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everybody getting the opportunity, especially the young ones, likejoni and her friends. yeah, i'm really happy. it's really good that they're letting girls take part. which is brilliant. and can you imagine yourself taking part in the future, and becoming a member of the jarl squad? yeah. would you like to wear the armour? mmm. as the day draws to an end in lerwick, the festivities start to heat up. i'm standing here with a lot of proud parents as the members of the junior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. hopefully, we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, the other revellers are dressed not in viking gear, but in fancy dress — and sure enough, we see lots of girls taking part, including joni. not long after thejunior procession, it's the grown—ups' turn. singing.
but the changes will have an immediate impact in thejunior up helly aa, which takes place right before the adult one. i'm on my way to meet one young torch—bearer. hello! hi, there. i'm christa. come in, come in. you must be joni. so can you walk along the route withjoni, as well? yes, yes. that's great. joni is one of around 30 girls who will be taking part for the first time. what are you looking forward to most? probably throwing the torch into the galley. the torch might get a bit heavy to carry, so we've made these tins, where you put it in, so it, like, lifts some of the weight off you. brilliant! what was it like for you to get the news that women and girls could be included for the first time? was that quite an exciting thing to find out? yeah, so i think it'sjust nice to —
especially the young ones, likejoni and her friends. yeah, i'm really happy, it's really good that they're letting girls take part. which is brilliant, and can you imagine yourself taking part in the future, and becoming a member of the jarl squad? yeah. would you like to wear the armour? mm. as the day draws to an end in lerwick, the festivities start to heat up. i'm standing here with a lot of proud parents, as the members of thejunior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. hopefully we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, the other revellers are dressed not in viking gear, but in fancy dress, and sure enough, we see lots of girls taking part, including joni. not long after thejunior procession, it's the grown—ups�* turn. scottish reel music
the weight off you. brilliant. what was it like for you to get the news that women and girls could be included for the first time? was that quite an exciting thing to find out? yeah, so i think it's just nice, everybody getting the opportunity, especially the young ones, like joni and her friends. yeah, i'm really happy, it's really good that they're letting girls take part. which is brilliant, and can you imagine yourself taking part in the future, and becoming a member of the jarl squad? yeah. would you like to wear the armour? mm. as the day draws to an end in lerwick, the festivities start to heat up. i'm standing here with a lot of proud parents, as the members of the junior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. hopefully we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, the other revellers are dressed not in viking gear, but in fancy dress,
jarl squad members are nominated 15 years in advance, so they will mostly remain male for a while yet. but the changes will have an immediate impact in thejunior up helly aa, which takes place right before the adult one. i'm on my way to meet one young torchbearer. hello! hi, there. i'm christa. you must be joni. so can you walk along the route with joni, as well? that's great. joni is one of around 30 girls who will be taking part for the first time. what are you looking forward to most? probably throwing the torch into the galley. the torch might get a bit heavy to carry, so we've made these tins, where you put it in, so it lifts some of the weight off you. brilliant. what was it like for you to get the news that women and girls could be included for the first time? was that quite an exciting thing to find out? yeah, so i think it'sjust nice, everybody getting the opportunity,
and sure enough, we see lots of girls taking part, including joni. not long after thejunior procession, it's the grown—ups�* turn. scottish reel music. the atmosphere is brilliant. you've got this singing, lots of shouting. cheering. they've turned off the street lights, so you've just got this torchlight around, but you do have to be a bit cautious, because if a gust of wind comes by, the embers fly from the torches and land on your clothes, so you have to be vigilant, or you will go home with a few holes! as the adult procession passes by, we don't see many women taking part, but any controversy hasn't stopped crowds of people turning out to watch. did you have any feeling yourself about girls being allowed to participate? yeah, well, our boys are involved, we have two girls, so we are keen they can
as the day draws to an end in lerwick, the festivities start to heat up. i'm standing here with a lot of proud parents, as the members of the junior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. hopefully we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, the other revellers are dressed not in viking gear, but in fancy dress, and sure enough, we see lots of girls taking part, including joni. not long after thejunior procession, it's the grown—ups�* turn. scottish reel music. the atmosphere is brilliant. you've got this singing, lots of shouting. cheering. they've turned off the street
i'm christa. you must be joni. so can you walk along the route withjoni, as well? that's great. joni is one of around 30 girls who will be taking part for the first time. what are you looking forward to most? probably throwing the torch into the galley. the torch might get a bit heavy to carry, so we've made these tins, where you put it in, so it lifts some of the weight off you. brilliant. what was it like for you to get the news that women and girls could be included for the first time? was that quite an exciting thing to find out? yeah, so i think it's just nice, everybody getting the opportunity, especially the young ones, like joni and her friends. yeah, i'm really happy, it's really good that they're letting girls take part. which is brilliant, and can you imagine yourself taking part in the future, and becoming a member of the jarl squad? yeah. would you like to wear the armour? mm.
included for the first time? yeah, so i think it'sjust nice, everybody getting the opportunity, especially the young ones, likejoni and her friends. yeah, i'm really happy, it's really good that they're letting girls take part. which is brilliant, and can you imagine yourself taking part in the future, and becoming a member of the jarl squad? yeah. would you like to wear the armour? mm. as the day draws to an end in lerwick, the festivities start to heat up. i'm standing here with a lot of proud parents, as the members of thejunior procession light up their torches and get ready to set off across town. hopefully we can catch sight ofjoni. behind the jarl squad, the other revellers are dressed not in viking gear, but in fancy dress, and sure enough, we see lots of girls taking part, including joni. not long after thejunior procession, it's the grown—ups�* turn.
nominated 15 years in advance, so they will mostly remain male for a while yet. but the changes will have an immediate impact in thejunior up helly aa, which takes place right before the adult one. i'm on my way to meet one young torchbearer. hello! hi, there. i'm christa. you must be joni. so can you walk along the route with joni, as well? that's great. joni is one of around 30 girls who will be taking part for the first time. what are you looking forward to most? probably throwing the torch into the galley. the torch might get a bit heavy to carry, so we've made these tins, where you put it in, so it lifts some of the weight off you. brilliant. what was it like for you to get the news that women and girls could be