13/04/2026

Meetings

Next meeting

The AFPO AGM in May
(date to be arranged)

Last Meetings

Tuesday 17th February

Club de Tenis, Calpe

Representatives from Pellicer and Heredia Lawyers gave a talk on Reverse Mortgages and making Wills in Spain.

The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.

Tuesday 14th October

Club de Tenis, Calpe

The speakers were from the Calpe Cruz Roja, who introduced members to many First Aid procedures.

The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.

Centro de Salud

Christmas 2025

AFPO run a translation service in the Calpe Centro de Salud (details on this website). The photograph shows members of AFPO giving a box of chocolates to the staff of the Centro de Salud at Christmas.

If you would like to help as an interpreter call Noel on 620 687 633.

UK Embassy: older Brits in Spain

February 2026 update

The Foreign Office has updated its survey of the things that we need to take account of when growing older here.

In a page on the government website, they cover everything from medical care to finances to wills to funeral plans to going back to the UK.

AFPO recommend that you call up the page: Planning for later life as a British person in Spain. It's well worth reading!

Calpe elections (2023)

New Council (to 2027)

The new Calpe Council has now voted. For the next 4 years (in principle) Calpe will be run by a coalition of 3 parties, and Ana Sala, the current mayor, will continue in post.

The party with the most individual votes, the Partido Poplular, who wanted to force Ana Sala out, have instead been forced into opposition.

Up-to-the-minute news, togther with detailed analysis of the results of the elections (held on the 28th of May) can be found in our members’ area.

From the members’ area

In this section, we provide extracts from the announcements, news items and updates which our former President, Keith Wildman, publishes every day. To read the complete posts, you need to join the Association.

Announcements

Calpe opens a citizen consultation to define the future of its twinning agreements

(Notice posted: Saturday, 11th April 2026)

The survey will be available until April 23rd and will allow residents to collect proposals on new international relations. The Council of Calpe, through the Department of Residents and Twinnings, has launched a public consultation process to know the opinion of the citizens on the twinning policy of the municipality and guide future actions in this area. The […]

24th April – Calpe launches a dramatized route through Cavanilles to discover its history

(Notice posted: Friday, 10th April 2026)

The free activity will tour the old town on April 24th at 7:00 PM, with historical characters and live scenes Calpe will launch a new cultural proposal under the title “Cavanilles in Calp”, a dramatized route that will allow you to tour the old town and learn about the history of the municipality through scenes and […]

TRAM drivers call for five days of strike to demand labour and safety improvements

(Notice posted: Thursday, 9th April 2026)

There will be strikes on April 16, 21, 23, 28 and 30, with a direct impact on the service of Line 9 that is the backbone of the Marina Alta The SEMAF union schedules strikes on all lines in Alicante after FGV’s rejection of a technical proposal endorsed by the Ministry of Transport and the […]

Calpe organizes a workshop to learn how to understand the electricity bill

(Notice posted: Wednesday, 8th April 2026)

The activity will be held on April 15th at the Casa de Cultura and will address energy consumption in the home. The Calpe Council has scheduled an energy efficiency workshop under the title “Understand your bill”, a proposal aimed at helping residents and visitors to better understand the electricity bill and optimize consumption in the domestic […]

The old town of Calpe will be transformed into a great showcase for local art every month

(Notice posted: Friday, 3rd April 2026)

In “La Calle del Arte”, next to the Torreó de la Peça, this Sunday, April 5, there will be live creative demonstrations, from 10a.m. to 2:00 p.m The heart of the municipality is preparing to beat to the rhythm of creativity. After the good reception received in the last edition of “La Nit Encesa”, the departments […]

News items

Six hundred patients in the province live in hospital because they refuse to be discharged

Monday, 13th April 2026

In tourist areas there are cases of foreigners who return to triage as soon as they leave the centre There are patients who do not fit into a diagnosis. In hospitals, more and more frequently, cases appear that go beyond the margins of the strictly clinical: people who remain hospitalized not so much because of an […]

Analysis of politics in Calpe

Monday, 13th April 2026

Paqui Solivelles has left the tripartite with the same arguments that the PP puts forward and at the right time that suited the PP The difficulties for a motion of censure are high: the other opposition party, Defendamos Calpe JANUARY 2026. Ana Sala in the centre and Paqui Solivelles on the right smile during the […]

The PP looks to the future with the need to regain stability and direction

Monday, 13th April 2026

Opinion by Miguel Crespo, leader of the PP In recent days, the residents of Calpe have witnessed, once again, an episode that shows the profound lack of stability of the current municipal government. Far from offering certainties, what is being conveyed is an image of internal division, improvisation and the absence of a clear direction. From the Popular […]

The local government now has doubts about the future of the Museu Fester

Monday, 13th April 2026

The municipal executive proposes the expansion of the Plaza de España and analyzes alternatives to the initial project after the visual improvement of the environment Current situation of the site where the Fester Museum should be located The local government of Calpe, made up of Somos Calpe, PSPV-PSOE and Compromís, has put the future of the Museu […]

Calpe forecast

Monday, 13th April 2026