Warrington is today commemmorating the 20th anniversay of the IRA bombing which killed two children.
Bombs which the IRA placed in litter bins on Bridge Street killed 12 year-old Tim Parry and three-year-old Johnathan Ball in the Cheshire town on 20th March 1993. A previous attack the month before caused no injuries.
A crowd gathered at the spot where the murders took place to watch Johnathan's parents release 20 balloons in the sky, followed by Tim's mother releasing 20 doves.
Just before, at 12.27 pm, the exact moment the bombs went off, a minute's silence was held.
Community members are also holding an event at Warrington Peace Centre, set up by Tim`s father Colin Parry.
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'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 featured 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.
BBC News - Warrington recalls IRA bombing 20 years on
Bombs which the IRA placed in litter bins on Bridge Street killed 12 year-old Tim Parry and three-year-old Johnathan Ball in the Cheshire town on 20th March 1993. A previous attack the month before caused no injuries.
A crowd gathered at the spot where the murders took place to watch Johnathan's parents release 20 balloons in the sky, followed by Tim's mother releasing 20 doves.
Just before, at 12.27 pm, the exact moment the bombs went off, a minute's silence was held.
Community members are also holding an event at Warrington Peace Centre, set up by Tim`s father Colin Parry.
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'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 featured 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.
BBC News - Warrington recalls IRA bombing 20 years on