Work is well under way on the new St Johns. The drilling machine is in place drilling holes for the foundations and there is a concrete “hypodermic” pushing concrete around the steel which is being put in the holes. It is a quiet process, not pile driving, and there is an air of efficient calm. The drilling and filling is to take 6 weeks.
Meanwhile, the crushed remains of Old Portobello High School are being removed – allaying fears that the ground would not be good for planting.
