Warrington remembers victims of IRA bombing – updated

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WARRINGTON will fell silent for one minute at 12.27pm today, Wednesday, March 20, to mark the 20th anniversary of the IRA bombing on the town.
Council leader Cllr Terry O’Neill and deputy leader Cllr Mike Hannon were joined by the Mayor Cllr Steve Wright (pictured top) and Rev Stephen Kingsnorth to observe the minute silence on Bridge Street at the exact time the bombs went off.
They were joined by a couple of hundred people, including people who were injured or had lucky escapes twenty years ago as Warrington remembered 12-year-old Tim Parry and three-year-old Johnathan Ball, who died following the bomb blasts.
Thousands of people came together in commemoration in Warrington last Saturday on Bridge Street and at the Peace Centre and both the council and The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace have thanked everyone for attending.
On the eve of the commemorative events, a joint declaration cementing years of friendship and positive relations between the peoples of the City of Lisburn and the Borough of Warrington was signed at Warrington Town Hall.
The agreement was formally endorsed by the first citizens of both areas, Cllr Steve Wright, The Mayor of Warrington and Alderman William Leatham, The Mayor of Lisburn. It looks to strengthen the ongoing relationship between the two areas through sporting, cultural and community development opportunities among others.
Meanwhile a helpline is still available to help support people during this time.
Mental Health Matters (MHM) will be operating the 24 hour, seven days a week helpline until 25 March and the number is 0800 0851720.
When you ring the helpline, you will speak to a highly trained and experienced support worker who will use counselling skills to provide you with support, guidance and information about local services you may find helpful. All calls are confidential.
A special exhibition commissioned by the council and produced by Culture Warrington is on display until Thursday, April 18 at the Pyramid Arts Centre.
Visitors can take part in a visual experience created by a moving wallpaper projection that takes you on a journey through the events leading up to March 20 1993 and the days and years afterwards.
In addition, there are small touch screen tablets that allow visitors the opportunity explore articles and features that document Warrington’s positive journey of reconciliation during the past two decades.

A floral tribute to Johnathan Ball

Floral tributes in Bridge Street


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