Thursday 19th May at 1pm all roads led to the newlyestablished Cactus Club based in Earsham Street,Burngreave.
This grand official opening meant the sound of drums greeted all arrivals to Earsham Street. Members of Siyaya African drum and dancing band performed outside the club’s entrance.
Cllr Jackie Drayton was thoroughly entertained before cutting a blue ribbon tied across the club’s main entrance. All those gathered outside began to enter the premises and included John Heath of the funeral directors, John Clark of New Deal, Tony Hall of the Employment and Enterprise theme group, Elisa Clark of Voice of the People, Panni Loh, Ruggie Johnson of The Monitoring Group North, Jean Wood of All Saints Tenants’ & Residents’ Association and many other central community figures.
The bottles of Moët et Chandon were on display opposite a banquet of food surrounding a large, fancy, iced decorated cake. A few words of thanks and recognition to all those who helped make the club a legal entity and a success preceded people eating and having a drink.
Jackie Drayton spoke of the need to embrace this club facility that will cater for a large section of this community. Ruggie Johnson hailed Castel Fanty and Anwar Suliman for all the works they have both done and likewise the management thanked Ruggie for being instrumental in pursuing the removal of legal obstacles.
While people helped themselves to food and drinks, members of the African Drum band performed and entertained. All those present raised glasses in a toast to the future prosperity and success of this venture.