On 20th March 1993, Tim Parry aged 12 and Johnathan Ball aged 3 were killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington, North West England. 56 other people were injured and many more carry the mental scars with them for the rest of their lives. No one has ever been prosecuted for killing Tim and Johnathan.

Because of the efforts of Tim’s parents, Colin and Wendy Parry, a unique Peace Centre, built and dedicated as a lasting memorial to the boys, was opened on 20th March 2000, the 7th anniversary of the bombing. Named after the boys, the Foundation designs and delivers learning programmes, which help people, especially young people, develop an insight and better understanding of conflict.

Our vision is to inspire people to lead more peaceful lives. We do this by delivering programmes which challenge perceptions and prejudice in order to encourage tolerance and acceptance of diversity.


The Foundation believes that lives should not be lost or ruined because of man's inability to resolve their differences peacefully. Everyone has the right to live a long and happy life without fear of violent conflict. However, to live in peace we all have a responsibility to make it happen.

Our Peace Charter sets out the Foundation's guiding principles, its philosophy and its practices.  Each principle determines the Foundation's approach to peace building through non violent conflict resolution. Click here to see the Charter.