{"id":15024,"date":"2022-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/asmegin-gefur-10-bekki\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:20:32","slug":"asmegin-gives-10-benches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/asmegin-gefur-10-bekki\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1smegin gives 10 benches"},"content":{"rendered":"

The community project 'Repair Benches' recently received a generous donation from \u00c1smegin Physiotherapy when ten 'Klettur' benches were delivered. The benches have all been installed around \u00c1stj\u00f6rn and in the immediate vicinity. This donation from \u00c1smegin is the largest single donation to the project since its inception. The Br\u00fakum bekki project now comprises just over 55 benches, which are located throughout Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

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Increased opportunities for health promotion and physical activity in the area for all groups <\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00c1smegin Physiotherapy is located at \u00c1svellir 2 (\u00c1svallalaug), and the location already offers a wide range of training, such as aqua aerobics and group classes in the gym, in collaboration with other clubs and businesses in the building. The location of ten classrooms in the immediate vicinity increases the opportunities and possibilities for pool-goers, residents and clients of \u00c1smegin to promote their health and exercise in the area.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3807_1652106842515\"The 'Br\u00fakum bekki' project is a joint initiative of the Eldingar\u00e1\u00f0 (Council of Elders), the F\u00e9lag eldri borgara \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i (Association of Older Citizens in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur), the F\u00e9lag sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfara (Association of Physiotherapists) and the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. From left: Gunnlaugur Briem, chairman of the Society of Physiotherapists; Gylfi Ingvarsson of the Elderly Council; Valger\u00f0ur Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir of FebH; R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur; Kristinn Magn\u00fasson, owner of \u00c1smegin; and Herd\u00eds Hj\u00f6rleifsd\u00f3ttir, project manager for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. . <\/sup><\/p>\n

A short walk to the next bench \u2013 a community project that is flourishing in the town<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Broken Benches is a community project that has been running since 2013 and is now at a stage where residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and other visitors can walk through almost all of the town's neighbourhoods and rest on a bench at intervals of about 250\u2013300 metres. The aim is to encourage increased physical activity, particularly among older people, and enable them to go for walks in their local area. The project involves local authorities, businesses, community organisations, institutions and even individuals sponsoring a bench or benches by covering the cost of their creation.<\/p>\n

55 benches from over 30 contributors <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Over 30 companies, institutions and organisations have taken part in the project since 2013 by donating one or more benches. In total, the number of benches has now reached 55 with the donation from \u00c1smegin. The benches are produced by M\u00e1lmsteypan Hellu, which also donates the eleventh bench. The benches are marked with the name of the donor or of the person the donor wishes to dedicate the bench to. The Br\u00fakum benches are a joint project of the Eldri borgarar in Hafnarfir\u00f0i, the F\u00e9lag sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfara, and the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. <\/p>\n

Older announcements <\/p>\n<\/h4>\n

Short to the next bench | News | Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur (hafnarfjordur.is)<\/a><\/p>\n

Inauguration and handover of the V\u00f6r\u00f0ur award bench | News | Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur (hafnarfjordur.is)<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Samf\u00e9lagsverkefni\u00f0 Br\u00fakum bekki f\u00e9kk \u00e1 d\u00f6gunum veglega gj\u00f6f fr\u00e1 \u00c1smegin sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00feegar afhentir voru t\u00edu bekkir af ger\u00f0inni Klettur. Bekkirnir hafa allir veri\u00f0 settir upp \u00ed kringum \u00c1stj\u00f6rn og \u00ed n\u00e6sta n\u00e1grenni. \u00deessi gj\u00f6f \u00c1smegin er st\u00e6rsta einstaka gj\u00f6f \u00ed verkefni\u00f0 fr\u00e1 upphafi. Br\u00fakum bekki verkefni\u00f0 telur n\u00fa r\u00famlega 55 bekki sem sta\u00f0settir eru v\u00ed\u00f0svegar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15024"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}