Birta Guðný Árnadóttir and Lilja Ársól Bjarkadóttir attended a seminar on behalf of the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council, hosted by the Grindavík Youth Council, which received a grant from Erasmus+ to organise a seminar on young people and road safety. Around seventeen youth councils took part in the symposium. Also in attendance were the Minister of Transport and Local Government, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, and Þórólfur Árnason, Director General […]
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Town Council Meeting, 12 December
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 12 December. The formal meeting will begin at 2:00 pm in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live.
Extra bags for general rubbish
Major holidays usually generate a bit more rubbish than in other months of the year. In December and into January (14th Jan), the City of Hafnarfjörður plans to offer extra bags for general waste for sale. These bags can be placed next to the rubbish bin and will be collected during the regular waste collection in the city during this period. The bags are made of biodegradable […]
The Wasps get the Breaker of Walls 2018
The Wasps, a job and activity scheme in Hafnarfjörður, and Ruth Jörgensdóttir Rauterberg and Þorpið, a leisure centre in Akranes, receive the Múrbrjótinn 2018 award. The International Day of People with Disabilities is on 3 December each year. To mark the occasion, and in connection with a gathering held by Ás Support Association and Átak, the Association of People with Intellectual Disabilities, to celebrate the day and the fact that the associations are 60 and 25 […]
A musical Christmas with 2 divas and 200 students
For the second year in a row, the Hafnarfjörður Music School will be staging a major concert in collaboration with well-known musicians from Hafnarfjörður. Last year, it was brothers Friðrik Dór and Jón Jónsson who collaborated, but this year it is the singers Guðrún Árný and Margrét Eir, who are both based in Hafnarfjörður. The two concerts, under the title Tónajól, will be […]
Seminars on language development are enjoyable and engaging.
In the autumn, educational sessions were held for parents of children aged 6-24 months in Hafnarfjörður, which had the important aim of educating parents of young children about language development and language stimulation, and the connection between language development and literacy. The project is part of Hafnarfjörður's literacy strategy; 'Reading is the game of life' and is a collaborative project between the City of Hafnarfjörður, the Hafnarfjörður Public Library and the Hafnarfjörður Health Centre. […]
The main objective is to ensure residents have suitable housing.
The City Council of Hafnarfjörður has approved a new housing plan on the state of housing in the municipality, which is valid until 2026. The purpose of the plan is to provide an overview of the state of housing in the municipality, analyse the supply and demand for different types of housing, and set out a plan for how the municipality intends to meet the housing needs of households, in the short and […]
A call for increased cooperation and the strengthening of child prevention
A well-attended seminar on prevention was held at Flensborg School recently, under the title „Not My Child“. The seminar was organised by the Parents' Council of Hafnarfjörður, which is a consultative body for the parents' associations of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools and an advocate for the parents of primary school children in the town. The role of the Parents' Council is to work on the common affairs of the schools and to provide opinions on various matters concerning school and family issues and […]
On the right path to a successful later life
Comprehensive health promotion for 65+ in Hafnarfjörður The first six-month phase of the project Comprehensive Health Promotion in Hafnarfjörður – health promotion for older age groups 65+ is now complete. Following an introductory meeting at the start of the year, just over 170 participants were registered for the project, but participation had to be decided by a draw as far fewer places were available than people wanted. Those drawn for the autumn, […]
Fjarðarpósturinn live during Advent
<img height="“1″" width="“1″" style="“display:none“" alt="“Facebook pixel“" src="“https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=926991197464093&ev=PageView&noscript=1″" /> Fjarðarpósturinn, in collaboration with the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður, will be hosting a live webcast on Sunday, 2 December. The broadcast will be from the old chemist's in Hafnarborg and will feature performances from well-known artists, such as Bubbi Morthens, Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir, Jón Jónsson and Friðrik Dór. Around 50 people […]