replacement scheme, you are guaranteed only the latest, most awesome gear we can lay our hands on!

New paintball gun for Kent

Mexican Fortress re-build completed!

We all love our awesome Mexican Fortress but you would not believe the maintenance that thing takes! Some of you may have noticed we cordened off the second story to allow new ballustrading and flooring as well as a host of other structural work. The good news is this now complete and the Fortress is 100% back up to full strength - we have even found the time to sort the drainage and woodchip the whole of the ground floor - awesome!

Awseome Kids paintball At Kent paintball

New Open Kids Dates for Autumn/Winter

Noooooooo.......Summers over:( however, this does make it perfect Paintballing weather as it cools down, so pick a kids date from this list and leave them with us!

September: Sat 11th, Sunday 19th and Sunday 26th
October: Sat 2nd, Sun 10th, Sun 17th, Sun 24th, Wed 27th
November: Sun 7th, Sun 14th, Sat 20th, Sun 28th
December: Sat 4th, Sun 12th, Sun 19th
January: Sun23rd, Sat 29th
For further details or a private game please call Clare on 01342 870870.

Awseome Kids paintball At Kent paintball

NEW GAME ZONE DETAILS - NOT CALL OF DUTY:

Wow, we can now confirm we are building a new game zone - Not Call Of Duty which is to be a re-creation of the courtyard area of the Strike map. This map has been picked as it offers the best combination of features for paintballing. Expect to see buildings, temples and a rather big statue of Saddam (not sure how to create this yet.....). Due to the size/complexity of this game zone it will be a lengthy Autumn/Winter project - a blow by blow build will be posted here!

Not Call Of Duty Paintball Game Zone

Zombie Crypt gets a re-build

Our most popular paintballing gamezones always take a real pounding and Zombie Crypt sees more than its fair share of action! So it was out with the paint, add a few more grave stones and come up with a few more dead cowboys!

Next up its the Forts turn!

Zombie Crypt

Keeping those standards high with an awesome feedback letter!

We were very please to receive a great letter from an apreciative mum - "A very Big Thankyou for such a fantastic afternoon - the boys loved it. Thanks also for making Peekays birthday such a fun and AWESOME (as the boys put it) party!"

Always great to here people are loving what we do! I`ll pop the next list of dates on this blog next week!

Kids paintball letter At Kent paintball

Al Murrey Pub Landlord returns!

Al Murray changed pulling pints for shooting Paintballs last weekend here at Bullswood. No stranger to us here at Skirmish he brought his production team along for an epic battle!

Al Murrey, Pub Landlord At Kent paintball

Spring dawns at Skirmish Paintball Kent

Man have we been through the worst winter for years, cold, wet and cold again - don`t get me wrong the snow was cool but I do like to feel a little sun on my back from time to time! Well Spring has definatly sprung with green shoots and Bluebells everwhere - come on down and check it out for yourself!

Bluebells At Kent paintball

Wow, Winters almost over so here`s our new list of Kids Paintballing dates for us here at Skirmish Paintball Kent! Febuary:

Sat 6th, Sun 14th,Sat 20th, Sun 28th

March:

Sat 6th, Sun 14th,Sat 20th, Sun 28th

April:

Sat 3rd, Wed 7th, Sun 11th, Wed 14th,Sun 18th, Sun 25th

May:

Sat 1st, Sun 9th, Sun 16th, Sun 23rd, Sat 29th

June:

Sun 6th, Sun 13th,Sat 19th, Sun 27th

All of the above dates are open Kids Paintballing sessions - you can bring any number of Kids along - we keep them together on the same team but join them in with other kids. Parents are welcome to watch but cannot grab a gun and join in!

If you have a large group of 16 or more you can have a Private Kids Paintball session - your own seating area, dedicated team of steaff and no one else joining in with you and mums and dads are cool to join in!

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Wild West Town Re-build:

YEE-HAA, Those good folks down at Skirmish Paintball crawley have done it again with another awesome re-build of a favourite Game Zone - The Wild West Town!

After three years of playing host to hundreds of Cowboys & Indians, this popoular game zone was starting to show its age, so the out came the paint, sign writing, new Tee-Pees and not to mention fresh clothes for the Sheriffs on roof-top guard!

The Wild West Town isknow back in play so get along to Skirmish Paintball Games Kent and check it out!

Wild West Town at Paintballing Kent Wild West Town at Paintballing Kent

 


Transport goes green at Bullswood Skirmish:

All businesses in this day and age are looking at ways to lower their carbon footprint - always a challenge in the leisure industry - but the pioneering people at Skirmish Paintball East Grinstead came up with a novel aproach.

Dan, owner and manager at Bullswood Kent said "We were looking into new company transport when a friend suggested an old Landrover would be perfect, so we researched the net and soon found that these vehicles score twice on reducing your carbon footprint. Firstly, if looked after, they can go on forever - reducing their imbedded energy as you don`t need to scrap them after 10 years. Secondly, if you pick the right model, they run really well on Vegetable Oil which is well known to be almost carbon neutral (carbon that escapes as part of the combustion process is absorbed by the next crop)"

Rather than trying used chip fat, Dan has stuck to fresh vegetable oil "I thought about using used oil but upon further investigation it was clear that used oil requires a lot of work before it can be confidently used, where as fresh oil which I purchase from Bookers works a treat!".

Another question that many peolpe have is one of legality "the law changed about 16 months ago and it allows you to use up to 2500 litres of oil per year before any tax is due - thats a lot of oil!"

Does it really smell of chip fat - oh yes!

 




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