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In Pictures / Looking back at Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2023

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TWENTY four hours after the event; here is another chance to relive some of the key moments of Lerwick Up Helly Aa.

Guizer jarl Neil Moncrieff on Tuesday night as his galley is consumed by the flames.
Flames. Photo: Chris Brown
The torches set the galley alight. Photo: Chris Brown
The galley comes down the TownHall brae during the procession. Photo: Chris Brown
Guizers, parents and Viking watching as the the junior galley burns. Photo: Chris Brown
Junior jarl James Morrison. Photo: Austin Taylor
Girls carrying torches for the first time..Photo: Chris Brown
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Vikings entering Lerwick Town Hall after catching heavy hail shower. Photo: Chris Brown
Guizer jarl Neil Moncrieff with junior jarl James Morrison on Commercial Street
Chief inspector Stuart Clemenson finds his policing strategy hasn’t gone down that well. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

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