Caroline Breyley
@carolinebreyley.bsky.social
Retired Primary Headteacher living on a Shetland island. 🏴
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The skies of Lerwick were alight this evening (Tuesday) with the breathtaking Up Helly Aa festival – with one couple from the Lake District describing it as a “dream come true”.
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Knut the Great’s galley goes up in flames as guizers get ready for a long night
THE SKIES of Lerwick were alight this evening with the breath-taking Up Helly Aa - with one couple from the Lake District describing it as a "dream come true"....
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January 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The skies of Lerwick were alight this evening (Tuesday) with the breathtaking Up Helly Aa festival – with one couple from the Lake District describing it as a “dream come true”.
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The beautiful galley goes up in flames following the torchlit procession #uphellyaa
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The beautiful galley goes up in flames following the torchlit procession #uphellyaa
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Grand old Vikings ruled upon the ocean vast ...
#uphellyaa
#uphellyaa
January 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Grand old Vikings ruled upon the ocean vast ...
#uphellyaa
#uphellyaa
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Up Helly Aa 2026 Torchlit Procession and Viking Galley Burning. #Shetland
The torches will be lit at 7.30pm UK time with our livestream showing the build-up from 7pm. Join us to watch the spectacular procession and burning of the Viking galley.
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The torches will be lit at 7.30pm UK time with our livestream showing the build-up from 7pm. Join us to watch the spectacular procession and burning of the Viking galley.
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Live from Lerwick, Shetland: Up Helly Aa 2026 torchlit procession and Viking galley burning.
YouTube video by Promote Shetland
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January 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Up Helly Aa 2026 Torchlit Procession and Viking Galley Burning. #Shetland
The torches will be lit at 7.30pm UK time with our livestream showing the build-up from 7pm. Join us to watch the spectacular procession and burning of the Viking galley.
@promoteshetland.bsky.social
The torches will be lit at 7.30pm UK time with our livestream showing the build-up from 7pm. Join us to watch the spectacular procession and burning of the Viking galley.
@promoteshetland.bsky.social
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The streets of Lerwick have filled with people from across the world to celebrate Up Helly Aa, writes Chloe Irvine.
Guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson led his squad down King Harald Street this morning after leaving Islesburgh at 8.15am.
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Guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson led his squad down King Harald Street this morning after leaving Islesburgh at 8.15am.
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‘Not a football team but a jarl squad’ – jarl Lynden Nicolson and his squad having a brilliant day
THE STREETS of Lerwick have filled with people from across the world to celebrate Up Helly Aa, writes Chloe Irvine. Guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson led his squad...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The streets of Lerwick have filled with people from across the world to celebrate Up Helly Aa, writes Chloe Irvine.
Guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson led his squad down King Harald Street this morning after leaving Islesburgh at 8.15am.
shet.news/7v6nb
Guizer jarl Lynden Nicolson led his squad down King Harald Street this morning after leaving Islesburgh at 8.15am.
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Lynden Nicolson has begun his big day as guizer jarl of Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa.
Nicolson and his squad of 65 left Islesburgh earlier this morning – following a stomach-lining breakfast – to head out into the public for the first time.
Full story here: shet.news/p7mih
Nicolson and his squad of 65 left Islesburgh earlier this morning – following a stomach-lining breakfast – to head out into the public for the first time.
Full story here: shet.news/p7mih
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Lynden Nicolson has begun his big day as guizer jarl of Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa.
Nicolson and his squad of 65 left Islesburgh earlier this morning – following a stomach-lining breakfast – to head out into the public for the first time.
Full story here: shet.news/p7mih
Nicolson and his squad of 65 left Islesburgh earlier this morning – following a stomach-lining breakfast – to head out into the public for the first time.
Full story here: shet.news/p7mih
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This is your annual reminder to shift your car off the Up Helly Aa route by 2pm lest it be towed away for ceremonial burning. 🙂🔥
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is your annual reminder to shift your car off the Up Helly Aa route by 2pm lest it be towed away for ceremonial burning. 🙂🔥
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After years of watching Up Helly Aa on line, I'm in Lerwick, Shetland to see it in person
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
After years of watching Up Helly Aa on line, I'm in Lerwick, Shetland to see it in person
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A reminder that our 2026 season of free online seminars gets under way on Friday, Janaury 30, with "Traders and Produce in Early Modern Orkney".
Trade in Early Modern Orkney kicks off 2026 seminar season
A reminder that our 2026 season of free online seminars gets under way on Friday, Janaury 30, with "Traders and Produce in Early Modern Orkney".
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January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
A reminder that our 2026 season of free online seminars gets under way on Friday, Janaury 30, with "Traders and Produce in Early Modern Orkney".
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Read the full #UKPoverty2026 report here: www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...
UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Read the full #UKPoverty2026 report here: www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...
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🫂 It was a pleasure to collaborate with GPAG for the report and this video.
We’d like to thank them for their valuable input into this important work.
We’d like to thank them for their valuable input into this important work.
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🫂 It was a pleasure to collaborate with GPAG for the report and this video.
We’d like to thank them for their valuable input into this important work.
We’d like to thank them for their valuable input into this important work.
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Annually, on the last Tuesday in January- if you’re late for work and use the excuse “a bunch of Vikings & a longship were holding up traffic” it is perfectly acceptable. 😉
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Annually, on the last Tuesday in January- if you’re late for work and use the excuse “a bunch of Vikings & a longship were holding up traffic” it is perfectly acceptable. 😉
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
🔥 Wishing Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson, his squad and all a brilliant Up Helly Aa 2026! 🔥
#uphellyaa #vikings #lerwick
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not really wild wild, but some winter aconite and snowdrops brightening up st martin's in york #wildflowerhour
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
not really wild wild, but some winter aconite and snowdrops brightening up st martin's in york #wildflowerhour
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A big moment yesterday morning - the first of the various "weed" species in my front year to flower since just before Christmas. Ivy-leaved Toadflax growing in a plant pot that's supposed to be for daffodils. #WildflowerHour
January 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
A big moment yesterday morning - the first of the various "weed" species in my front year to flower since just before Christmas. Ivy-leaved Toadflax growing in a plant pot that's supposed to be for daffodils. #WildflowerHour
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January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Felt like I searched every Hazel with male catkins yesterday looking for a female flower. Eventually found literally one in the whole park (Jubilee Lake in Royal Wootton Bassett). Lots of buds, so I think things are about to get serious for the Hazels. #WildflowerHour
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Felt like I searched every Hazel with male catkins yesterday looking for a female flower. Eventually found literally one in the whole park (Jubilee Lake in Royal Wootton Bassett). Lots of buds, so I think things are about to get serious for the Hazels. #WildflowerHour
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Something new to photograph this week! The first primroses and snowdrops open for #wildflowerhour. Such a delight to see them 🥰
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Something new to photograph this week! The first primroses and snowdrops open for #wildflowerhour. Such a delight to see them 🥰
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Jessica Harrison, cool as owt, selling her Herdwick champion ("My first ever champion") at Hawes yesterday for £2,200 #SheepOfTheDay
January 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Jessica Harrison, cool as owt, selling her Herdwick champion ("My first ever champion") at Hawes yesterday for £2,200 #SheepOfTheDay
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Tickets selling fast for my Stroud show on Feb 12th. Please do come. It will be fun
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John Crace
Join us at The Sub Rooms in Stroud to see John Crace live on stage. Get your tickets here.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Become a Young Advisor to the Commissioner!
The @cypcs.bsky.social is recruiting for Young Advisors - They help to make sure children & young people’s voices are heard & taken seriously
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Young Advisors - Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
Our young advisors are aged 12-17 and are from across Scotland. They meet regularly online and in person. They share their experiences and views and help to shape…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Become a Young Advisor to the Commissioner!
The @cypcs.bsky.social is recruiting for Young Advisors - They help to make sure children & young people’s voices are heard & taken seriously
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The @cypcs.bsky.social is recruiting for Young Advisors - They help to make sure children & young people’s voices are heard & taken seriously
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A Highlands play-park previously owned by the council and worth around £20,000 has been sold to a community group for £1
Scottish park worth £20,000 sold to local community for £1
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January 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A Highlands play-park previously owned by the council and worth around £20,000 has been sold to a community group for £1
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
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January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM