11/06/2026
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
Innovation and ageing conference – 18th June
(Notice posted: Monday, 8th June 2026)
Calpe hosts a ‘Silver Economy’ conference focused on innovation and population ageing Next Thursday, June 18, 2026, the auditorium of the Casa Nova Business Excellence Campus in Calpe (Av. Ifach 12) will be the scene of a new edition of the Marina Alta and Marina Baixa SME and Entrepreneurship Focus. A meeting that will focus […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Drummers return – 21st July
(Notice posted: Saturday, 6th June 2026)
Calpe Drumt will return on July 21 with more international projection and a new location on Avenida Europa The international meeting of drummers will bring together about 75 musicians of different nationalities and will premiere an official video clip and live performances. Calpe will once again become a meeting point for percussion lovers this summer […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Bous a la Cometa – June 19th to 24th
(Notice posted: Friday, 5th June 2026)
Calpe will enjoy the ‘Bous a La Cometa’ in the traditional festivities of Sant Joan La Cometa will host for three days releases of bulls, music, popular gastronomy and religious acts around the historic hermitage of Sant Joan La Cometa will once again become one of the festive epicentres of Calpe with the celebration of the traditional Fiestas de […]
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.
No Comment (Pride Day – June 26th)
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 27th May 2026)
The Calpe Council has announced that the young Calpino Lluís Tur will be in charge of pronouncing the proclamation of CalPride 2026, the day with which the municipality will commemorate LGTBIQ+ Pride Day on June 26. At just 24 years old, Lluís Tur has developed a career linked to the world of performing arts, acting and cinematography. He currently resides […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
More teachers
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
The Education Dept. includes in its latest proposal to the unions 5,000 new hires of teachers to call off the strike Also among the points in the new draft that is submitted to the consultation of teachers until 8 p.m. this Wednesday is the elimination of prefabricated classrooms, the reinforcement of resources for student inclusion […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe secretary accused
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
Calpe’s secretary is fed up: “I have been charged with a criminal offence and I am not going to allow it” “If my professional or personal honour is lacking, I will not defend it here, I will do it where I have to do it”, warns the official after the spokesman for Defendamos in Calpe […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Fire prevention
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
Calpe completes forest improvement work in La Empedrola to reinforce fire prevention. The work took place on 8.2 hectares and involved a municipal investment of 60,000 euros. The Council of Calpe has concluded the forest improvement and maintenance works carried out in the municipal green areas of Empedrola I and Empedrola II, an action framed within […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Relgious flight
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
The Rock of Ifach takes Pope Leo XIV from Madrid to Barcelona The Iberia plane that has taken the Pontiff from the Spanish capital to Barcelona was named after the most recognizable natural symbol of Calpe Calpe was present this Tuesday in one of the most followed trips of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain. The […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Important ???
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
The plenary session of Calpe is engaged with an urgent proposal to change the plenary sessions to Fridays The initiative has gone ahead after an intense debate marked by accusations of transfuguism, references to a possible motion of censure and crossed reproaches Defendamos Calpe has brought to the plenary a proposal for a resolution by way of […]