R.I.F.T. News

Photos from this fantastic Weekend at Coms Site 3 are ready to View! Lot's of New Players and Regulars joined us for another AMAZING time!
The "Bomb Run Extreme" Game proved to be, once again, very popular indeed! Even with a "little bit" of rain on Sunday it was still a great weekend of Airsoft Fun!
Very soon, this site will have to close for 2+ Years... it will be missed

Thank you ALL for choosing to play at R.I.F.T. Airsoft!
Enjoy the Photos!

(Our last Games will be Easter Weekend; Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of April 2023)

Many of you are aware that HS2 (High Speed Rail 2) are building a rail line from London to Birmingham.
The announcement and realisation that we would be affected by this rail project goes back to 2014 and since then I have been working VERY hard to minimise the impact it will have to one of the best Airsoft Sites in the UK!
I went to Parliament in 2015 and explained that although I do not oppose HS2 in principle, there must be a way that they can plan their works so we can still operate as usual. HS2 are building a “cut and cover” tunnel right outside our Site and need to dig up the access road leading to Coms Site 3. They have also taken land from us, forcing us to relocate the original Safe Zone.
Initially, HS2 were very supportive and we started to make plans for a New Safe Zone and access road to the Site.
Years have flown by and things have changed considerably… I have spent 100’s of hours with emails, maps, finances, plans, online meetings, phone calls and Site meetings, however, plans started to make a turn for the worse.
We had to move from our original Safe Zone in 2021. I quickly re-mapped the Site and moved our old Safe Zone to the other Side of the Land so we can keep running. This has given us another Year and a half of Games!
There is only so much I can do but HS2 are ultimately in charge of what will happen. They are after all, backed by Government.

Sadly, I have FAILED.

Yesterday, HS2 have officially written to me to confirm that they will be closing the access track to our Site from week commencing the 11th of April for approximately 2 Years.
They will NOT be providing an alternative access road and have tried to seek permission to gain access through private land without success.

What does this mean? R.I.F.T. Airsoft Coms Site 3 will TEMPORARILY CLOSE for approx. 2 years from the 11th of April.

R.I.F.T. Airsoft’s tenancy is UNAFFECTED (yes, I still have to pay my Rent!) and we still have a very long contract on the Land, so we will be back as soon as HS2 reinstate the track road to the Site (some time in 2025?)
We will secure permission to walk across the adjoining land and carry out MONTHLY Maintenance on the Site which will include upgrading and adding new defences and features. When we reopen, the Site will be even better than it is right now!
I know some of you live local to the Site and it will come as a blow for you to read this announcement.
We are still very lucky to have 3 other Sites for you to enjoy and we are working VERY hard to find new Sites for you to play, so please don’t think your Membership or attendance isn’t appreciated.
The Nearest R.I.F.T. Airsoft Site to Coms Site 3 is REDCON-2 (Abingdon OX13 6BX) and we also have The BOMB DUMP in Hampshire (SO20 8DY) and The RIDGE near LUTON (MK45 4LG)

Our last Games will be Easter Weekend (Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of April 2023)
I would personally like to extend my gratitude to the THOUSANDS of people who have played at this Site since we opened in July 2012. We have met some amazing people. Many friends, relationships and memories!
Other than Skirmish, we have run Zombie Games and Rift Sim (Battle Sim) Events. ASG EVO & Blaster Tour, Competitions, Fancy Dress, Stag, Corporate Events, Halloween and much more!
The Site is part of our DNA and it put Rift Airsoft on the Map in terms of a great value for money Airsoft Site to play!

To say I am upset and sad to write this message to you all is an understatement. I was going to record a Video but I doubt I would be able to compose myself for too long and say the words “we have to close”, so, here is a wall of text instead!

So, booking will open for Easter Weekend on Monday the 27th of March. I will slightly increase the number of players for this weekend so we can really go out with a BANG!
I will also allow the Marshals to play along Side you on Sunday the 9th (yes, me included!) as a little treat.

It’s not the end… it’s a pause. We will post updates as we add things to the land but in the meantime, I would like to thank you ALL for your support, loyalty and friendship over the 10 AMAZING Years we have had at Coms Site 3.
From me, (Tony) and all of the Staff at Rift Airsoft, we thank you wholeheartedly.

Tony – R.I.F.T. HQ.
If you have any contacts for suitable Land for Rent please let me know!
tony@riftairsoft.com

Cracking weekend of Airsoft Fun!
Lower numbers booked in (which is VERY unusual) however, it makes the Site feel a lot bigger with more freedom of movement!
With Lower numbers we ran the "Fall Back & Defend" Game that is an absolute winner and great fun to play!
See you all VERY soon & Enjoy the Photos!


Massive thanks to the Marshals for the Photos!
Please feel free to copy the images etc....

Thank you ALL for Booking-in and Playing
Great turnout at BOTH MoD Sites! Nice to see new faces at Rift - we really appreciate you coming along and trying us out and we really hope you had a great time!
Sadly, one of our Cameras at The BOMB DUMP failed so we have less Photos than we should have! Sorry about that...
Shift Your RIFTS Booking (REDCON-2) Opens at the end of March and we cannot wait to have some fun like we did last year! More news to follow!


CLICK HERE - PHOTOS 5th of March @ The BOMB DUMP


CLICK HERE - PHOTOS 5th of March @ REDCON-2

Thank you ALL so much for Playing!
If you have never played before - give it a try, it's AWESOME!
Thanks to the Rift Marshal Team as always!
See you next time

Once again, another great turnout considering the Cold!
A fantastic weekend indeed with some great firefights, gameplay and sportsmanship!
As always, the Last Sunday of the Month RIFTY-350 Event is VERY popular!
R.I.F.T. Airsoft prides itself on welcoming everyone to play and enjoy the day and it is nice to see LOTS of new players to the Sport!
We also had some VETERAN players return after a few Years break!
Lovely!
See you all next time - enjoy the Photos!

Wow! What a cracking day at REDCON-2!
As always we very really appreciate everyone who gets up early on a Sunday Morning to come and join us for some Fun Airsoft Action!
Our very own "Rift Mumma Hazel" was celebrating her 21st Birthday!
(ok, double it and add a few more years!) hehe!
We wanted her to run the Gauntlet but she refused!
Happy Birthday Hazel!

We all hope you had great time!
Enjoy the Photos!

Absolutely AWESOME!
Great weather, great Sites and great PEOPLE!
These photos speak a thousand words and show how much FUN Airsoft can be! Lots of amazing Gameplay and Sportsmanship.
We cannot thank the Ministry of Defence enough for them to allow us to have the honour of using their land.
We hope you all had a great time!


CLICK HERE - 5th of Feb @ The BOMB DUMP


CLICK HERE - 5th of Feb @ REDCON-2

Thank you ALL so much for Playing!
If you have never played before - give it a try, it's AWESOME!

Thanks to the Rift Marshal Team as always!
See you next time

Fantastic, fun and BUSY day!
HUGE apologies for the state of the track/road as you drive up to the Spinney. As you can see, HS2 have built themselves a new road across the boundary of our Site and left our access in a VERY poor state to say the least. We usually have a chap that visits the Site for us during the week (he would have given us the heads up and reported the issue) but he was unavailable, so, we didn't know until we got there at 6am!
I am embarrassed on behalf of HS2 with regards to how they leave their work area and have no consideration for other people who use the land around them. Some cars actually scraped the ground as they bumped in and out of the huge dips in the ground. Not very good at all.
Big thanks to the Marshals and Customers who helped fill in and flatten as much of the entrance as they could.

On the flip side... we had the pleasure of MANY players (and Staff) from WARZONE Airsoft & Paintball visit us to play!
Lovely bunch of people - very friendly and we all hope they had a great day.
Site Owners & Staff rearly get a chance to play, so we are very grateful they chose to play at Coms Site 3!

This time of year the Site looks very dull and open... bring on the Spring/Summer and it looks so much better! All being well, we will have good news from HS2 regarding access and we can then get onto "Phase 2" of adding lots of new features!
In the meantime, we are having a Build & Tidy Day on the 19th of Feb!
If you are interested in joining us - please ping me an email;
tony@riftairsoft.com

Thanks again to EVERYONE for their support! Enjoy the Photos!
~ Tony.