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In Pictures / Bressay Up Helly Aa 2025

HERE are some photos taken by Malcolm Younger at last night’s Bressay Up Helly Aa procession – as well as a few more from through the day too.

Read more about guizer jarl Chris Sim and his big day here.

2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl Chris Sim with brothers Craig (left) and Colin (right) and mum Agnes. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
The 2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa galley in flames. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
The weather remained favourable for the lighting-up outside Bressay Hall. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
The 2025 Bressay Up Helly Aa jarl squad. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
Bressay guizer jarl Chris Sim and former Bressay jarl Kenny Groat are flanked by ex-Lerwick Jarls (from left): Michael Groat, Graham Nicolson, Neil Robertson, and Mark Evans. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media
Enjoying a sing-along while visiting the Eric Gray Centre are (from left) Gary Smith, Stephen ‘Smirk’ Gordon, and Neil Robertson. Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media

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