Press release - British Consulate starts 2012 Open Day Programme with events in Ontinyent and Caudete

The British consular team will be visiting Ontinyent and Caudete on Thursday 9th February to hold two open days, the first of their kind to be held in these towns.

Following the publication of the new padrón statistics last week, it’s clear that many British people are still choosing to come to Spain to live. That’s why in 2012, the Consulate wants to make sure it gets out into the community to ensure that British residents know which sources are available here in Spain to get help, support and information.

British Consul, Paul Rodwell said he was looking forward to visiting these two towns adding “The secret of making a success of life in Spain is to link into the services offered by your town hall and community. We encourage residents to make the Spanish authorities the first point of call if there are any local issues and to ensure that they are properly registered. My colleagues and I will be visiting to get a better idea of the issues local residents face and will be providing them with information about living in Spain, all of which is on ukinspain.fco.gov.uk website.”

The two events will consist of a talk given by the Consul around consular services and living in Spain, followed by a presentation from the Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team who will explain their role and advise who British nationals should contact when they have questions about their pensions, what benefits they can apply for and how to register for healthcare in Spain.

Details of the events are as follows:

Caudete

Sala de Reuniones

Centro de Formación y Empleo

C/ San Jaime, s/n (Frente Plaza de Toros)

Caudete

9.30 am Doors open

10:00 am Presentation begins

Ontinyent

Palau de la Vila

Plaza San Roque, 2

46870 Ontinyent

12:00 pm Doors open

12.30 pm Presentation begins

Anyone wishing to attend either of the events should register for a place through the British Consulate website http://www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk. Those who do not have access to the internet can register by calling 902 109 356.

Thanks for that Rob, apart from the consulate website or on here don´t know how else people are supposed to find out about this, (is it being advertised anywhere?) but we live in Ontinyent and have a sizeable contact list through our local branch of Royal British Legion...so it went out to everyone and hopefully quite a few will attend