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Unfortunately, the final festival of the Great Reading Competition, which was due to take place yesterday, had to be postponed due to the weather.  It has now been decided to hold the competition on Friday, 13th March at 3 p.m. in Hásölum. At the event, pupils in Year 7, who were selected at events in the primary schools, will read an extract from a work of fiction and a poem. Finally, the judging panel will select three […]

The National Day Committee is looking for entertainment acts for 17th June. The programme includes children's and family entertainment on Thorsplan, fairground rides, and various shows and street events in the town centre. Please send ideas for all kinds of acts and events to the Executive Director of 17th June, Geir Bjarnason, at geir@hafnarfjordur.is or in writing to Hafnarfjörður Municipality, Strandgata 6, 220 Hafnarfjörður, marked '17th June'. Submissions will be considered […]

Landsnet hf is applying for a construction permit for the installation of the Suðurnesjalína 2 power line in Hafnarfjörður. The project is in accordance with the Hafnarfjörður 2013-2025 Master Plan. At its meeting on 24 February 2015, the Planning and Building Committee instructed the head of department to send the proposal for local consultation, should the Planning Office so recommend. A report from the Planning Office has been received, which recommends that the development be subject to a local consultation in accordance with Article 13 of the Planning Act […]

The final event of the Great Reading Competition, which was due to take place at 5 p.m. today in Hafnarborg, has been postponed due to the storm currently sweeping the town. A new date for the event will be announced later. The picture shows last year's winners with their headteachers.

There is severe weather across the town, but the situation is worst on Völlum, Krýsuvíkurvegur, Ásland, Setberg and in Mosahlíð. Visibility in the town is very poor, but according to the weather forecast, it is due to start raining within an hour, and visibility should then improve, allowing snowploughs to begin clearing the snow.

Three projects received grants from the Helga and Bjarni Memorial Fund at a ceremony in the church hall of Hafnarfjörður Church, Hásölum, on the birthday of Dr Bjarni Snæbjörnsson, 8th March. Húsið – Ungmennahús received two grants; Ísjakarnir, a group activity aimed at integrating young people of foreign origin into the community, received 150,000, and Stuðboltarnir, a group for young people with disabilities […]

At the festival, Year 7 pupils, who have been selected at events in their primary schools, will read extracts from a work of fiction and a poem. Finally, a panel of judges will select the three best readers and present them with prizes.  In addition, young instrumentalists will perform and prizes will be awarded for the poster competition and in the short story competition, which is held annually for pupils in Years 8 to 10 […]

On Friday 6 March, day-care providers in Hafnarfjörður held a working day. The day was fully booked and began at 08:30 with the annual general meeting. Aðalheiður Runólfsdóttir was elected chair and Sigríður Júlíusdóttir as deputy chair. Other board members elected were Eyrún Gísladóttir as treasurer and Þóra Jónína Hjálmarsdóttir and Steinþóra Þorsteinsdóttir as board members. After the general meeting, the day-care providers attended an educational seminar hosted by the City of Hafnarfjörður on policy […]

Áslandsskóli has already begun preparations for the school's tablet rollout. Planning is in full swing and yesterday, the school's teachers were handed their iPads. Training on this amazing device is forthcoming. The plan is for all pupils in years 5-10 to receive their own devices this autumn, with classroom sets also available for younger pupils.

A steering group for the review of Hafnarfjörður's school policy is seeking suggestions and ideas for the review process. It has sent a letter to nursery parent councils, primary school councils, parents„ associations and other relevant parties, which states, in part: "School education is one of the most important activities of the municipality. A review of Hafnarfjörður's school policy is currently underway, and we, the undersigned, have been appointed to the steering group for the project by […]