took up balling about 4 months ago in newcastle, best thing to do is to go for some action during the weeky tourneys on wends, green fee is £10 and all the games start at 7pm, theres usualy people hanging around looking for some players to make a team so just show up as your are.
If you don't have any kit yet, then join this forum
http://www.northernstarpaintballacademy.co.uk/forum/index.php , introduce yourself and ask them if you could borrow a full gun set up and a battle pack with some pots
NSPA is a fantastic place to start to learn how to play and what the rules are, if you don't have any travel then pm me and i'll see what your situation is.
Best of luck!