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Looking back at Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2023

Shetland News @shetnews

1 February 2023 16:53

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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