On Friday, 20th January, the Hafnarfjörður Youth Club Singing Competition was held. This annual competition is a qualifying round for the Samfés Singing Competition, which will take place at the Laugardalshöll on Saturday, 24th March. The winners of the evening were Birta Guðný Árnadóttir from Vitan and Agnes Björk Rúnarsdóttir from Öldan. The Town Cinema was packed with talented young people from Hafnarfjörður. The competition took place at the Town Cinema, which was packed to the rafters and buzzing […]
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Official website of the year 2016
Last Friday, the Icelandic Web Awards for 2016 were presented at a ceremony in the Silverberg at Harpa. The website for the City of Hafnarfjörður – hafnarfjordur.is – received an award for the best public website of 2016. The Icelandic Web Awards are the culmination of the web industry, held with the aim of promoting it, rewarding the best websites and encouraging those who work in this field. Website […]
Magnificent Darkness – Winter Festival
A magnificent four-day Winter Festival will be held from 2nd to 5th February. Höfuðborgarstofa organises and runs the Winter Festival, now in its 16th year, and the festival takes place in all six municipalities of the capital region. This festival of light and darkness consists of four main pillars: Museum Night, Swimming Pool Night, Snow Celebration and Light Art, along with over 150 events where a large number of artists take […]
Town Council meeting 1st February
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 1 February. The meeting will begin at 14:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is streamed live on the town's website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00. Among the items on the agenda are the Master Plan for Hafnarfjörður and an amendment concerning water protection boundaries to bring them into line […]
Everyone Reads – National Reading Challenge
Reading simply makes life more enjoyable! We encourage EVERYONE to take part in ALL READ – a national reading game. At its meeting this week, the Education Committee of the City of Hafnarfjörður drew special attention to the reading competition, the National Reading Game, which is organised by the Allir lesa organisation and is taking place nationwide from 27 January – Ladies' Day on 19 February. The Education Committee encourages residents to […]
Health Policy – Your Participation
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved at its meeting in April 2016 to begin work on a health strategy for Hafnarfjörður: Hafnarfjörður – a healthy community. It was decided to develop a health-promoting strategy that would have an impact on all areas of the town. A strategy that addresses the current situation and implementation aspects. A working group was subsequently appointed to work on […]
Sand at the Service Centre
It's safe to say we've been exceptionally lucky with the weather and road conditions this winter, and it's only now that we need to be on our guard and take particular care. There has been significant ice on the roads, pavements and car parks throughout the town in recent days, and particularly early on […]
Issues concerning students with special needs
The City of Hafnarfjörður today hosted a seminar at Hásölum (the parish hall of Hafnarfjörður Church) on special provisions in primary schools and the issues concerning pupils with special needs. Around 150 individuals from among parents, teachers, occupational therapists, school leaders and other interest groups attended the conference, listened to presentations and took part in a discussion about the importance of meeting the learning needs of all pupils in day-to-day primary school work. Discussions […]
Concussion – Homework Help
Hafnarfjörður Library, in collaboration with the Red Cross in Hafnarfjörður and Garðabær, runs the 'Heilahristingur – Homework Help' project. The service is also available at Hvaleyrarskóli. The support involves helping primary school pupils in years 1–10 with their homework, with the aim of supporting and strengthening them in their studies. Pupils do not need to register […]
Special housing support
From the New Year, the Employment Authority will handle new housing benefits, while the City of Hafnarfjörður will manage special housing support, which replaces special rent subsidies. At its meeting on 18 January, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved new regulations for special housing support. Special housing support is financial assistance for the payment of rent in excess of housing benefits provided under the Act no. […].