In pictures: Fiery festivities at Up Helly-A’ 2024
The flames have died down after another Up-Helly-A’ and the wind and rain has returned to wash all but the memories away.
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WATCH: Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ comes to fiery finish
The Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ has come to a fiery conclusion after guizers took to the streets to burn the galley, Ethena. Guizer Jarl Richard Moar led…
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WATCH: Junior Jarl’s Squad enjoy Up-Helly-A’ festivities
The junior Jarl’s Squad have had a busy day of visits and activities today (Tuesday) as the Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ kicked off. Junior jarl Oran McCulloch…
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WATCH: Convener’s bawdy jokes have guizers in stitches at town hall reception
The council convener welcomed guizers and dignitaries to the town hall with a hilarious speech filled with bawdy jokes.
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WATCH: Major fundraising effort attached to Delting Up-Helly-A’
A major fundraising effort has formed a significant part of the Delting Up-Helly-A’. Members of the Jarl’s Squad have taken part in a 20 tonne…
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WATCH: Fire festival celebrations continue despite procession’s postponement
The procession may have been postponed but the fire festival spirit burned bright into the night.
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WATCH: Guizer Jarl hails ‘magnificent’ Smuha as bill procession sets off to snowy start
Torch fire sparkled against freshly fallen snow as South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ got under way this morning (Friday).
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Late licences granted for final fire festival of the season
Late licences have been granted for the final fire festival of the season.
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Three Up-Helly-A’s at once in tomorrow’s Shetland Times
This Smirk cartoon pays tribute to the three Up-Helly-A’s held in a bumper weekend of fiery festivities last week. There’s a page of photos and…
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Cullivoe Up-Helly-A’ in flames
Cullivoe Up-Helly-A’ procession was a blazing glory. Guizer Jarl Steven Brown represented King Logi Fornjotson. It was a journey 30 years in the making for…
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UPDATE: Bumper weekend of Up-Helly-A’s
It is a bumper weekend for rural Up-Helly-A’s. Festivities have already begun for the Cullivoe fire festival, which will take in numerous events across Yell…
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Nesting Up-Helly-A’ reaches its fiery climax
The long-awaited Nesting Up-Helly-A’ has reached its fiery climax. And conditions have thankfully remained dry for the evening procession. Guizer Jarl Jonny Knight led the…
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WATCH: A look back on Up-Helly-A’
The first Up-Helly-A’ in Lerwick since 2020 was held yesterday (Tuesday) with thousands in attendance for the spectacle. Nobody was left disappointed as it returned…
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Up-Helly-A’ Proclamation Bill posted
The iconic Up-Helly-A’ Proclamation was posted at the Market Cross overnight.
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