Service to be first-class – first-contact resolution is the aim. With a new Service and Development department formally starting on 1 September, a step is being taken towards resolving as many enquiries as possible at the first point of contact, whether in the service centre or via digital channels. The new department takes responsibility […]
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Leisure driving starts on 2 September
The leisure transport service will resume on Monday, 2 September, and will be operated by Hópbílar. Registrations are accepted online via My Pages and the VÖLU registration system. It is expected that between 1,600 and 1,800 students will use the service during the 2019–2020 school year. Increased uptake in leisure transport and transport to more clubs. This involves increased […]
A gift of literacy for all nursery school children
Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir, a speech and language therapist and chairperson of the Icelandic Sign Language Committee, recently arrived bearing a gift for all nurseries in Hafnarfjörður. The gift is a complete set of materials from her curriculum „Let's Learn and Play with Sounds“, and the occasion is Bryndís's thirtieth anniversary in the field of speech and language therapy. The gift improves the nurseries' access to materials that prepare children for literacy. Bryndís […]
Grants for the education and purchase of equipment for disabled people
Grants for study costs and the purchase of tools and equipment for disabled people. The City of Hafnarfjörður draws attention to the opportunity for disabled people who need specific support due to their disability to apply for grants under Article 25 of Act No. 38/2018 on services for disabled people with long-term support needs. The grant is intended for social habilitation and rehabilitation aimed at facilitating […]
Town Council Grants – Second Allocation 2019
Each year, the Town Council awards grants to organisations, businesses or individuals for activities and services that align with the role of the local authority or are otherwise in accordance with its strategic objectives, priorities and priorities. Grant awards are made twice a year, and this is now the second award of the year. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2019. Applicants […]
Let's take part in Plastic-Free September
The City of Hafnarfjörður encourages residents and businesses in Hafnarfjörður to actively participate in Plastic-Free September, an awareness campaign designed to make people think about the excess and harmful effects of plastic on the environment. ...while also pointing out ways to reduce the use of single-use plastic. Since 1 March 2018, residents of Hafnarfjörður have been able to put everything […]
Public Health Walks in September – JOIN IN!
The Icelandic Touring Club (FÍ), in collaboration with the Healthy City of Hafnarfjörður, are offering public health walks every Wednesday in September. These are family-friendly walks which take approximately 60-90 minutes and are primarily aimed at encouraging people to get outdoors and be active in good company, thereby improving their health and quality of life. JOIN IN! Health Walks in Hafnarfjörður in […]
New exhibitions at Hafnarborg
On Friday 30 August at 8 pm, two new exhibitions will open at Hafnarborg: All at the Same Time, Hafnarborg's autumn exhibition, curated by Andrea Arnarsdóttir and Starkaður Sigurðarson, and Prison, a new installation by the artists Olga Bergmann and Anna Hallin. The concept for Hafnarborg's autumn exhibition this year, Everything at the Same Time, is to explore how artists deal with […]
Historical walking tour of the old town in Icelandic and Polish
Nearly a thousand people have attended the fourteen cultural and health walks that the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður, in collaboration with Hafnarborg, the Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History, and the Hafnarfjörður Library, has organised this summer. Now it is time for the final walk, which will be a little different. The same walk for two nights in a row, with a guided tour on the first evening in Polish […]
Innovations in catering for primary school pupils
In autumn 2019, a new arrangement for the catering service for pupils in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools will be introduced. The same service provider, Skólamatur ehf, will continue to provide the service in seven of the town's primary schools, while one school, Áslandsskóli, will manage its own catering. Free porridge on offer at the start of the school day At the start of the school day, porridge with milk and cinnamon is available free of charge to pupils in all schools before […]