13/11/2024
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Last Meetings
8th October 2024
Club de Tenis, Calpe
The speaker was Christina Brady of Blacktower Investments.
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
AGM: Tuesday 18th June 2024
This meeting took place in the Club de Tenis, Calpe
The speaker was Carole Saunders, AFPO President
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
General Meeting: Tuesday 13th February, 2024
This meeting took place in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Pamela Twissell-Cross MBE, the Welfare co-ordinator for the Royal British Legion
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
UK Embassy
May 2024 update
The British Embassy has said that the old green certificate, though still a valid residency document in Spain, may not guarantee exemption from the EU's Entry Exit system
On our key information page, we set out the guidance given last month by the Embassy.
This remains valid. The old green cerificate is protected by law inside Spain. But the EU's Entry Exit system, which will come into force later this year, requires travellers to provide biometric information which can only be found on the new plastic TIE card.
So if you are planning to travel in and out of Spain, switching to the new card is stronlgly recommended. It will save you having to re-register your details every time you travel.
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
Christmas charity gala
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 6th November 2024)
Next Wednesday, December 11, at 7:00 p.m., the Les Marines Gymnastics Club in Calpe will celebrate its traditional Christmas Charity Gala at the Casa de Cultura – Auditorio, with the show The Nutcracker. This solidarity event aims to raise funds for the NGO Sambori, dedicated to improving the afternoons of children hospitalized in the children’s […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Help needed – Calpe opportunity
(Notice posted: Thursday, 31st October 2024)
In view of the serious effects of the recent DANA that has impacted several Valencian municipalities, Calpe Civil Protection has launched an appeal to citizens to collaborate with basic necessities for the victims. In solidarity with those affected, the Civil Protection headquarters in Calpe will open its doors today, Thursday, October 31st, and tomorrow, Friday, […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Fruit and veg. market closed
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 16th October 2024)
The Council informs us of the suspension of the fruit and vegetable market on Avenida del Norte due to the parade of Moors and Christians The City Council has announced that, due to the presence of the floats participating in the Moors and Christians parade, the fruit and vegetable market that is usually held in […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Burial dispute
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
The PP are the only party that does not vote in favour of the investigation commission despite already having a councillor convicted in the case “Their words are going to go down in history,” reproaches the socialist Marco Bittner, who warns that more desecrations are going to be discovered The PP refuses to investigate the […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Inland DANA
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
The DANA arrived with a deluge in the Marina Alta: almost 100 liters per square meter during the night in the interior La Vall d’Ebo, La Vall de Laguar and l’Atzúbia are the three municipalities in the entire Valencian Community with the most accumulated rain in the last few hours The announced storm arrived tonight […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe suspends classes, sports activities and the market due to orange rain alert
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
“On the occasion of the activation of the orange alert due to heavy rains, the CECOPAL (Municipal Emergency Coordination Centre) of Calpe has taken the decision to temporarily suspend certain activities to guarantee the safety of neighbours. Among the measures adopted, the suspension of all educational and sports activities scheduled for this afternoon stands out, as […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Sea search
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, through the Maritime Captaincy of Valencia and under the General Directorate of the Merchant Navy, has issued a resolution establishing a maximum navigation speed of 7 knots in the maritime areas dedicated to the search for missing persons after the floods caused by the DANA. In addition, the anchoring and detention of ships and vessels in the area between […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe Lawyer
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
The lawsuit of a Calpe lawyer reaches the Supreme Court for the “inaction” of the Government of Spain in the DANA of Valencia The ‘Liberum’ association demands, through Francisco Perona, immediate, effective and sustainable responses to alleviate the impact of floods The ‘Liberum Association for Human Rights‘ has filed a lawsuit for the “inaction” of the […]