See the announcement on the website of the Cabinet Office. The Minister of Health has agreed to the recommendations of the Director of Public Health, which include cautious relaxations of the current gathering restrictions. The changes will take effect on 18 November. The main changes are that sports, youth and leisure activities for children in nurseries and primary schools will be permitted again. In secondary schools, the limit on group sizes will be increased to 25. Various service activities will be able to resume […]
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UNICEF is calling for drawings from children and young people
Are you a creative young person? To mark the International Day of the Child, which is on 20 November, UNICEF Iceland is calling for drawings from children and young people under the age of 24 on the theme of imagining the world that children and young people would build for children after COVID-19, if they had the chance to decide. The theme of the drawings […]
Backs use their powers on another stage.
Since the beginning of Covid-19, the City of Hafnarfjörður has made every effort to ensure that there is no disruption to socially essential services and services that must remain uninterrupted at all levels of civil defence. Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir, Human Resources Manager for the City of Hafnarfjörður, says this has largely been achieved through the resourcefulness and ingenuity of managers and staff at each individual workplace […]
Ideas for a modern library in Firði
Looking to the future with ideas for a modern library. At its meeting today, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council considered proposals to move the Hafnarfjörður Library from its current premises at Strandgata 1 to new premises at Strandgata 26-30. There is a desire to enter into a binding agreement between 220 Fjarðar and the City of Hafnarfjörður based on the “220 Fjarðar' proposals to […]
The status of many and varied projects in the town
A growing municipality like Hafnarfjörður entails a number of projects of varying sizes, across the town. Fortunately, Covid has not significantly delayed the projects, and every effort has been made to keep them on schedule; indeed, the pace has even been increased where possible. The local paper, Hafnfirðingur, got an update on the status of the main projects within the municipality from Helga […]
New school song for Hvaleyrarskóli's 30th anniversary
Courtesy | Responsibility | Cooperation – that is Hvaleyrarskóli. Last school year was Hvaleyrarskóli's 30th anniversary. Last spring, we were due to hold themed days at the beginning of April to celebrate this major milestone. Due to the situation in the community, the celebration was postponed and it was decided to link the anniversary to the end of the friendship week held at the school last […]
Around the country in November
Staff at Hafnarfjörður Municipality have set themselves the goal of walking around the island of Iceland in November. Participation in the project is tracked on an internal staff communication platform, where staff walk either individually or in small groups and submit details of the kilometres they have covered. The total distance is compiled daily to show how far the group has come. […]
The smart town of Hafnarfjörður is being created
„Smart City“ or smart city is a concept that has been prominent in the discussion in recent months and although Hafnarfjörður is not a city, the town is taking certain steps to become smart. The projects are about utilising information technology to improve the quality and efficiency of the service and to establish even better communication with residents. The Smart Group – staff […]
Slopewaxing the sledges for winter hibernation
From today, the bouncy castles in Víðistaðatún and Óla Run tún will be deflated and put into storage for the winter. The plan was to keep the bellows inflated until the frosts set in, but in light of the tightened public health measures, for safety reasons, and because the bellows in Víðistaðatún has been damaged, it has been decided that […]
Swimming pools and museums remain closed
Hertar sóttvarnaráðstafanir tóku gildi laugardaginn 31. október. Meginbreytingin felst í 10 manna fjöldatakmörkum í stað 20 áður. Gert er ráð fyrir að reglur um hertar aðgerðir gildi til og með 17. nóvember. Þær verða endurmetnar eftir aðstæðum með hliðsjón af því hvort hægt verði að aflétta þeim fyrr, eða hvort framlenging sé nauðsynleg. Sundlaugar og […]