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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council today, the following resolution was passed: „The Hafnarfjörður Town Council expresses concern about the future of the Hafnarfjörður Vocational School in light of the discussions now underway regarding a possible merger with the Technical College. The Vocational School has an important role to play in the educational community in Hafnarfjörður and serves not only the many young people from Hafnarfjörður who attend it […]
On Saturday 18 April at 2 pm, a symposium will be held in connection with the MENN exhibition, which is currently on display at Hafnarborg. The Research Institute for Gender Studies at the University of Iceland (RIKK) is organising the symposium, where academics and social commentators come together to discuss topics from the perspective of men's and gender studies. The participants are all well-known for their research or writing on equality issues, but they are […]
The Hafnarfjörður School Office is seeking nominations for the 2015 Hafnarfjörður Education Council Awards, with 1-3 awards being presented annually. The aim of the award is to highlight the importance of school work by giving special recognition to individual school projects in Hafnarfjörður that are considered noteworthy. We are looking for projects that have been guided by initiative, professionalism and responsibility, where collaboration […]
The Youth Council of Hafnarfjörður held its annual youth assembly at the youth centre Vitan in Lækjarskóli on the evening of Monday, 13th April. There, young people in Hafnarfjörður have the opportunity to put forward suggestions, which the youth council then develops further and presents to the local council. The event led to good discussions and various proposals were put forward, but at the start, the young people wrote down their ideas on yellow […]
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 15th April at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
Monday, 20th April at 19:30 in Hraunbyrgi, the scout hall at Víðistaðatún. A working group commissioned by the City of Hafnarfjörður recently began work, tasked with exploring ways to make even better use of Víðistaðatún and to shape a vision for the area. The working group is now appealing to those interested in contributing to the project and is holding an open public meeting where the issues will be […]
On Sunday, 12th April at 2 p.m., visitors to Hafnarborg will have the opportunity to learn about the interesting career of the artist Jónína Guðnadóttir (b. 1943). Jónína has lived and worked in Hafnarfjörður for almost four decades and has run a studio there where she has created both functional objects and works of art. Photographs of works from throughout her career will be shown, and Petrún […]
