Two projects received a grant from the Fridrik's Fund today, on Fridrik Bjarnason's very own birthday. These are a concert dedicated to the sea and a performance of the work Stabat Mater. A total of 9 applications for a grant from the fund were received this time, but the fund's board decided to grant two projects, each with a grant of 145,000 kr. In the autumn of this year […]
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Thirteen projects receive cultural grants
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður today awarded grants from the second round of cultural grants for 2018. Thirteen projects received a grant this time; individuals, cultural groups or organisations, all of which have one thing in common: they are connected to Hafnarfjörður in one way or another. Cultural and Tourism Committee grants of the City of Hafnarfjörður are awarded twice a year to parties and projects that are likely […]
University of Iceland's Faculty of Engineering opened at the Learning Centre by the Stream
The new Technical Faculty Centre of the University of Iceland was formally opened at a festive ceremony at the Education Centre by the Stream in Hafnarfjörður yesterday, as Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, mayor of Hafnarfjörður, signed an agreement for the Technical Centre's use of the Menntasetrið's premises. By moving the technical sciences programme to the Menntasetrið, the University of Iceland intends to further enhance its framework and […]
Town Council Meeting, 28 November
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday 28 November. The formal meeting will begin at 17:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. You can view the agenda here. You can watch the meeting live here.
New challenges in school work
Swedish headteacher visits Iceland Annelie van Lunteren, a headteacher in Malmö, Sweden, gave a talk to Icelandic school managers and teachers in primary schools in the capital region last Friday. Annelie's visit to Iceland is a follow-up to a study trip by Icelandic primary school teachers to Sweden last school year to learn about learning, teaching, and the integration of immigrants into the Nordic school systems. The trip was funded by […]
Skarðshlíð Phase 2 – repeated
The notice regarding the amendment of the conditions of the detailed plan for Skarðshlíðar 2nd Phase is being reissued. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved, at its meeting on 26 June 2018, amendments to the planning conditions for the Skarðshlíð Phase 2 detailed plan, in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The changes to the conditions relate to the floor level of the detached house at Hádegisskarð 11 and the semi-detached houses at Hádegisskarð no. 3-5, 7-9 and 13-15. Tolerances […]
The Christmas adventure begins in Hafnarfjörður – lighting of the lights and Christmas village
The first weekend in December, Christmas officially begins in Hafnarfjörður with the opening of the Christmas Village and the switching on of the Christmas lights at Thorsplani. The small, beautifully decorated Christmas houses in the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður have become a nationally renowned marketplace for a variety of gift items, handicrafts and design, ideal for putting in a Christmas stocking along with delicious treats to eat on-site and/or take home […]
Icelandic Language Week at Hvaleyrarskóli
Icelandic Language Day was celebrated across the country last Friday, 16th November. At Hvaleyrarskóli, as in other schools in Hafnarfjörður, the Big Reading Competition was launched. The school's literacy team decided to take the opportunity to place a strong emphasis on the beautiful Icelandic language for one week, and the week concluded this morning with a choir sing-along […]
Burnscar 1-3
At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður on 6 November 2018, it was approved to advertise a proposal for a local plan amendment for the plot at Brenniskarði 1-3 in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The change consists of the car park in the basement of Brenniskarð 1 being moved beneath the house at Brenniskarð 3 within the same plot. The layout of the car parking spaces within the plot is altered. Furthermore, […]
The annual fire safety campaign began today.
The annual fire safety campaign by firefighters began at Lækjarskóli in Hafnarfjörður today and will run until the beginning of Advent. Firefighters visit Year 3 primary school pupils across the country to educate them about fire safety. One such visit took place today at Lækjarskóli, on the campaign's launch day, where the children were visited by a firefighter and the Mayor, Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, chatted with them about fire safety. […]