On the first weekend in September, a hardy group of pupils from Öldutúnsskóli walked over the Fimmvörðuháls. In total, there were 32 pupils from the 8th to the 10th grades, along with five chaperones. This is the fifth time the school has offered the so-called „Fimmvörðuháls option“, and this was by far the largest group to date. Good weather and good spirits characterised the trip. The trip went brilliantly well in every […]
Hafnarfjörður Municipality has launched a new learning management system – Eloomi – for all of the council's staff. A great deal of preparatory work has taken place over the past few days, weeks and months with the involvement of professionals from a wide range of fields, and it is the hope of all those involved, who have taken part in the shaping, development and implementation of the system, that it marks a new beginning in educational matters within the municipality. It […]
Regulars at the South Bay Pool can now rejoice, as the pool will reopen after a few weeks' closure for maintenance work. The swimming pool will reopen on Saturday, 12th September at 8 a.m. and will have the same opening hours as before, on weekdays and weekends. As was the case over the summer, the outdoor area and its changing rooms will only be open […]
As in previous years, curators have the opportunity to submit proposals for an exhibition at Hafnarborg in autumn 2021. The exhibition 'Villiblómið', currently on display at the museum, was selected from the noteworthy proposals submitted last year. The deadline for submitting proposals is midnight on Sunday, 25 October 2020. The aim of this […]
Creative and diverse collaboration between a nursery, a primary school and a music school in a new residential area. This autumn marks two years since the first phase of Skarðshlíðar School was handed over to the City of Hafnarfjörður and teaching could begin at the primary school. In August last year, the Skarðshlíðar Nursery School opened in the same building, and this winter a branch of the Hafnarfjörður Music School and a magnificent sports hall will be added. Already, a good deal of experience has been gained […]
An analysis has been carried out on the traffic for hafnarfjordur.is during the first half of 2020. In short, traffic to the website has increased significantly and there has been an explosion in news readership. This has been an unusual year in many respects, and the impact of Covid-19 is evident on the website, as elsewhere. A new feedback portal is receiving good […]
The City of Hafnarfjörður has entered into an agreement with Dale Carnegie for training young people. The course will be held at the Menntasetrið við Lækinn and is for young people aged 13 to 15 (8th to 10th grade) who are residents of Hafnarfjörður. Free taster sessions are available both in-person and live online. Register at dale.is/ungtfolk. A challenging and fun course […]
More residents move into Arnarhrauni Two more residents have now moved into a new residential complex at Arnarhrauni, while the first two moved in on a beautiful summer's day in mid-August. When complete, Arnarhraunið will house six people, with the final two moving in around the New Year. All of these residents are moving home to […]
See the announcement on the website of the Cabinet Office. Validity period of the new announcement: 7 September – 27 September 2020. The social distancing rule will be changed from 2 metres to 1 metre and the maximum number of people who may gather will increase from 100 to 200 when new rules on gathering restrictions come into effect on Monday, 7 September. This is the main content of a new regulation by Svandís Svavarsdóttir […]
Neatness honoured in Hafnarfjörður. The Carmelite Monastery at Ölduslóð received the Neatness Award 2020, which was presented at a ceremony at the Þöll Nursery at the weekend. Nine homeowners received awards for beautiful and well-maintained gardens, and of these, two gardens received a special commendation as they are among the first gardens to be completed in Skarðshlíð, the newest […]
