Colin Allen Posted December 19 Share Posted December 19 I don't know if this has been flagged up before, but Bunker 51 in Charlton went into administration on 1st December and is now closed. Cannonfodder, Galvatron, Tackle and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tackle Posted December 19 Moderators Share Posted December 19 1 hour ago, Colin Allen said: I don't know if this has been flagged up before, but Bunker 51 in Charlton went into administration on 1st December and is now closed. Wasn't it run by wolf armouries ?, who I heard were selling the shop too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted December 19 Author Share Posted December 19 4 minutes ago, Tackle said: Wasn't it run by wolf armouries ?, who I heard were selling the shop too ? No, they used to use it, but it was owned by a different company. Tackle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tackle Posted December 19 Moderators Share Posted December 19 Never played there myself, while I heard it was far from perfect, it's a shame as there isnt anything else in London to the best of my knowledge. When I think about the amount of places in my youth in London that would have made great sites, bloody shame how things have changed. Galvatron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted December 19 Author Share Posted December 19 8 minutes ago, Tackle said: Never played there myself, while I heard it was far from perfect, it's a shame as there isnt anything else in London to the best of my knowledge. When I think about the amount of places in my youth in London that would have made great sites, bloody shame how things have changed. I played there three times when I was getting my first UKARA registration many years ago. My eldest son worked there for a while a few years ago; he had some utter horror stories about the place. Tackle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted December 19 Share Posted December 19 8 minutes ago, Colin Allen said: My eldest son worked there for a while a few years ago; he had some utter horror stories about the place. Do tell.. Tackle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted December 19 Author Share Posted December 19 14 minutes ago, Anonymoose said: Do tell.. I will ask have to ask him if he is happy for me to go into details, but some of his key concerns were about a somewhat cavalier attitude to safety and mains wiring issues that he described as turning the place into a potential death trap; he now sometimes works on high power systems in major venues so knows what he is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted December 20 Share Posted December 20 Well that's a shame. I know alot of people like to crap on the place but tbh I never had any problems there (possibly because I went to midweek games). Thinking about it I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did, the rent alone must be bloody high considering the location Rogerborg, Galvatron and ak2m4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted December 20 Supporters Share Posted December 20 2 hours ago, Cannonfodder said: Thinking about it I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did, the rent alone must be bloody high considering the location The old Depot warehouse site was run via a "community sports charity" so avoided rates that way. Rent would have been at tenants-of-last-resort levels, which is the problem with airsoft sites - they'll always be kicked off site the instant a more lucrative use can be found, and then you can kiss goodbye to anything you've spent on build works. Tackle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted December 20 Share Posted December 20 That's certainly one way to lower costs but I'm not sure Bunker 51 could've done that as they also ran paintball laser tag and escape rooms. From looking on companies house it appears that of all the related companies Bunker 51 is the only one going into administration so hopefully they're going to find a new site Galvatron, Rogerborg and Tackle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirinjawbro Posted Tuesday at 10:41 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:41 pubs. shops. anything going to be left soon except barbers betting shops and vape shops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted Tuesday at 11:24 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:24 43 minutes ago, mirinjawbro said: pubs. shops. anything going to be left soon except barbers betting shops and vape shops? Nail bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Sloth Posted Tuesday at 13:25 Share Posted Tuesday at 13:25 Coffee cafes and pawn broker's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisfung1126 Posted Tuesday at 16:37 Share Posted Tuesday at 16:37 I had been there on the 30th of November, the staff didnt mentioned anything, so I did booked online for 4 people on the 5th of December after I backed home on that night........ And they closed on the 1st... but I paid £160.... Has rise a dispute with Monzo, but I doubt that I will get my money back.... Colin Allen, Tackle, Galvatron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted Tuesday at 17:05 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 17:05 23 minutes ago, Francisfung1126 said: I had been there on the 30th of November, the staff didnt mentioned anything, so I did booked online for 4 people on the 5th of December after I backed home on that night........ And they closed on the 1st... but I paid £160.... Has rise a dispute with Monzo, but I doubt that I will get my money back.... The staff may not have known. However, given the resignations of directors, it seems that they were aware that it was going south in September, so taking a booking that late is pretty poor. Francisfung1126 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tackle Posted Tuesday at 20:00 Moderators Share Posted Tuesday at 20:00 3 hours ago, Francisfung1126 said: And they closed on the 1st... but I paid £160.... Has rise a dispute with Monzo, but I doubt that I will get my money back.... That sucks, good luck🤞 Francisfung1126 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK47frizzle Posted Tuesday at 20:19 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:19 Not surprised. I think it was double the cost of a normal game day everywhere else for half a game day till noon... Wanted to go play when I was staying in london for a while but could never justify the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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