The Bright Days in Hafnarfjörður are coming up, packed with a diverse range of events organised by the town's institutions, sports clubs, voluntary organisations, businesses and individuals. The festival has coincided with the first day of summer for the past few years but, as in the last two years, will run for longer and serve as the centrepiece of a diverse range of cultural events throughout the summer. A special emphasis is placed on the participation of children […]
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Innovation in residential services for people with disabilities
The first residential community of its kind in the country. A landmark agreement, signed at the beginning of 2019, has become a reality with the move of residents into new and beautiful homes in the residential community at Stuðlaskörð in Hafnarfjörður. The service agreement between the City of Hafnarfjörður and the operating company Vinabær is unprecedented and involves adapted and specialised residential services where the users themselves have direct […]
Event and cultural grants in the wake of Covid-19
The Town Council is announcing special event and cultural grants in response to Covid-19, now open for applications. The deadline for applications is 25th April, and the grants will be allocated by the Town Council. Applicants must have some connection to Hafnarfjörður. For example, by permanent residence of the individuals, by the event or project being held in Hafnarfjörður and/or […]
Education on preventative measures to increase child safety
Training on the prevention of sexual violence for sports clubs, staff and coaches When: Tuesday 12 April at 12 noon Where: Online – click here to attend the meeting The City of Hafnarfjörður has contracted Barnaheill to provide staff with training on the prevention of sexual violence against children. Nearly 1,000 of the council's employees have attended courses in recent years which […]
Joint declaration on cooperation for waste collection
Representatives of the municipalities in the capital region recently signed a joint declaration on cooperation for waste collection at the SORPA reception and sorting centre in Gufunes. Residents of the capital region have long called for a harmonised household waste collection system and separate collection of organic kitchen waste. In recent months, the Association of Capital Area Municipalities (SSH) has been working on the preparation of such a system, and a report from a working group on harmonisation […]
The fifth group graduates from the 65+ Multifaceted Health Promotion programme.
This week, the fifth cohort in the Multifaceted Health Promotion for 65+ in Hafnarfjörður, under the supervision of Janus Health Promotion, completed the two-year health promotion programme. It has been a tradition since the beginning to hold a special graduation day for the groups who complete this two-year programme. The graduating group with the staff of Janus Health Promotion and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, the mayor. Remote training was actively pursued during the Covid-19 pandemic – […]
Education policy in the making – work to be completed in the spring
Work on the development of Hafnarfjörður's education strategy has been underway for the past few terms, although the work was formally launched in autumn 2019. The global pandemic has had an impact on the progress and pace of the work, as education leaders, who are representatives of all schools, and others have had a lot on their plates. With the sun shining and no restrictions, education leaders […]
The spring work has begun – street sweeping started today.
Sweeping of main streets in Hafnarfjörður began today, and spring sweeping within the neighbourhoods will begin tomorrow. Spring sweeping will take place from 1st to 29th April. Pavements will be swept between 1st April and 10th May, island cleaning will be carried out from 7th to 13th April, and the sweeping and washing of car parks will take place from 25th to 30th April. Watering of main streets […]
The Bright Days 2022 are about to begin.
The Bright Days are coming, a cultural festival that reflects all the diverse cultural activities taking place in Hafnarfjörður, organised by its institutions, non-governmental organisations, businesses and individuals. The Bright Days begin with the first town festival of the summer, from 20th to 24th April. The festival has coincided with the first day of summer in recent years but, as in the last two years, will run for longer […]
Allocation of a plot at Ásvellir 3
At the town council meeting on 23 March, it was approved to allocate the plot of land at Ásvellir 3 to Byggingafélag Gylfa og Gunnars hf. (BYGG) for the construction of up to 110 flats in a block of flats. The plot was advertised for allocation on 27 December last, and bids had to be submitted by 28 January last. A total of 10 bids for the plot were received […]