13/07/2026
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
Burger tasting – 16th to 26th July
(Notice posted: Sunday, 12th July 2026)
Calpe becomes the centre of hamburgers with the arrival of Burger Mania The competition can be visited and tested from Thursday 16 to Sunday 26 July on Avenida Rumanía (next to the market) You will be able to taste more than 20 different burgers The Burger Mania gastronomic event, organized by Discovery Producciones, lands in Calpe on […]
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.
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.
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
Visitors’ health bill
Monday, 13th July 2026
Visits to the doctor by tourists cost 166.5 million and grow by 10% in a single year in the Valencian Community The people of Madrid and the French are by far the ones who go to the health centres and hospitals of the Valencian Community during their holidays Medical office in the province of Alicante […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Cheerful news?
Monday, 13th July 2026
The people of Alicante die mainly from heart attacks, cancer and strokes The province registered 17,277 deaths in 2025, according to the INE’s death statistics, with drowning as the main cause of external death and suicides in second place Diseases of the circulatory system continue to be the main cause of death in the province […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The Penyal d’Ifac becomes one of the main images of McDonald’s summer campaign
Monday, 13th July 2026
The North American fast food giant uses the profile of the natural park for urban furniture and images on social networks The image of the campaign with the Penyal in the background on the left The same photograph on the right in a mupi in Albacete First of all, it […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
More whales
Monday, 13th July 2026
Researchers see this year a record of 127 of the largest whales in the world off Dénia The use of a drone has made it possible to detect several females with offspring in active migration, which is an important piece of information in the recovery of an endangered species Fin whale sighted off the coast […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
La Copeta
Monday, 13th July 2026
Calpe leaves its mark in ‘La Copeta’ with a title and a runner-up in Altea The Calpe representation stood out with a title in the juvenile-infant category and a senior runner-up in the 3×3 tournament held on the new court of Paseo Sant Pere Calpe left its mark in the fourth edition of La Copeta […]