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| Warrington recalls IRA bombing 20 years on | |
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| The people of Warrington are remembering the IRA bomb attack which killed two schoolboys 20 years ago. | |
| Tim Parry, 12, and Johnathan Ball, three, died when two bombs detonated in the town centre on 20 March 1993, leaving 54 people injured. | Tim Parry, 12, and Johnathan Ball, three, died when two bombs detonated in the town centre on 20 March 1993, leaving 54 people injured. |
| Civic leaders from Warrington and Northern Ireland will join Tim's father Colin at a "reflection event" at Warrington's Peace Centre. | Civic leaders from Warrington and Northern Ireland will join Tim's father Colin at a "reflection event" at Warrington's Peace Centre. |
| A service will be held in the town centre at noon. | A service will be held in the town centre at noon. |
| Mr Parry, co-founder of the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, said: "We're opening up the Peace Centre to anybody who wants to come and see it. | Mr Parry, co-founder of the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace, said: "We're opening up the Peace Centre to anybody who wants to come and see it. |
| "There are many, many more people in Warrington and the surrounding region who have never ever set foot in the Peace Centre than who have. | "There are many, many more people in Warrington and the surrounding region who have never ever set foot in the Peace Centre than who have. |
| "There'll be music, there'll be poetry readings, there'll be opportunities to look around the place to see and hear about the work we do." | "There'll be music, there'll be poetry readings, there'll be opportunities to look around the place to see and hear about the work we do." |
| The ceremony will feature speeches from Warrington's mayor Steve Wright, Warrington Council leader Terry O'Neill, minister of state for Northern Ireland Mike Penning MP and mayor of Lisburn Alderman William Leathem. | The ceremony will feature speeches from Warrington's mayor Steve Wright, Warrington Council leader Terry O'Neill, minister of state for Northern Ireland Mike Penning MP and mayor of Lisburn Alderman William Leathem. |
| Prayers will be led by local religious leaders and doves and balloons will be released. | Prayers will be led by local religious leaders and doves and balloons will be released. |