FULL marks to Neil Morris, headmaster of Christopher Whitehead School, who was called to London to receive the thanks of the Prime Minister and for persuading Stephen Twigg, the Schools Standards Minister, to visit Worcester and consider all the options of gaining Chrissies a new school.

The saga of Chrissies and the two supermarket groups has dominated the St John's scene for nearly seven years.

As a resident at the sharp end, and also as a group member, who in the past has attended meetings at the school to support the excellent pupils, I will be glad when a satisfactory conclusion is reached.

One location for the new school, as yet not considered, would be to build it a 100 yards north of its present site on the five-acre site on Swanpool where the existing sports complex is located.

I also suggest that if the unsightly former nightclub and unoccupied property nearby were demolished, the site could be used for a new sports club/youth centre and a central community centre so badly needed in St John's.

It appears to be the only logical central site for a new school.

It seems obvious to anyone who has followed the efforts of the two supermarket groups that either would be happy to provide funds to build the school and all the other buildings, in exchange for the chance to build on the existing site of the school and provide playing fields.

Christopher Whitehead's teachers and pupils have done Worcester proud.

I now think it is time for us all to pull together to provide them with a new custom-built school centrally, rather than trying to rehash an outdated school without playing fields.

JOE WALTER,

St John's,

Worcester.