The Warrington bombings: How we grieved together

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On March 20th 1993 the day before Mothering Sunday, the IRA exploded two bombs in a shopping street in the town of Warrington killing Jonathan Ball aged 3 and Tim Parry aged 12 and injuring dozens more. The deaths of the two boys inspired one of the largest peace rallies in Irish history. A BBC2 drama documentary Mother's day starring Vicky McClure and Anna Maxwell Martin tells the story of the two mothers, Susan McHugh and Wendy Parry, and their husbands brought together on opposite sides of the Irish sea in the wake of the tragedy. Jane Garvey speaks to Wendy and Colin Parry, parents of Tim who went on to set up the charity The Peace Foundation to support those affected by terrorism and conflict .