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Children for Peace Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Peace Centre
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About us
On Saturday 20 March 1993 two bombs detonated in Bridge Street, Warrington, in the North West of England. There was no warning. It was the day before Mothering Sunday in Bridge Street, the main shopping area in Warrington. The street was packed with people preparing for that special day.
As a result of their injuries Johnathan Ball, aged 3, died on that day and 12- year-old Tim Parry died 5 days later. Fifty-six people suffered physical injuries whilst countless others still carry the mental scars. The Irish Republican Army (IRA), as part of a campaign of violence, planted the bombs.
No one has ever been prosecuted for the deaths of Tim and Johnathan. The sense of outrage felt throughout Great Britain, the whole of Ireland and beyond was immediate and immense. However, the parents of both the people of Warrington did not seek vengeance, merely answers. Colin and Wendy Parry, the parents of Tim, with the full support of Wilf and Marie, the parents of Johnathan, had a dream to BUILD SOMETHING GOOD AND LASTING AS A MEMORIAL TO THE BOYS.