This is a collaborative project between Öldutúnsskóli, Vatnsendaskóli, Hagaborg and Gloria Fuertes, a school in Spain. The project's keywords are Friendship – Creativity – Reuse. Its aim is for pupils to develop greater empathy and joy in creating beautiful crafts while also giving back. To gain an understanding of the importance of reuse and learn about different materials. […]
Residents of Hafnarfjörður are urged to monitor the weather tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 December. Residents are also urged to take care and not to travel unnecessarily while the worst of the weather is passing. Residents are asked to clear their rubbish bins thoroughly, and some disruption to the rubbish collection service can be expected due to the weather.
Syngjandi jóla, the annual Advent festival of Hafnarfjörður choirs, will be held in Hafnarborg on Saturday, 5th December. The festival is closely linked with the Christmas Village, which is open at the same time along the entire Strandgata. The programme for Syngjandi jóla 2015 is as follows: 09:20 Norðurberg Nursery School 09:40 Setbergsskóli Choir 10:00 Hvammur Nursery School 10:20 Álfasteinn Nursery School 10:40 Stekkjarás Nursery School […]
Signing of agreements with municipalities for the reception of refugees The Minister for Social Affairs and Housing and the mayors of the municipality of Hafnarfjörður, The municipalities of Akureyri and Kópavogur today signed agreements to receive 55 Syrian refugees, who are expected to arrive in the country next month. Preparations for the reception of the refugees have been underway for some time in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The group consists of ten families; […]
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 25th November 2015 at 16:00. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here online.
The Öldutúnsskóli Choir celebrated its anniversary in style at our school yesterday, Sunday, as it marked 50 years since the choir was founded. The Headteacher of Öldutúnsskóli, Valdimar Víðisson, gave a speech in which he described the importance of having such a strong and good choir in the school. He thanked Agli Friðleifsson, the founder and former choirmaster, and the current […]
An information and presentation meeting on the work to amend the detailed plan for Skarðshlíðar will be held on Thursday, 26 November at 17:15 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður. The public is welcome to an information meeting about the proposal for an amended detailed plan for Skarðshlíðar. The meeting will cover the proposal and transport and traffic matters. The City Planner of Hafnarfjörður.
Statement from the City of Hafnarfjörður regarding the decision of the Data Protection Authority in case 2015/241 (transfer of personal data from Vodafone to the City of Hafnarfjörður and its processing) The Data Protection Authority's conclusion was that the City of Hafnarfjörður had a legitimate interest in requesting information from Vodafone at the time in question for the investigation of an alleged security breach at the City Hall of Hafnarfjörður, and that the processing of that information was in accordance with […]
