Vidar Gunnarsson will perform in a lunchtime concert at Hafnarborg on Tuesday, 24 February at 12 noon, accompanied by pianist Antónia Hevesi. At the concert, entitled Love and Prayers, Viðar will perform well-known Italian arias by W. A. Mozart, G. Donizetti and G. Verdi. This will be the first lunchtime concert of the new year, but earlier this concert season, Elmar Gilbertsson, […]
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The aim is to improve academic achievement
At a meeting of the Education Committee this morning, it was agreed to enter into a partnership with the nursery and primary schools in the town for a new development project aimed at improving academic achievement in all the town's schools. The development project is intended to run for two years and is focused on enhancing literacy, engagement and motivation in all subject areas and disciplines, with a special emphasis on […]
Seminar on literacy, 25 February
A seminar on literacy for staff of nursery and primary schools in Hafnarfjörður will be held on the planning day for both school stages in Hafnarfjörður on 25 February, at the Hilton Nordica Hotel. The symposium will consist of two keynote lectures and four workshops, with four presentations running simultaneously. PROGRAMME 8.30 a.m. Opening Address – Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, Chair of the Education Committee. 8.45 a.m. Keynote Lecture […]
Carolina Spider at the Library
Story time at Hafnarfjörður Library on Saturday, 21st February at 13:00. Katrín Ósk Jóhannsdóttir, author of the books about Karólína the spider, will read from her books and solve puzzles with the children. Everyone welcome!
Ash Wednesday
All children in Hafnarfjörður will experience Ash Wednesday festivities in their local area this year. All primary schools in Hafnarfjörður will have a shortened day and their normal school routine will be disrupted. Each school organises its own programme until 11:00 a.m. The after-school clubs have a programme of entertainment for the children who are there. Most of the youth clubs will have activities for the middle school pupils in the late afternoon on this day […]
Regarding news of the City of Hafnarfjörður's investigation into telephone calls
In light of reports concerning the City of Hafnarfjörður's investigation into telephone calls made by its employees, the municipality wishes to make the following points: It is categorically denied that this investigation involved examining with whom any elected representatives or other council employees spoke on the telephone, as has been alleged in the media today. In its examination of the data, the council has maintained […]
100-day festival at Öldutúnsskóli
On Monday, 26th January, we in Year 1 celebrated the pupils having been at school for one hundred days. We made crowns and worked with the number 100. Then, the pupils arranged 100 small items they had brought from home onto a sheet of paper. After that, we set off, singing around the school, through every nook and […]
Proceeds from the sale of shares used to pay down debt
“The Hafnarfjörður Town Council unanimously agreed at its meeting today to use the proceeds from the sale of shares in HS Veitur to pay down the town's debt, which is in line with the council's focus on strengthening the town's financial position,“ says Mayor Haraldur L. Haraldsson. The Hafnarfjörður Town Council approved a proposal from the HS Veitur shareholders' meeting at its meeting today regarding […]
Bright days
The Bright Days will be held from 23rd-25th April, and the First of May is part of the programme. If you are interested in taking part with song, play and fun, please contact the Office of Culture and Tourism or email marin@hafnarfjordur.is. Are you following Björtir dagar on Facebook?.
Town Council Meeting, 18 February
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 18th February at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.