20/05/2026
Meetings
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 19th May
10:00 for 10:30
Club de Tenis, Calpe
A talk will be given on what help can be obtained from the local social services and those of the Valencian Generalitat social services
New members welcome!
For further information call Carole on 639 637 520, or email calcalpe@gmail.com.
Last Meetings
Tuesday 17th February
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
Gastronomy and commerce on show
(Notice posted: Tuesday, 12th May 2026)
Calpe will hold the 16th Gastronomy and Commerce Fair from May 21st to 24th FiraCalpe will offer four days with gastronomy, music, exhibitions, children’s entertainment and activities for all audiences Calpe will host from May 21 to 24 a new edition of the Gastronomy and Commerce Fair (FiraCalp), an event already consolidated in the local calendar that will […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
AFPO AGM – Tuesday 19th
(Notice posted: Monday, 11th May 2026)
All the details are on our public page: AFPO | LATEST
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Tourism companies meeting – 19th May
(Notice posted: Sunday, 10th May 2026)
The 9th Meeting of Tourism Companies of La Marina will take place on May 19th The PACTE’MA meetings continue to consolidate themselves as a reference platform to promote collabouration between tourism companies and local producers in the Marina Alta. The next event will take place on May 19, at 10 a.m. at the Espai Senieta […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe hosts a new edition of CALPESULAS on 19th and 20th June
(Notice posted: Friday, 8th May 2026)
The cycle will offer 15-minute shows for small groups in the old town on June 19 and 20 The Council of Calpe will celebrate a new edition of CALPESULAS, a cultural proposal that is committed to the proximity between artist and spectator through a format based on the so-called “rule of 15”: 15-minute shows, with a maximum capacity of 15 […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Photographic exhibition – May 5th to 31st
(Notice posted: Tuesday, 5th May 2026)
The Casa de Cultura hosts the photographic exhibition “As you look” by Nazario Martínez The exhibition can be visited from May 5 to 31 with free admission. The exhibition poses a direct question to the visitor: “what do you prefer?”, proposing a visual journey in which different photographs present contrasts between colour and black and white, different […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
UK pensions
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
The UK government is reviewing the triple lock pension scheme which determines the amount of our Uk retirement pension Civil servants and politicians ,however, will be immune from any decision since they set their own salaries and pensions What other country allows the workers to set their own salaries and pensions paid for by the […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Doctors strike
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
The doctors’ strike causes the cancellation of non-urgent consultations in hospitals in the province of Alicante The Medical Union estimates the follow-up of the first day, with 75% of minimum services, at 90% in hospitals and 50% in health centres. Health reduces it to 11.65% The new week of doctors’ strike, the fourth so far this […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Pedestrian areas, absorbent pavement and leisure control: the keys to Calp’s new acoustic plan
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
The council will evaluate the acoustically saturated areas and include low noise impact criteria in the cleaning and gardening tenders The plenary session of the Calp Council has approved the Municipal Acoustic Plan (PAM), a local strategic document that evaluates and manages environmental noise in the municipality and that includes corrective measures. All this with the […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Lies and Defection
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
The two major clarifications: the tripartite reveals that the postponement of the plenary session that ended up being held on Friday could not exceed 72 hours and that the technicians consider that the hospitalized popular mayor could not intervene telematically The chronology that according to the government of Calpe demonstrates “the deliberate lie of the […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Europe day
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Calpe: Where 99 nationalities celebrate together the same partyFrom Europe Day to Norway Day in 24 hours: this is what coexistence is like in the most multicultural municipality on the Costa Blanca On Saturday, Europe Day was celebrated in Calpe. On Sunday, dozens of Norwegians filled the beach with red-and-blue flags and traditional songs. Between […]