SIR - I feel I must reply to the letters from John Hinton and Philip Evans. Clearly John doesn't understand the concept of a Nimby. Frankly, I want the school in my backyard - as do the populace of St John's with young children - so that my children can attend it.

To answer his point and that of Mr Evans, there is ample room to rebuild the school. The current buildings occupy only one hectare of a site comprising four hectares. Many schools are extended and rebuilt around the country, and yes, some disruption will be inevitable but necessary.

Many projects are built with existing structures in place daily, so it can be done with good project management. Maybe there are no specialist athletic facilities but most students will need a good education in the main academic subjects to get a job. Few will need a qualification in a sports subject to get on in life.

Regarding the students of Dines Green having to walk to the current site, only 20 per cent of students come directly from the area.

People live in St John's because the schools are here and the majority of students of CWHS live in this area, including Bromwich Road and Lower Wick. If Mr Evans supports the move,

which site does he suggest? Does he want it to move at any cost to anywhere? Perhaps he can enlighten us.

And if John Hinton thinks that Tesco has gone away then he is very naive. Just look at the Worcester News front page of the March 14. Perhaps your readers would like to visit www.tescopoly.org and take a close look at the content of this web site. It makes interesting reading.

BILL DAVISON,

St John's, Worcester