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 […]
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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. […].
New Hafnarfjörður website nominated for web awards
The jury for the Icelandic Web Awards has been working hard over the past few weeks and has now selected the top five web projects in each category. The new website for the City of Hafnarfjörður is among the five web projects that have been nominated in the category: Official Website of the Year, and is in the running against websites from the Patent Office, the Municipality of Kópavogur, Íslandsstofa and Veitur. The awards will be presented in Silfurberg at the Harpa […]
Construction has begun on a new care home.
Construction of a new care home at Sólvangur has begun. It will be a 60-bed care home on a site that opens up various possibilities. A working group behind the development broke ground on the new home this week, thereby marking the start of the project. The company Grafa and Grjót Ltd. will in the coming days begin the groundworks on the site planned […]
Significant growth in Hafnarfjörður's business sector
The Marketing Office of Hafnarfjörður's Encouragement Award, which was presented for the first time yesterday to the Hafnarfjörður Icehouse at a ceremony in Hafnarborg. Annríki – National Costumes and Jewellery and VON Restaurant & Bar also received an award. The Hafnarfjörður Icehouse received the award for having lifted the town's spirit with its activities and events. The award is the Marketing Office's token of gratitude for selfless work in raising the profile of the town.