Around 250 Hafnfirðingar of all ages came together in play and fun at a health and wellbeing event held today at the FH athletics hall in Kaplakriki. The occasion was to launch, in a formal and unconventional manner, health-promoting initiatives and the town's health promotion efforts, as a health strategy for Hafnarfjörður was recently approved, and the coming days, weeks and months will […]
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Message to tenants in Hafnarfjörður
From 1 January 2017, the processing of housing benefits was transferred to the Employment Service. The Employment Service processes housing benefits electronically, so there is no longer any need to submit the original tenancy agreement as was previously required. Hafnarfjörður advises tenants to collect the original tenancy agreements from the Hafnarfjörður Service Centre at Strandgata 6 for their own safekeeping.
Organisational change – Selhella 1
Proposal for an amendment to the detailed plan for the northern part of Selhraun, concerning the plot Selhellar 1, Hafnarfjörður. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 06.09.2016 to advertise the proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plot at Selhellu 1, in accordance with section 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. This concerns an amendment to the detailed plan for the northern part of Selhraun, due to the misaligned junction of Krýsuvíkurvegur and Reykjanesbraut. […]
Tender – construction of a care home
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður invites tenders from contractors for the construction of a nursing home at Sólvang in Hafnarfjörður. The project on offer is the construction of a three-storey nursing home with a basement beneath part of the building. In addition, there are connecting corridors linking the new building to the existing Sólvang facility. The building is approximately 3,900 m². The project includes the building's foundations and the external finishing, which […]
Closure at Ásvallalaug this weekend
Attention residents and guests! Ásvallalaug will be closed all day on Saturday, 18th March, due to a swimming competition. On Sunday, 19th March, it will be closed until 13:00, and open to the public from 13:00 to 17:00. Thank you for your understanding!
Tender – Roof repairs
Hafnarfjörður is inviting tenders for the repair of the roofs on the following structures. Álfaskeið 64 C Álfaskeið 64 D Norðurberg Nursery School Tónkvísl Víðistaðaskóli – sports hall The total estimated square metres are approximately 1,080 m². Each site has its own completion date, but all works must be completed by 10. August 2017. Tender documents are sold by the Environmental and Planning Services of Hafnarfjörður Municipality, Norðurhellu […]
Tender – Painting
Hafnarfjörður Municipality invites tenders for the painting of the following structures. Engidalsskóli Hvaleyrarskóli Setbergsskóli Öldutúnsskóli Leikskólinn Hlíðarendi Leikskólinn […]
Would you like to join us next school year?
We are looking to add some fantastic colleagues to our team and are advertising a variety of roles for people of all ages with diverse educational backgrounds and experience in the primary schools of Hafnarfjörður for the 2017-2018 academic year. Information on available vacancies can be found at radningar.hafnarfjordur.is. Staff are needed at the following schools: Skarðshlíð Grunnskóli, Hraunvallaskóli, Hvaleyrarskóli, Lækjarskóli, Setbergsskóli, Víðistaðaskóli, and Öldutúnsskóli.
Stories and poems in swimming
It's a lovely thought to lie in the pool and read. This week, poems and short stories by pupils from Hafnarfjörður's primary schools are on display in the town's swimming pools. The poems and stories are displayed in the swimming pools for the occasion of the Children's Book and Film Festival in Hafnarfjörður, which is currently taking place. The authors of the illustrated poems are pupils in the fifth year of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools. […]
Children helping children
Pupils from Year 5 at Ásland School are taking part in the CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN 2017 appeal, the annual fundraising campaign by ABC Children's Aid in partnership with the country's primary schools. The President of Iceland, H.E. Gudni Th. Jóhannesson, officially launched the appeal at the school today. The project is directly linked to the cornerstones of Ásland School and is designed to foster understanding and respect for the global community. […]