We finally actually moved in to our new building (16 Hanbury Street E 1) this morning. Inevitably not everything is ready, there are crates full of crap everywhere, the outside is still covered in scaffolding and I’m not entirely sure if the phones are working. But at least we’re all here.

The place feels very light and airy after our old building. It’s eerily quiet as we haven’t got the sound system hooked up yet. So no Peaches and ‘fuck the pain away’ making the foundations reverberate in the way we’re used to.

Most people had a little wander round the area at lunchtime to see what’s on our doorstep. Seems to be buzzing, with lots of cool shops and interesting little old streets. It all feels quite exciting – like first day of term at a new school.

Now, in which crate did we put the paper for the copying machines…?

Work continues on the new building. We pack up at Great Titchfield Street this Friday and make the great migration east to Hanbury Street over the weekend. On Tuesday morning we start life in our new home.

But, my God, there’s a lot of work still to do on the new place! The first and second floors look like they should be ready in time, apart from the fact that the toilets need work, the blinds aren’t up and we know the padded cell and the magnetic wall won’t be in before Tuesday.

The basement is still pretty much just a building site with scaffolding and rubble everywhere. The rubble is nicely set off by the damp and the places where the rain leaks in through the pavement. But, hey, the staircase to the basement still hasn’t been put in, so maybe no-one will be able to get down there anyway.

Fingers crossed for Tuesday…