04/04/2026
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
The museums of the Alicante Provincial Council schedule free activities for Easter
(Notice posted: Saturday, 4th April 2026)
From April 2nd to 12th the MARQ and the MUBAG offer workshops, guided tours and family activities. The Alicante Provincial Council has organized a complete programme of free activities in its museums on the occasion of the Easter school holidays. The proposal will take place from April 2 to 12 at the MARQ Archaeological Museum of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The old town of Calpe is 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 […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The Calpe pianist, Silke Ribes, performs works by Albéniz and Granados at the Náutico de Dénia on 4th April
(Notice posted: Thursday, 2nd April 2026)
The young dianense, resident in Calpe, already accumulates a successful career with awards in important international competitions and performs this Saturday at 7 p.m Silke Ribes.s her concert at the Náutico de Dénia, which seems like a perfect cultural plan to enjoy the festive period of Holy Week.
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe boosts local commerce with the Easter Craft Market on the Arenal-Bol beach
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 1st April 2026)
The event will be held from April 1st to 5th with uninterrupted hours next to the promenade Calpe will host a new edition of the Calpe Beach Craft Market, an event linked to the Holy Week and Easter campaign that will once again be located in a strategic enclave of the coast, on Calle Alemania, next […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Holiday dates
(Notice posted: Monday, 30th March 2026)
The Consell approves the working calendar of regional holidays for 2027 The plenary session of the Council has approved the decree that sets the working calendar of application in the Valencian Community for the year 2027. This includes a total of fourteen paid and non-recoverable holidays, of which twelve correspond to the regional scope and […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Forbidden love affair
Saturday, 4th April 2026
The red poet who loved a woman under Francoism in Calp The writer Carmen Conde, Spain’s first female academic, wrote her verses for her lover as if they were dedicated to the Rock, in order to dodge the repression of the dictatorship The two had been discovered at that time when the Parador brought together […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
An unprecedented challenge: to make the route from Eivissa to Dénia on a paddle surf board
Saturday, 4th April 2026
An unprecedented challenge: to make the route from Eivissa to Dénia on a paddle surf board Diego Barber from Dianense will try to be the first person to achieve it this Monday Diego Barber, a young athlete accustomed to the most demanding challenges, has now set himself a new challenge of enormous difficulty: to complete […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Parks campaign
Saturday, 4th April 2026
The Generalitat launches the Pasqua als Parcs campaign with a hundred free activities in the natural parks of the Community The Generalitat Valenciana has kicked off the Pasqua als Parcs 2026 campaign with the launch of the first 95 free activities in protected natural areas of the Community. The initiative, promoted by the Third Vice-Presidency and […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Dénia hospital guide
Saturday, 4th April 2026
The Hospital de Dénia incorporates a guide created by a patient to help children with cancer “Brave Smile”, made by a 16-year-old girl, offers practical advice to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment Helena Zaragoza Fabra, creator of the ‘Brave Smile’ guide The University Hospital of Dénia has incorporated in its Pediatrics floor the guide “Brave […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Hotel occupation
Saturday, 4th April 2026
The Valencian Community is close to 75% hotel occupancy at Easter, with an upward forecastThe coast maintains high figures while the interior of Valencia leads the demand and last-minute bookings point to improving the data The Valencian Community faces Easter 2026 with a hotel occupancy forecast of close to 75%, according to the survey carried out […]