A Foundation set up in memory of two boys killed in the Warrington bombings is set to become a new ‘grant making’ organisation, promoting peace and non-violence in communities across the UK.
Following the sale of its unique Peace Centre to Warrington Borough Council, The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation has announced it will become a grant making charity, using the proceeds of the sale to help and support other like-minded charities.
Since its inception in 1995, The Foundation has always relied on income from grants and donations to fund its peace-making / community building projects in the UK and Ireland.
However, the sale of the Peace Centre will enable the Foundation to use the proceeds of the building’s sale, to become a grant making charity.
The Foundation will provide grants of up to £10,000 to small/medium-sized charities, to support projects which tackle violent behaviour and core societal issues, including: working with women and young girls, promoting non-violence in education, supporting victims of terror and delivering projects to reduce violence and help young people build resilience skills.
“It’s been an amazing 30 year journey for the Foundation, and we’ve had to adapt many times,” said Colin Parry (pictured with Wendy), the foundation chairman and Tim’s father and, whilst he and Wendy are saddened by their leaving the Peace Centre, they congratulate Warrington’s Council for their ambitious plan to adapt the Peace Centre into a place of learning and support for young people with special educational needs, through which, Tim & Johnathan’s legacy will continue.
