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 […]
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The Great Reading Competition
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 […]
A successful professional day for childminders
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 […]
Tablets at Áslandsskóli
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.
Recommendations for the review of school policy
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 […]
Hafnarfjörður Children's Choir Festival, 14 March
The annual Hafnarfjörður Children's Choir Festival will take place on Saturday, 14th March at Víðistaðakirkja. The festival is divided into two sections by age, but in total, approximately 280 children will perform, with the following programme: 12:30 pm Concert – younger choirs Children's Choir of Hafnarfjörður Church Middle Choir of Lækjarskóli Little Choir of Öldutúnsskóli Choir of Áslandsskóli Choir of Víðistaðakirkja 1:00 pm […]
Snowboard competition in the city centre
The SLARK snowboard event will be held for the second time at Thorsplan in the centre of Hafnarfjörður on 7th March at 13:30. There, all the country's top snowboarders will show off their skills on rails, pipes and platforms. There will, of course, be good music and a crazy atmosphere at the competition, where bands and DJs will keep the mood going during the event […]
Assessment of the Port of Hafnarfjörður
At the town council meeting currently underway, it was agreed that an audit would be carried out into the governance, finances and operations of the Port of Hafnarfjörður over the past ten years. The review will be more extensive on the harbour fund than was planned in the previously approved operational review of Hafnarfjörður's institutions. The findings will be taken into account when formulating a future strategy for the harbour's affairs, where, among other things, consideration is given to […]
Town Council meeting today at 2 p.m.
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 4th March at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
Hafnarfjörður, a healthy community
Hafnarfjörður today became a formal partner in the Health Promoting Community project when Mayor Haraldur L. Haraldsson and Chief Medical Officer Birgir Jakobsson signed a partnership agreement. The „Health Promoting Community' initiative focuses on working with four main areas: physical activity, nutrition, well-being and quality of life. "This is an exciting project which aims to improve the public health and quality of life of the residents of Hafnarfjörður […]"