Film screenings will be held at the town cinema every day this week to mark the start of the Children's Book and Film Festival, which began today. More than 700 nursery school children have already registered to attend The Moomins, which is being shown twice on weekday mornings this week. Over the weekend, film screenings will be available for the whole family. A large number of nursery school children have confirmed their attendance […]
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Reading Ambassadors 2016
The Children's Book and Film Festival in Hafnarfjörður officially begins tomorrow. This new cultural festival, which runs for one week, is being held for the first time and will feature a focus on books and films, as well as creative and entertaining activities related to both. At the opening ceremony of the week, the 2016 Reading Ambassadors of Hafnarfjörður will be introduced, individuals who come from […]
Lower entry age for nursery school
From the autumn of 2015, specifically in August, the entry age for children in Hafnarfjörður nursery schools was lowered, so that all children born in January and February 2014 were offered a nursery school place. All children born in March 2014 were then allocated a place from 1 February 2016. For the first time this year, children are being admitted twice over […]
Ash Wednesday 2016
Happy Ash Wednesday! It has been a tradition in Hafnarfjörður to make quite a big deal of Ash Wednesday, as there is little more fun than dressing up in all sorts of costumes and having a good time. For us adults, it is a great pleasure to see these little and slightly bigger treasures singing and playing, for their own and others' great enjoyment.
Event and project grants
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for projects and events in the fields of culture and the arts in Hafnarfjörður. Applications must be submitted electronically by 1 March 2016. Once a year, the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður advertises grants for cultural activities to strengthen the cultural life of Hafnarfjörður. The aim is to support cultural activities […]
Make an impact in later life
A residents' meeting on matters concerning older people will be held at Hraunsel, Flatahraun 3, on Thursday, 11 February from 18:00 to 20:30. All interested parties are encouraged to attend and take part in a constructive and enjoyable meeting that will feed into the work on elderly care in Hafnarfjörður. The format of the meeting will be open, with the agenda and discussion topics decided by […]
The music schools' theme week
Today, a theme week begins at the Music School. The theme for the week is the ethnicities in Hafnarfjörður. All regular instrumental lessons are largely suspended this week and, in their place, numerous ensemble groups have been formed to play music from most of the countries from which many residents of Hafnarfjörður originate. On Friday, the oldest pupils from the nurseries will visit the Music School to listen to […]
Tobacco Survey – Results
At the end of January, the Sports and Leisure Officer of Hafnarfjörður conducted a survey to see if teenagers could buy cigarettes or snuff at tobacconists in Hafnarfjörður. Many retailers sold tobacco to the teenagers, and the results call for increased monitoring and supervision. Two 10th-grade pupils went to retail outlets under the supervision of staff from the City of Hafnarfjörður and attempted to buy snuff and […]
Demands improvements and action
The City of Hafnarfjörður takes suggestions regarding the quality of the meals-on-wheels service for senior citizens in Hafnarfjörður very seriously and will do everything to ensure that good service, good food and a good price go hand in hand. The City apologises for any shortcomings and thanks everyone for the feedback and complaints that have been received. More than 100 senior citizens in […]
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Words from the Mayor at the end of the month I have decided to make it a regular feature to put together a few words at the end of the month to report on interesting projects underway within the municipality and to give an overview of the month's challenges, ideas, visits and meetings. There is much to report, but with this I wish to inform […]