20/08/2026
Meetings
Next meeting
Will be in Ocober, and will be announced here.
Last Meetings
Annual General Meeting - Tuesday 19th May
Club de Tenis, Calpe
Carole, the President, gave a talk on what help can be obtained from the local social services and those of the Valencian Generalitat social services
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
Carole's talk can also be read there—and downloaded as a PDF.
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
Blood donations – 21st August
(Notice posted: Thursday, 20th August 2026)
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Sonafilm – July 31st to September 11th
(Notice posted: Monday, 27th July 2026)
Javier Gil, artistic director of Sonafilm: “It is the only film music festival that takes place within the Peninsula” “Our idea is to continue expanding Sonafilm and that one day it could be for the entire Valencian Community” “The characteristic that marks the personality of the festival is the pooling, it is carried out in six […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe activities – July and August
(Notice posted: Monday, 6th July 2026)
The programme will fill the old town, the promenade and the public spaces of the municipality with activity. The Council of Calpe, through the Department of Culture, has presented the cultural programme for the months of July and August, a summer agenda that will once again fill different spaces of the municipality with proposals aimed […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Reminder: the Calpe museums well worth a visit
(Notice posted: Saturday, 20th June 2026)
The Marina Alta opens the doors of its history: a guide to museums and cultural spaces to discover the region Calpe occupies a prominent place within the cultural tour of the region thanks to museum spaces that allow you to understand the historical evolution of the territory from prehistory to the present day. The prominence […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
3 Calpe museums worth visiting
(Notice posted: Thursday, 4th June 2026)
The Calpe History Museum, the Collecting Museum and the Ajuntament Vell room are part of the extensive network of cultural spaces included in the report prepared by the art historian David Gutiérrez Pulido on the museums and exhibition centres of the Marina Alta. Calpe occupies a prominent place within the cultural tour of the region […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
We had noticed
Thursday, 20th August 2026
Red-hot Wednesday in the Valencian Community The hottest day of the summer shoots up thermometers above 44 degrees Water cannons cool natural spaces throughout the day while the scorching heat empties the streets Several fire attempts are left in a mere scare in Fontanars dels Alforins and Bonrepòs i Mirambell due to the rapid action […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Ban the Burqa
Thursday, 20th August 2026
Criticism of the regional regulations against the burqa in public spaces: “They generate a conflict where there is none. Unions of teachers, doctors, public transport drivers and police also believe that public professionals cannot always be in charge of security functions and demand clear protocols and sufficient resources.” A confusing and, for some, unnecessary regulation. […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
More on the climate
Thursday, 20th August 2026
The Marina Alta will have four alerts at the same time this Thursday: for rain, storm, sea storm and… Heat All of them, at the yellow level, will start at practically the same time. There could be hail and very strong gusts of wind A tree fallen in front of a Civil Protection vehicle in […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Removed
Thursday, 20th August 2026
The critical and anonymous account ‘Fiscaliza Calpe’ disappears from the networks after the mayor’s complaint The profile, which has made multiple complaints against the local government in a very harsh style, can no longer be located on Facebook or Instagram after the mayor demanded precisely the precautionary stoppage of its publications.
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Investment
Thursday, 20th August 2026
Calpe invests this summer about 200,000 euros in renovating its municipal sports facilities The Council undertakes improvements in the Municipal Football Field, Esplai Parc, the Municipal Swimming Pool and the Domingo Crespo and Ifac pavilions to face the new season The Department of Sports of Calp is carrying out during this summer an extensive programme of […]