When florist Fi Sidey decided to move her business from Conway Lane to the former Sparks Menswear shop in Rangiora’s High St, the Fools of Desire owners Elisa Leach and Karl Horwarth decided to obtain the extra space next door.
The wall inside the little seating nook in the cafe was removed to access the new space.
‘‘Fools of Desire has been growing over our almost four years, and we are often full to capacity, so when the opportunity to have a little more space came up, we decided to grab it,’’ Karl said.
‘‘It is a competitive hospitality market in Rangiora so to survive you must constantly be improving and innovating.’’ The new space, which opened for cafe customers on Wednesday last week, is also available for functions, meetings and events during the day.
‘‘With a projector and sound system installed we can handle anything, and it is probably the biggest screen in Rangiora for meetings at over 3m wide.’’
