The gymnastics club Björk celebrates its 70th anniversary.

The adventure began with a gymnastics practice session for a group of twenty girls. 

The gymnastics club Björk celebrated its seventieth anniversary yesterday.
The association was founded on 1 July 1951 in Hafnarfjörður with the aim of promoting
and to promote the practice of gymnastics to the greatest extent among all age groups. It was in the autumn of 1949 that
A group of twenty girls, aged 15 to 17, came together and started practising gymnastics.
under the guidance of sports teacher Þorgerður M. Gísladóttir in the sports hall of the Primary School
Hafnarfjörður. It was after two years of training that it was decided to hold a formal
A club would be founded for the training sessions. The club was named Björk Gymnastics Club. 

^{Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson, chairman of the Hafnarfjörður town council, attended the celebration on behalf of the town of Hafnarfjörður and presented the company's managing director, Sigurður Freyr Bjarnason, with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a monetary gift.} 

Thank you for your professional and important contribution to health promotion, social activities and prevention. 

The society will celebrate its seventieth anniversary in a variety of ways throughout the year.
and the birthday year was kicked off with an open house on the actual birthday, where people
could try their hand at the sports disciplines that can be practised within the club, as well as
which offered bouncy castles, pedalos, cake, a barbecue and fun activities,
to the great delight of staff, guests and passers-by. Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson,
The chairman of the Hafnarfjörður town council attended the party on behalf of the town of Hafnarfjörður and presented the company's managing director, Sigurður Freyr
to Bjarnason, a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a monetary donation. The Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður thanks
To the gymnastics club Björk, for the club's professional and important contribution to
the promotion of health, social activities and prevention for individuals and groups of all ages
age.