Delting Up-Helly-A’ in pictures
Crowds of hundreds turned up to watch the procession led by Guizer Jarl Daniel Johnson and the galley burning in Brae last night (Friday)
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Delting Up-Helly-A’ gearing up for a big night
It’s now down to the big burn in Delting. Guizer Jarl Daniel Johnson, who is Hakon Galinn for the day, will be preparing for the…
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WATCH: Dwayne and his squad ready to Party Hard as delayed Delting festival kicks off
The long-delayed Delting Up-Helly-A’ got under way on Friday morning with Dwayne Davies leading his Jarl’s Squad through the streets of Brae. Sporting antlers on…
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2022 Delting Up-Helly-A’ called off
The 2022 Delting Up-Helly-A’ festival has been postponed by a year. Its committee made the announcement this morning (Friday). They said it was with “great…
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Delting Up-Helly-A’ still on track for March 2022
The committee of the Delting Up-Helly-A’ festival has announced they still intend to go ahead in March 2022. That follows Lerwick, Bressay and Scalloway postponing…
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Delting’s Jarl talks to BBC Radio Scotland’s Michelle McManus
Delting Up-Helly-A’ Jarl-to-be, Dwayne Davies is on Michelle McManus BBC Radio Scotland show ‘Our Lives’ tomorrow (Sunday) at 7am. Titled, Modern Day Viking, Dwayne will…
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Brae bairns hold small-scale Up-Helly-A’ celebration
Jarls Gibby the Great (Gibby Wood) and Taylor the Terrific (Taylor Anderson) led the festival with their galley, Rainbow Warrior.
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2021 Delting Up-Helly-A’ cancelled
The Delting Up-Helly-A’ committee have taken the decision to cancel their 2021 event. In a statement on Friday morning, the committee said it was with…
READ FULL STORYDelting Up-Helly-A’ postponed until October after NHS advice
The Delting Up-Helly-A’ festival has been postponed after NHS Shetland advised the festival should not go ahead due to coronavirus.
READ FULL STORYSmuha and Delting festivals should be postponed, NHS Shetland says
NHS Shetland have said that the two remaining Shetland fire festivals should be postponed because of coronavirus fears.
READ FULL STORYBrae hall gets licence extension for Up-Helly-A’ hop night
Revellers at the Delting Up-Helly-A’ hop will be able to party for an extra hour next month after an application for an extended licence was…
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WATCH: Delting Up-Helly-A’ 2018 procession and burning
Guizer Jarl Andrew Hall and his squad led the way through the biting wind as hundreds of guizers took part in the evening procession for
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WATCH: Guizer Jarl Halfdan Ragnarsson leads Delting Up-Helly-A’ 2018
The final Up-Helly-A’ festival of 2018 began with a breezy start in Brae this morning.
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There’s no eclipsing Delting Jarl Alan
Much of the media focus this morning may have been on what was happening in the sky.
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