2011 Cullivoe Up Helly Aa - Video

A few video clips from the afternoon & evening of the 2011 CUHA.

Jarl's Squad at Cullivoe Primary School.

Music practice session in the Galley shed.

Evening Procession.

Guizers throwing torches onto galley.

2011 Cullivoe Up Helly Aa - evening pics

The evening muster was at the Cullivoe Hall from 7pm onwards with the light-up at 7:30pm. The Procession and burning was an eventful one. A relatively strong breeze caused several of the torch heads to burn through at the shaft, with around 30 torch heads ending up alongside the road or around the beach of Culli Voe. In addition, the galley trailer steering failed just as the galley reached Culli Voe. This meant the galley had to be lifted off the trailer and manhandled across the beach and onto the sea across the voe from the burning site. As the tide was at ebb, three of the galley boys waded through the sea to the burning site dragging the floating galley behind them. 

Despite the problems the whole thing was extremely well handled and the burning proceeded on schedule and at the usual location alongside the Culli Voe breakwater. In addition, a very well-placed flare was ignited just alongside the burning galley allowing some excellent photos of the Jarl with his burning galley behind.After the excitement of the procession and burning the 146 guizers (including 20 bairn guizers), returned to the Hall and the School where they performed their acts into the early hours.

2011 Cullivoe Up Helly Aa - day pics

The 2011 Cullivoe Up Helly Aa took place on Friday 25th February, with Guizer Jarl Campbell Dickie representing 'Einar Rognvaldsson' (Torf-Einar).

This years Galley 'Eydis' was taken from the galley shed in the early hours just across the road to Moarfield Garage, where she was joined by the Jarl's Squad after breafast. The Cullivoe Primary School & pre-school bairns joined the Jarl's Squad at the garage and the Galley with bairns aboard was towed to the School for photographs at the School. After the photo session the galley was taken to the grassy area between R.S. Henderson's shop and the Cullivoe Hall where she remained on display throughout the day. The Bill was on display in the Cullivoe Hall.

The Jarl's Squad comprised 16 members including all five of Campbell's daughters as princesses. The Jarl was armed with a sword while the Jarl's Squad had excellently made spears.

After the visit to the Cullivoe Primary School the Jarl's Squad visited folk in Cullivoe, starting with Greenbank Road and returning to the School for lunch with the bairns. After lunch the Jarl's Squad posed with the bairns for more photos and then for Squad Photos at North Brough, overlooking the Bay of Brough. They then visited more folk during the rest of the afternoon, starting at Gloup and heading south.

Jarl's Squad at Photo Shoot

Bill Head - the Bill was in the Cullivoe Hall.

Jarl's Shield.

Jarl's Squad Bus.

Jarl's Squad at Cullivoe Primary School.

Raven Banner flying at the Cullivoe Hall.

The Galley - 'Eydis'.

Galley Shields, starboard side.

Galley Shields, port side.

Flotation tank attached to underside of Galley.