This Web Site about Northmavine Up-Helly-Aa is still 'Work in progress' as we continue our efforts to get pictures that are missing for a small number of Jarls in the earlier years.
If you have any pictures that you think might be suitable or can identify any of the missing names in the early squads (***** or ????) please contact Alistair.
New Jarl's will be added as each years celebrations take place.
Up-Helly-Aa Galley building and presumably burning had taken place in Northmavine in the 1900s as can be seen with some of the early photo's from Hillswick and Ollaberry but no Up-Helly-Aa had taken place in Northmavine since the second World War.
However in the early 70's a local resident, Willie Leask, had a desire to re-start this celebration of the coming of summer.
After speaking to some of the community around where he stayed at Urafirth, a small committee was set up with Chrissie Manson as secretary, their aim was to bring the festival back again to Northmavine.
Northmavine Up-Helly-Aa was re-born in 1975 and was a huge success. Since that day it has continued to flourish and grow as the years roll on.
More on the story of the current Northmavine Up-Helly-Aa can be found at the following page.
The Links below will lead you to two pages, One is for the years 1975 to 1999 which is 25 Years since Up-Helly-Aa was restarted with another page for the years 2000 to the present day.
On these pages you will find a picture of each years Jarl, and if you click on the Head or Name it will lead you to a page of pictures and further information on Up-Helly-Aa for that year.
After the year 2010 the number of pages with pictures and information has been increased to two.
