British victims of Troubles hold first conference

BRITAIN-BASED victims and survivors of the Troubles in the North met for their first national conference yesterday.

The event, in Warrington, Cheshire, was established following last year’s publication of The Legacy, a study into the needs of victims and survivors of the Troubles who live outside the province.

Speakers included Colin Parry, whose 11-year-old son, Tim, was killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993, and representatives from Britain’s Home Office and Ministry of Defence.