Children's culture flourishes – two projects connected to Hafnarfjörður receive a grant. The allocation from the Children's Culture Fund of Iceland took place yesterday, and 42 projects received a grant from the fund this year. This was the second allocation from the fund, which was established to mark the centenary of full sovereignty. The fund's purpose is to support a diverse range of activities in the field of children's culture, with an emphasis on creativity, the arts and […]
– new project manager appointed The next steps in the development of St. Jó's Wellbeing Centre were outlined at a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council last Wednesday, when it was approved to complete external works this summer, as well as improve accessibility and repair the handrail in the internal stairwell. This coming 5th September will mark one year since the St. Jó Wellbeing Centre was […]
For five years, the City of Hafnarfjörður has offered grants to unqualified staff in its nurseries to study for a qualification in early years education. Jenný Dagbjört Gunnarsdóttir, a nursery development officer for the City of Hafnarfjörður, was a nursery teacher for 21 years and says it is extremely varied, fun and rewarding work. She says various routes are available for those interested in becoming nursery teachers, such as […]
Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, headteacher of Lækjarskóli, lived in Sweden for seven years and when the COVID-19 lockdown came into effect in March, she consulted not only her Icelandic colleagues but also her Swedish ones, and made a list of what she considered needed to be borne in mind. For communication with pupils and parents, teachers used the phone, email, groups […]
Garden waste to be collected from neighbourhood containers. A change to this year's collection days is that containers for garden waste will be placed at all of the council's primary schools. The containers will be at the schools from the morning of Thursday, 21st May until 5 p.m. on Sunday, 24th May. Residents of Hafnarfjörður are encouraged to make use of the service or to bring their bags directly to Sorpa. It is suggested […]
Ásvallalaug and the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool will be open tomorrow, Ascension Day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to capacity restrictions and extensive maintenance work at the Suðurbæjarlaug, the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool will be open at weekends until 14 June. Swimming pool visitors are advised that they can check the real-time number of people in each pool on the town's website. 32 people are allowed to be in the water […]
The new podcast from Hafnarfjörður Library essentially has the good purpose of presenting all material that the library staff find interesting and which is likely to spark discussion and coverage of interesting topics and issues that, for example,a. relate to the library's collection, events organised by the library, or other goings-on […]
The fun is fast approaching, the lovely harbinger of spring. UMFÍ's Active Week starts on 25th May and runs until 31st May. The messengers of movement in UMFÍ's Active Week have started preparing all sorts of events and games all over the country, so a huge amount of fun can be expected during the week. Messengers of Movement Last year, the country's businesses took part for the first time […]
Ásvallalaug and Sundhöll Hafnarfjarðar will reopen on Monday, 18th May, and will operate their usual opening hours with a few additions. The Suðurbær Pool, however, will not open immediately due to extensive maintenance work. Swimmers are still asked to follow all public health regulations and to understand that, to begin with, it will only be possible […]
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council yesterday allocated six plots for 148 flats in the first phase of development in Hamranes, a 25-hectare area in the hinterland of Hafnarfjörður. One developer had applied for all six plots, but four parties were allocated plots on this occasion. The allocation includes three plots to Byggingarfélag Gylfa og Gunnars and individual plots to Fjarðarmóta ehf., […]
