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<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE WIDTH="760" ALIGN="LEFT"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="160"><A HREF="../../news.htm"><IMG SRC="../../images-lo/back.gif" ALT="Back" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="29" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD WIDTH="400" ALIGN="CENTER"> <H1>www.RioGrandeMC.com</H1></TD> <TD WIDTH="200" ALIGN="CENTER">  </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3"> <H2>Archived News Pages</H2><BR><A HREF="../../news.htm" TARGET="_top">2005</A><IMG SRC="../../images-lo/atw.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><A HREF="#2004">2004</A><IMG SRC="../../images-lo/atw.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0"><A HREF="#2003" TARGET="abody">2003</A><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3" VALIGN="TOP"> <TABLE WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="124"> </TD> <TD WIDTH="620" ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="../../news.htm">To return to current news, click here</A><BR><HR></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">06 Dec '04<A NAME="2004"></A></TD> <TD> <P>Road completed, acceptance certificate delivered to Town Hall. See the story and pictures in Members/General.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">14 Nov '04</TD> <TD> <P>About turn! Highways have now asked to use the side road, not the new entrance. See the full story in Members/General.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">06 Oct '04</TD> <TD> <P>The Tourist Board have accepted our registration and Highways have accepted our entrance subject to minor amendments to the site plans. A complete update is posted in Members/General.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">10 Sept'04</TD> <TD> <P>Terry Morgan is now installed on site. Terry has been busy with Pedro chasing the various authorities, now that they are back at work. A site update is posted in Members/General.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">30 Aug '04</TD> <TD> <P>A new form E111 has been produced. Existing ones will be valid until 31 December only. A new one will be required for each family member. Available from the Post Office or download from www.dh.gov.uk the completed form must then be stamped at a PO.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">24 Aug '04</TD> <TD> <P>Site update posted, see Members/General.</P> <P>The Directors, on behalf of the whole Club, wish a speedy recovery to Graham Sayers, following the second operation on his jaw.</P> <P>As noted in Graham's report, Terry (and Jenny) Morgan will shortly move on to site, to provide full time director coverage.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">19 Aug '04</TD> <TD> <P>A site update is expected tomorrow, from Graham Sayers. Not a lot has changed as the Spanish authorities close down for August.</P> <P>The Spanish Accounts have been signed off and are with the Tax Office. An official copy will be posted shortly, but there are no changes to the sheet given out at the AGM.</P> <P>There has been problems with the RGMC web site, it was down for a few days. Back up and running now.</P> <P>We apologise for the delays in getting these updates to you and will try to be more regular.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">26 June '04</TD> <TD> <P>AGM held</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">07 June '04</TD> <TD> <P>Just in from Graham Sayers: As of Friday 4th June I received a signed and stamped copy issued by the Junta Andalucia Commission. The original document will be sent through official channels to Cartama Town Hall, as required by law. However, we presented the signed and stamped copy to Cartama Townhall, and as of now they are starting the process of the issuing of our licence.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">28 May '04</TD> <TD> <P>The Junta Andalucia today passed our plans to build our motorhome park in the sun. See the Members section for more details</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">14 May '04</TD> <TD> <P>Planning Meeting delayed for 14 days</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">21 Apr.'04</TD> <TD> <P>Site departures and Planning update - see Members section</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">14 Apr.'04</TD> <TD> <P>Members, Bob and Di Banks, have secured membership of the Brittany Ferries Property Owners Travel Club, on the strength of their RGMC membership. This entitles them to one third off the normal prices. Although we tried, unsuccesfully, to join collectively, you may wish to try independantly, particularly if you live in the south/west.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">08 Apr.'04</TD> <TD> <P>Further update and Response to general questions - see Members/general section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">03 Apr.'04</TD> <TD> <P>Next AGM at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Saturday 26th June 2004</P><HR></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">30 Mar. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Update and Response to Forum Letter - see Members/general section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">22 Mar. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Over the last few months we ran a competition to find a logo for the RGMC, we would like to thank all of you who have submitted a design. We have decided that the designs are not quite what we require, as good as they were the type of design will need to be quite simple with a maximum of three colours including black. </P> <P>If you can try and think of the design incorporated on all of our letter headings and invoices the simpler the better. We will extend the closing date with the hope that more of you submit your design, if you have difficulty working with a computer for this type of application please draw it freehand and send it to Melvyn Rendell before the AGM, or e/mail it to the webmaster<IMG SRC="atw.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">riograndemc<IMG SRC="dotw.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="10" BORDER="0">com.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">22 Mar. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Please note that the password, on the Members' pages, will change at midnight on Sunday 4th April. The new password is in the with the letters being sent to all members.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">22 Mar. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Letter re. Closure of Site, plus letter from Advisors and Letter to members on site. See Members/general section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">17 Mar. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Letter to Members re latest TIC News. See Members/general section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">12 Feb. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Letter updating Building Licence situation, posted in Members/general section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">07 Jan. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Just to let you know. I called to see our solicitor Manzanares this morning (Wed the 7th) he has received the project basic from the civil engineer and this has already been presented to the highways department. I have asked them to chase it over the next few days, and I in turn will be chasing them . Will let you know of any developments. Your Chairman, Graham Mee. </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">04 Jan. '04</TD> <TD> <P>Letter clarifying planning situation posted in Members section</P><HR> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">05 Dec '03<A NAME="2003"></A></TD> <TD> <P>An update from Graham Mee, on site.</P> <P>As you will know from previous updates, Graham Sayers, with the assistance of his friend, Tony Garcia, was chasing the building license, through our architect, Francisco. The results of their efforts were excellent and within three or four weeks we gained entry to the senior people in the necessary departments. Shortly after this, the project was passed by the Junta Andalucia and returned to Cartama (our local council). At this time we expected the building license to be issued, but once again hopes were raised to soon.</P> <P> We now understand, from the architect, that the building license can not be issued until the highways department issue a consent for a change of use, from the agricultural entrance to an entrance for caravans, as they call it (at this moment in time we don't want to cause any problems with the difference between motorhomes and caravans).</P> <P> As soon as this situation arose Graham Mee went to see Manzanares (our solicitor) to discuss the matter. During this meeting Manzanares made it quite clear we would be better to let them deal with it, especially as they were already dealing with the Denouncia, which was issued by the the same department and contacts had already been made. Graham made it quite clear that the time had arrived when further waiting could not be tolerated and if it required anything special to see the paperwork to the top of the pile, this could be arranged.</P> <P>The previous week Graham Mee and Chris Heath went to see Manzanares with a list of complaints about his practice, and as the matter of the entrance has reared its head since that meeting Manzanares has been dealing with it himself. Manzanares had a meeting with the highways department on Thursday the 4th and Graham Mee called for an update on the 5th. He was told that there should not be a problem with the change of use but the drawings, which we had submitted, would not meet their requirements and official drawings for the entrance would have to be submitted by a civil engineer. Manzanares has already appointed someone for this work and Graham Mee will be seeing them next Thursday. We do not know how long this is all going to take, but the drawings should be with the highways department within the next 10 to 14 days and we are being led to believe that the consent should be quite quick, so hold your breath!!!!!!!!!. </P> <P>Based upon the information from the architect (prior to the latest problem with the highways), now seemed the right time to buy some plant and machinery for the site, so Graham Mee sought approval of the board to spend up to £25000, we are pleased to say that a combined effort with Billy Smith and Bob Handley meeting up with Jim Exon, in the UK, bought about an excellent result. We purchased a JCB, a roller, a dumper and a bowser complete with transport to Spain for close to our budget, they should be arriving in the next 7 days.</P> <P>It is very wet and cold here at present, which is putting a strain on the temporary electric supply. So, if you are intending to make a visit to the site, in the next few months, please be sure you let us know first. We may have to point you in another direction until we can accommodate you, basically there is space etc. for 8 units and if you are the 9th you might have to camp somewhere else until someone leaves.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">01 Dec '03</TD> <TD> <P>Logo competition - Only one submission received so far. Please make sure you have your entry in by 31 Dec. </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">22 Oct '03</TD> <TD> <P>More good news - "Graham Sayers has just phoned to say that our project has passed the public consultation stage and now been signed off by Cartama, that concludes the planning process.</P> <P>The Chief Engineer (Cartama) has explained that the process has to go back to Junta Andalucia to countersign and issue the licence to us, as it is too big a project for Cartama to sign on their own. He states that this should be completed in the next four weeks." </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">08 Oct '03</TD> <TD> <P>Good news at last - Our planning application has been approved by the Junta Andalucia. It is now back with Cartama - for full details see letter in <A HREF="/riogrande/membersonly/general/general3.htm">Members/ General</A> section</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">28 Sept '03</TD> <TD> <P>The Members' Forum is back up and running.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">21 Sept '03</TD> <TD> <P>Letter from Chris Heath, replying to some of the comments posted in the Members' Forum. Copy posted in <A HREF="/riogrande/membersonly/general/general2.htm">Members/General</A> section</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">21 Sept '03</TD> <TD> <P>Competition to design a logo for our club. The aim is to design a logo, which should look good when printed both as 25mm (letterhead) and 100mm (windscreen sticker) sizes. It can be round or square. Please email your entry to Tony Berry (tony.berry@riograndemc .com) by 31 December. Entries will be judged at the first Board meeting in 2004 and the winning entry will be adopted as our official logo.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">10 Sept '03</TD> <TD> <P>First (of five) annual payments to Antonio successfully completed.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">02 Aug '03</TD> <TD> <P>Members section launched - see index to left.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">30 July '03</TD> <TD> <P>The Board of Directors has, as requested at the AGM, completed it's report on the situation and costs to date. The final details are being added to the expenditure statement, to bring it right up to date. It is expected that this will be posted out to all members this weekend. It will also be placed online, in the Members section.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">30 July '03</TD> <TD> <P>The final testing of the Members only section is now taking place. This will be launched on Saturday, 2nd August.</P> <P>This section will comprise three parts - a forum (for you to post your own comments for all to see and respond to - a page for AGM minutes, etc - and a page for other information that is not really appropriate for public veiwing.</P> <P>A link, to this section, will appear on our Home page. You will need an ID and password to gain access to this section. This will be included in the posting above and emailed to all members that I have an email address for.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">1 July '03</TD> <TD> <P>Bob Whitworth has decided to retire as a Director, to spend more time helping his wife, Sue, back to full health.</P> <P>The Directors, on behalf of all the members, would like to thank Bob and Sue for the enormous efforts they have put in to date. Without their dedication it is doubtful that we would be as far as we are today.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">28 June '03</TD> <TD> <P>AGM - Notes in Members section</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">3 June '03</TD> <TD> <P>The AGM is to be held on the 28th June at 11am in the "Sports Connexion", Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry. Be there to get the latest developments and updates.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">18 May '03</TD> <TD> <P>It is with regret that we learnt of the death of one of our members, Peter Breakwell. The Directors and Members offer their condolences to his family.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">5 May '03</TD> <TD> <P>The water borehole has now been sunk and the well came in succesfully at the first attempt. The flow was tested over 24 hours and the rate is 3.4 litres per second - almost 300,000 litres every 24 hours. Far more than we should ever need. A sample was sent for analysis and the chemist has to today told me that, after the usual chlorination necessary for storage, the water will of a standard acceptable for human consumption.</P> <P>As we already have an adequate supply for irrigation purposes, to which we intend to add the recycled output from the sewage plant, it would appear that we will have no water worries for the forseeable future.</P> <P>Additionally, our 62 kva generator is now up and running. This is capable of meeting all our current needs and will provide adequate backup for the future. </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">28 Feb '03</TD> <TD> <P>Share Certificates have now been delivered. If you haven't received yours it may be that you haven't returned your Share Agreement. Contact Melvyn.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">12 Jan '03</TD> <TD> <P>We have to report that since arriving at the Park towards the end of November things have become increasingly hectic. When we arrived the trees were laden with a mass of fruit, but this has since been picked and we hope that we have now seen the last of Antonio, the previous owner. As lemon trees flower and fruit all the year round a more or less constant supply will be available for lovers of pancakes (or G & T! )</P> <P>We have full permissions for the creation of the new entrance for the Park and work is well in hand on this project. Before starting we had long discussions with the Cartama Technical Department, who outlined very clear parameters, working beyond which could have an adverse effect on our overall planning position. The temptation to push too far onto our land with earth moving machinery has to be strongly resisted.</P> <P> We have been told that full planning is now probable at about mid-February and as we can almost depend on normal Spring conditions by then it would be an ideal time to make our major start. It is frustrating to have to wait but there is really much planning work to do and we will have lost no time at all. Patience has to be the keyword.</P> <P> A photograph is appended showing the new entrance under construction. There is also a picture showing our working party enjoying a Christmas barbeque. The weather has been fantastic, currently chilly nights and 60 - 70 during the day. There have been about 40 visitors to the site, some by car and some in their motorhomes. This has mostly involved wild camping as our electric and water supplies are limited. Our Spanish neighbour, Pedro, has allowed us access to his private resources but these are only sufficient to supply the long term workers and to run the computors in our small office. </P> <P>Communications have been a very difficult problem, the major national 'phone supplier Telefonica having proved to be useless. I first approached them in August, have chased them ever since, and have so far had no response ! However, it now appears that a very satisfactory arrangement has been reached with a private supplier and I hope to have telephone, fax and a high speed Internet connection very shortly. I apologise to anybody who has been waiting to hear from me and will be in contact as soon as possible. Meantime, our Spanish number, 616 109 372, is active but the old English mobile, 0788 432 8368, is too expensive for general use. There should be a new number next week. </P> <P>Material sourcing is going well, most Spanish supplied items coming in slightly below UK prices. We are still in need of tools and equipment and I would welcome a call from any member who has suitable items standing unused. We are able to arrange transport of any items up to the size of a JCB ! We have the necessary skills to carry out the works now in hand, but it would be of great benefit to us if a bricklayer were to become available. I believe that the construction of Entrance Gates could reasonably be interpreted as being part of the new entrance and this is a job for a craftsman. The brick gate posts are to suupport a pair of electric sliding gates with an eight metre span and need to be built to a high standard. Anybody who feels able to undertake this work would be very welcome. </P> <P>On a general note if has to be said that we have been made to feel most welcome in the area. Our neighbour has been most helpful, the staff at the Venta el Pozo have always made us comfortable and we have made a weekly practice of eating out, en masse, at local restaurants and have had some delightful meals. All in all, a good start to our venture.</P> <HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">11 Jan '03</TD> <TD> <P>Happy new year everyone.</P> <P>Melvyn will shortly be issuing Share Certificates to those members that have returned their signed Agreements. Please get your agreement back as soon as possible.</P> <HR></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">7 Oct 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Bob had a series of very good meetings in Spain last week. Graham Sayers and Terry Morgan went down to look at the land with him and were able to decide our requirements in the way of earth moving equipment, etc., and are ready to move on this. They also met Shelley Exley, our local agent, over lunch and now have a working relationship with her.</P> <P>Bob had four long meetings with Francisco Jimenez, our Architect, and made great progress with the planning side of the Park. The pitch layout is now finalised and has been submitted for final approval. The plan for the Ennvironmental Study is also finalised for submission. Francisco is now able to prepare the detailed drawings for the technical side, sewerage, water supply, etc., and these will shortly be up for consideration.</P> <P>The arrangement which Bob had made with Antonio, the previous owner of the land, is working out well. He's been told that if he maintains the irrigation and keeps the trees in order he can take this year's crop of fruit and he is sticking to this bargain. He is unlocking and locking the gates everyday and the trees look well. It is sad that we have to take them out of the orchard but this is inevitable.</P> <P>We now have full permission to create our new entrance from the main road and intend to commence this job mid-November. This work will have to be carefully carried out as we will have to take many lorries loaded with heavy materials and plant over this new culvert and road.</P> <P>Whilst in Spain they met several Members, including Stewart and Ellen Hardy who are keen golfers. Bob asked them to write an appreciation of the golf courses in the area and he now has that. He also has a detailed print out of the excellent fishing which is available in the river opposite the Park. In due course we will publish these in an Information Folder which will be kept at the Park but any Members wanting details at this stage are welcome to contact him. Any Members feeling that they have information to contribute are invited to do so.</P> <P>Several Members have expressed interest in visiting Cartama over Christmas. It is not possible to say whether it will be possible to free camp on our own land but Bob has spoken with the owners of some adjoining land and have no doubt that we can arrange parking. Sue and Bob will be very happy to have company for the Christmas or New Year breaks and no doubt suitable festivities can be arranged. </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">19 Aug 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Bob completes purchase of site. It is belongs to us - absolutely - no strings attached.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">16 July 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Great News at last - after a long period of struggle and frustration our Club has found it's home in the sun. "Cortijo el Azahar", the farm of orange blossom, is to become our new Park. This is the 9.6 acre fruit orchard which we have been endeavouring to purchase for some time now. We have finally managed to pin the retiring owner down and he has accepted an irrevocable deposit. Bob Whitworth is flying out mid August to complete the purchase and the land will be ours.</P> <P>Bob has already obtained outline Planning Permission and our Spanish Architect is working on the detail drawings for the buildings. We hope to have full building consent by the beginning of October and to start construction of the Park at the end of that month. </P> <P>Bob says he has had various offers of help and anybody with skills, or willing to labour, would be most welcome. Simple gardening abilities would be more than adequate with 144 pitches to landscape ! It might be worth popping a few tools in your vehicle in case you get roped in. </P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">13 July 2002</TD> <TD> <P>The meeting which we held on the 13th July was a roaring success and a further 34 pitches were taken up on the day. The total placed has now reached into the eighties and leaves only sixty available.</P> <P> At the meeting we elected our Board of Directors, a total of eight as we have to cover the eventuality of some Directors being in Spain at most times. Names are published on the Contacts page and your Webmaster is now a Board Member. Graham Mee, who first mooted this project, becomes our Chairman. The news of the land purchase was very well received and unanimously endorsed by the Members present.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">June 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Bob and Sue attended the Three Counties Show and got a storming reception. Under cover of a big banner they really did have a lot of very interested visitors. They enrolled seven new paid Members directly from the show and Membership is now reaching into the forties.</P> <P>Bob is absolutely delighted, both with the response from the Show and with the way that you folks have been reacting over the past three weeks or so. There can be no doubt that the Club is now a goer and he'll be surprised if we don't own our Park within the the next few weeks.</P><HR> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">June 2002</TD> <TD> <P>The local council have accepted the requested amendment to the planning consent. They originally asked for a 20 metre buffer zone around the land and have now agreed to 15 metres at the road front and 10 metres for the other sides, as shown on the layout plan. They have agreed this layout without queries.</P> <P> We now have to employ a local architect to design the buildings but this need not hold us up with site works. The employment of an Architect of the Malaga College is a requirement of Spanish law.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="120">May 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Suitable land found about 5 miles from Pizarra towards Malaga at Cartama and a certificate of planning permission obtained from the local Mayor. The land is approx 10 acres and at present is a working orchard with oranges, lemons and nispero (a local soft fruit). It has beautiful views across the Guadalahorce valley. Opposite the land is a traditional Spanish restaurant. Town water is piped to the venta opposite. There is 3-phase electricity outside the plot. There is also a stop for the railway which runs from Malaga to Alora every hour.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP">May 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Pizzara plot sold.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP">March 2002</TD> <TD> <P>Plot of land identified near Pizzara which is 16 miles inland from Malaga. It is a large level plot in an L-shape of some 9 acres, set in orange groves and close to the river.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP">June 2001</TD> <TD> <P>Graham & Hazel Mee float suggestion of like minded motorcaravaners to club together to buy their own site in southern Spain.</P><HR></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="news.htm"><IMG SRC="back.gif" ALT="Back" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="29" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="2"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="2"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER">  </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3"><HR> <CENTER> <P><SMALL>(c) Copyright 2003 <A HREF="http://www.riograndemc.com/index.html">Rio Grande Motorhome Club</A></SMALL></P></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>