2011 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa - Evening Pics

A few pics from the evening procession & burning. Fortunately the gales of the previous day & morning had dropped off to nothing leaving ideal conditions for the procession & burning.

Guizers Mustering at the Galley Shed.

Distributing Torches to Guizers.

Procession forming up.

Light Up.

Procession moving past Nesting School.

Procession Heading towards burning area opposite the Old School.

Guizers forming up around the Galley before the burning.

Guizer Jarl Tony Herculson in front of his Galley 'Lady C II'.

1961 & 2011 Jarl Tony Herculson and  2005 Jarl Willie Simpson (left).

2005 Jarl Willie Simpson watches the burning.

1961 & 2011 Jarl Tony Herculson (right) and  2005 Jarl Willie Simpson (left).

1961 & 2011 Jarl Tony Herculson (right) and  2005 Jarl Willie Simpson (left).

Burning Galley.

2011 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa - more day pics

More pics from the day of the 2011 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa.

Wall display at the Nesting School.

Jarls Squad Musicians - (left to right) - 

Callum Nicolson, Lyn Anderson, Maurice Henderson, Mary Rutherford, Alan Nicolson

1998 Jarl George Hunter.

George Hunter & 1987 Jarl Arthur Robertson.

1995 Jarl Ian Smith.

Viking display & galley at Whiteness School.

 Jarls Squad at Whiteness School.

 

 2007 Jarl Dougie Stevenson with 2000 Jarl Andy Bradley behind.

1990 Jarl Arthur Grains.

1999 Jarl Stanley Robertson (front).

Squad Musician Mary Rutherford in the Lunnasting Nursery Galley.

1975 Jarl John Read tries on an alternative hat - 1993 Jarl Ralph Mair behind.

Squad shields & axes stored in the coach luggage compartment.

Galley Shields designed by the Nesting School bairns.

Galley 'Lady C II' at the Galley Shed.

 

2011 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa - more day pics

More day pics from the 2011 Nesing & Girlsta UHA.

At Whiteness School.

Jarls Squad and Galley 'Lady C II'.

Jarl, princesses and musicians.

Da Galley - 'Lady C II'

 

2011 Nesting & Girlsta Up Helly Aa

A few pics from the day of the 2011 NAGUHA. It is their 50th anniversary and the Guizer Jarl is Tony Herculson who was also their first Jarl in 1961.

The Jarl's Squad is also made up entirely of ex-Jarls.

2011 Jarls Squad.

Jarl's Squad heading back after photo shoot.

Nesting & Girlsta UHA Logo on back of each cloak.

2011 Shield.

Design on axe shaft.

2011 Galley - 'Lady C II'. The first ever galley in 1961 was named Lady C. 

more pics & video to follow.

2011 LUHA Video

There's a few of these - i'll list them in the order they were taken.

Pushing Galley out of Galley Shed.

Rigging Galley at Galley Shed #1.

Rigging Galley at Galley Shed #2.

Galley at Galley Shed.

Taking Galley to Lerwick Legion #1.

Taking Galley to Lerwick Legion #2.

Taking Galley to Lerwick Legion #3.

Taking Galley to Lerwick Legion #4.

Jarl Squad at Grantfield Garage.

Jarl Squad Singing UHA/Galley Song at Toll Clock.

Jarl Squad Singing their song "Bring Me Sunshine" at Toll Clock.

Jarl Squad and Galley Leaving Lerwick Legion.

Galley Arrives at Alexandra Wharf.

Jarl Squad and Junior Jarl Squad along the Fort.

Jarl Squad Joins Galley at Alexandra Wharf.

Jarl Squad and Galley at Alexandra Wharf #1.

Jarl Squad and Galley at Alexandra Wharf #2.

Jarl Squad and Galley at Alexandra Wharf #3.

Jarl Squad and Galley at Alexandra Wharf #4.

Jarl Squad Leaving Alexandra Wharf.

Junior Jarl Squad Evening Procession.

Junior Jarl Squad Galley Burning #1.

Junior Jarl Squad Galley Burning #2.

Junior Jarl Squad Galley Burning #3.

Junior Jarl Squad Galley Burning #4.

Junior Jarl Squad Galley Burning #5.

Senior Jarl Squad Galley Burning.