The City of Hafnarfjörður awarded cultural grants at a ceremony in Hafnarborg last Friday, and 23 individuals, cultural groups or organisations received grants from the Cultural and Tourism Committee this year. Grants totalling kr. 4,240,000 were awarded. In addition, the Gaflar Theatre receives kr. 20,000,000 per year under a contract. The following received grants: The Male Choir Þrestir kr. 150,000. Barabörukórinn kr. 150,000. Kór Öldutúnsskóla kr. 200,000 but […]
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Town Council Meeting, 29th April
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 29th April at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
To give staff the day off to take part in the 19th June celebrations.
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved at its meeting today that employees of the municipality of Hafnarfjörður will be given the afternoon of 19 June 2015 off in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Iceland. Organised celebrations are planned across the country on that day, and by granting the day off, employees of the City of Hafnarfjörður are given the opportunity to take part in them. Municipal institutions […]
Registration for summer jobs has opened.
Registration for summer activities run by the City of Hafnarfjörður is now open on My Pages at www.hafnarfjordur.is - registration for the 2015 summer courses is under Other Applications. The range of summer activities in Hafnarfjörður can be viewed at www.tomstund.is/sumarvefur. The City of Hafnarfjörður is offering a play scheme for 7-9 year olds and a leisure activity for 10-13 year olds. School Gardens will also be run, where children aged 7-12 have priority to register […]
Bright days 22-26 April
There will be great festivities at the Hafnarfjörður cultural festival, Bright Days, which will be held from 22nd to 26th April. On the last day of winter, fourth-year pupils will sing in the festival and the summer, artists will invite the public to 'Walk into Town', and the House Festival will be held in 13 homes in the town centre. Summer will be celebrated with a family programme on the first day of summer and during the Bright Days festival […]
First of May
Thursday 23 April – 8 am–5 pm Free swimming at the Suðurbæjarlaug and Ásvallalaug. Open from 8 am to 5 pm. 11th Hafnarfjörður Cross-Country Run at Víðistaðatún. Competitions in 7 age categories. 11 am–9 pm: Hafnarborg open. Free admission. 12 pm–5 pm: Open at the Folk Museum. Free admission. 12-21 Open at Hafnarborg. Free admission. 12-17. Íshús Hafnarfjarðar, Strandgata 90. Introducing the Íshús Hafnarfjarðar pop-up shop. You are most welcome. 13 […]
Proposal to change nursery admission rules
At a meeting of the Education Committee this morning, the status of admissions to the town's nursery schools was discussed. In light of recent discussion and enquiries regarding the admissions regulations and the age of admission for children to the town's nursery schools, the City of Hafnarfjörður wishes to make the following statement: According to the city's enrolment regulations, all children are offered a place at a nursery school in the year they turn two. Younger children are also admitted […]
Glorious 4th-grade celebrations
April is the time when spring greets us, and it is safe to say that for the younger pupils in the primary schools, the first signs of spring appear at the finals of the Little Reading Competition. Each morning, classrooms and halls in the primary schools fill up with enthusiastic parents and other well-wishers who have come to listen to Year 4 pupils recite passages and poems and […]
Tobacco is still being sold to minors.
In March and April, the prevention officer for Hafnarfjörður conducted a survey to see if teenagers could buy cigarettes or snuff at tobacconists in Hafnarfjörður. Two 10th-grade pupils went to retail outlets under the supervision of staff from the City of Hafnarfjörður and attempted to buy snuff, and some time later, attempted to buy cigarettes. Two outlets sold the pupils cigarettes from […]
Annual Report 2014
The operating result for the year, excluding exceptional items, was a positive 409 million kronor, whereas the plan had provided for an operating surplus of 619 million. This variance is attributable to an increase in the municipality's pension liability of 928 million krónur, which is 515 million over budget. The year's operating result was a positive 76 million króna, but among the extraordinary items is an expense charge due to […]