02/05/2024
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
May 2024
Last Meetings
General Meeting: Tuesday 13th February
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
General Meeting: 3rd October 2023
Also in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The speakers were from CaixaBank, explaining their Proteccíon Senior facility.
There was considerable discussion of the new laws concerning animals and inheritance taxes.
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
AGM: Tuesday, 2nd May
Also in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Sara Munsterhjelm, the Vice Consul.
The minutes of this AGM can also be read in our members’ area.
Calpe elections
New Council
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.
Local News
New OAC hours
Monday to Thursday: From 8:00 to 4:30
Fridays: From 8:00 to 1:30
Saturdays: From 10:00 to 1:00
For information about the OAC and the Padrón, check our key information page.
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
Calpe fair will have 42 participants
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 1st May 2024)
9th to 12th May in the Plaza Mayor The Council of and Creama Calp, with the collaboration of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Calpe (AEMCO) organizes the XIV Fira Calp, the gastronomy and commerce fair of the city of the Rock, which will be held from May 9th to 12th in the Plaza Mayor. This year’s event will have a […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Timetable for airport bus
(Notice posted: Saturday, 3rd February 2024)
Read more about this in the members’ area.
AKIRA
(Notice posted: Thursday, 25th January 2024)
Thanks to their generosity, the optician from Calpe has raised €468.42 for Akira Animal Sanctuary in Benissa. It has also collected sturdy toys, leashes and collars for dogs and has been a delivery point for donations for the sanctuary’s charity shop throughout the month of December and January. The funds raised for Akira will be […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Spanish protest
Thursday, 2nd May 2024
Inside the Encampment for Palestine: “We don’t want to be complicit in what is happening in Gaza” The students of the University of Valencia who started the protest on Monday are in contact with campuses in Alicante, Madrid and Barcelona to organize more camps Organisers send message of support to Columbia students after eviction: “we […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Trapped on the cliffs of Morro de Toix in Calpe
Thursday, 2nd May 2024
Firefighters rescue a couple of climbers who had been stuck in an almost unbelievable place Above, the place where the couple had been trapped. Below, the firefighters’ helicopter flies over the cliffs. In the end, there has been no drama. No hospital transfers and no injuries. But what has happened during this festive Wednesday in […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Benissa becomes the first town in Spain to adopt the European One Health strategy
Thursday, 2nd May 2024
Benissa has taken a significant step towards a more sustainable and healthy future by becoming the first town in Spain to adopt the One Health approach. This innovative approach is the European approach to the integration of a healthy lifestyle between people, the ecosystem and animals. Jorge Ivars, Councillor for Tourism of Benissa City Council […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The press fights back
Thursday, 2nd May 2024
Following the statements of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in which he generalises and equates ‘digital media’ with ‘creators of hoaxes and falsehoods’, the Association of Digital Media of the Valencian Community (AMDComVal) has expressed its
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe forecast
Thursday, 2nd May 2024