Memorial plaque to victims of IRA bombing in Warrington is back on Bridge Street

11:10am Friday 27th July 2012 in News

The plaque has been returned The plaque has been returned

A PLAQUE put up to mark the Warrington bombings has been returned to the River of Life memorial on Bridge Street.

The plaque, which was damaged and stolen earlier in the year, has been recovered and returned.

It forms part of the River of Life which remembers the victims of the IRA bombings in 1993.

As reported previously in the Warrington Guardian, the two men responsible the damage and theft were dealt with through the police’s restorative justice scheme.

Clr Mike Hannon, deputy leader of the council, said “CCTV played a critical role in identifying the two men responsible and a heartfelt thank you goes to those staff who spent a considerable amount of time studying hours of footage.

“At the time of the theft, we received an overwhelming number of offers of support and donations from individuals and business and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their generosity and kindness.”

Clr Terry O’Neill, leader of the council, said: “The River of Life is such an important part of our heritage and we are delighted that the plaque has been returned to us. Warrington was shocked and disappointed when this happened and we believe that the restorative justice conference and the plaque being retuned to Bridge Street is the best outcome for everyone involved.”

Chief Superintendent Richard Strachan added: “It is really pleasing to see the River of Life plaque back on Bridge Street.

“Those responsible for taking the plaque have been through the restorative justice process, have been held to account for their actions and are now engaged in work to compensate the community.

“I hope this sends a strong message to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to damage or steal items that are an important part of our heritage that this sort of behaviour is not acceptable and positive action will be taken.”

Comments(31)

moleogod says...
1:26pm Fri 27 Jul 12

im very happy that it is the original plaque and that there was no need to replace it with a new one

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old-codger says...
1:47pm Fri 27 Jul 12

“I hope this sends a strong message to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to damage or steal items that are an important part of our heritage that this sort of behaviour is not acceptable and positive action will be taken.” ..

Justice was not seen to be done. They hould have been named and shamed.

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jayjaycee says...
2:10pm Fri 27 Jul 12

I agree with "old-codger" they should have been named and shamed - we have a right to know what sort of person we are living amongst.

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organic321 says...
3:07pm Fri 27 Jul 12

I agree too, seems criminal these scum bags have got away without being named & shamed, allowing THEM! to remain anonymous... wtf???

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theprouty says...
4:00pm Fri 27 Jul 12

here we go again round and round raking over the same old cra@

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Boxerboy says...
11:00am Sat 28 Jul 12

This would not have happened in my day , we might have been poor after the war but we never stole plus we still had hanging that was always a deterant

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Freeborn John says...
6:12pm Sat 28 Jul 12

I hope that the plaque has been refurbished while it's been off the wall, judging by the state it had been allowed to get into the council had as little respect for it as the thieves.

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old-codger says...
7:23pm Sat 28 Jul 12

theprouty says...
4:00pm Fri 27 Jul 12

here we go again round and round raking over the same old cra@”....

The trolls back in the room.

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notatcreamfields says...
10:27pm Sat 28 Jul 12

What's more sad is it took day's for the crime to be even discovered i believe it was someone from the Warrington Guardian offices that discovered the theft. This area of town is badly in need of regeneration instead of priority being placed at The Golden Square Shopping Centre. Maybe if the Council lowered business rate's on Bridge Street it could fill the empty non-productive units. Maybe if they'd done this it wouldn't have taken 4-5 days before the theft was actually discovered. R.I.P Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry hopefully in the near future the Council will turn Bridge Street back into a main Street for shopping and give the existing Town Centre Wardens powers to fine people that litter specially in the water feature that happens every weekend. If people realise if they drop litter they'll get a £30 fine if paid in 28 days or £60 if paid after. If the culprits claim they're on low wages or benefits it'll just stop them from dropping litter in the future and it won't take long before everyone will know that there's consequences to dropping litter on the floor or flicking cigarette but's because there's no excuse cause you're never further than 20 steps to a litter bin. Other towns fine people for littering so there's no reason why Warrington cannot do this also. Maybe with the revenue generated it could be put in a fund for regeneration of Bridge Street along with donations from business's and private individuals so the Council cannot be accused of profiting from fine's impossed on offenders

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Cleopatra says...
7:40am Sun 29 Jul 12

There are plans for Bridge Street. The buildings will be demolished to make way for a massive car park.

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theprouty says...
8:32am Sun 29 Jul 12

old-codger wrote:
theprouty says...
4:00pm Fri 27 Jul 12

here we go again round and round raking over the same old cra@”....

The trolls back in the room.
the silly old **** never left

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old-codger says...
6:44pm Sun 29 Jul 12

theprouty says...
8:32am Sun 29 Jul 12...

Your just a Troll, Back and too like the bad smell that you are,. You only come in here to wind everyone up, Not that many take you on.

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theprouty says...
7:49am Mon 30 Jul 12

old-codger wrote:
theprouty says...
8:32am Sun 29 Jul 12...

Your just a Troll, Back and too like the bad smell that you are,. You only come in here to wind everyone up, Not that many take you on.
as long as i get to you i am a happy chappy, your silly name calling and stupid comments are a source of chear for us all.

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Cleopatra says...
2:48pm Mon 30 Jul 12

CHEER

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annie1275 says...
6:54pm Mon 30 Jul 12

Cleopatra wrote:
CHEER
Ha ha.He wont like that will he... You think he would be able to spell the amount of time he spends on here..Think he needs to get a life.

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theprouty says...
7:05pm Mon 30 Jul 12

oh dear i will have too watch your comments in future and if you make a mistake, i will point it out, and i have a life thank you and i am quite happy, And i know i am getting to you all when you give up making points about the article and point out silly spelling mistakes.

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old-codger says...
8:41pm Mon 30 Jul 12

I think he went to a dunce,s school, I have told him before about his childish spelling, Trolls dont think about what they say, They put mouth into gear before engageing the brain (if one is available). Last week he had 9 spelling mistakes in one article.

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theprouty says...
9:30pm Mon 30 Jul 12

Another troll who's run out of arguments so lets look at who can spell, one thing is for sure sure you dont know my level of education, but i bet you its higher than yours, you left school at 14

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choperado says...
10:53pm Mon 30 Jul 12

Richard Branson was rubbish at school, bet his spelling was cack wonder what he made of himself?

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grey_man says...
9:58am Tue 31 Jul 12

For every Richard Branson, I'll give you a million unemployable epsilon semi-morons getting by on benefits. The general point is that people with an education do better than those without.

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old-codger says...
7:12pm Tue 31 Jul 12

theprouty says...
9:30pm Mon 30 Jul 12

Another troll who's run out of arguments so lets look at who can spell, one thing is for sure sure you dont know my level of education, but i bet you its higher than yours, you left school at 14”...........

Your education never existed if thats how you spell, I did leave school at 14 and I have prospered very well on the education I recieved.

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old-codger says...
7:15pm Tue 31 Jul 12

They do indeed grey_man,
They do indeed.

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theprouty says...
10:17pm Tue 31 Jul 12

old-codger wrote:
They do indeed grey_man,
They do indeed.
Oh Mr grey_man thank you for backing me up. And I will agree with anything you say, a pair of Trolls together, thats if you dont have two ID's

I have a university education so that kind of blows you out of the water, not that you and your mate will take my word but I don't care about that,

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grey_man says...
10:44pm Tue 31 Jul 12

Good for you.

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choperado says...
12:14am Wed 1 Aug 12

Ain't it a shame that those with an education have nothing better to do than write on the WAG comments, rather than actually changing things in the real world (old codger, greyman).

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grey_man says...
8:38am Wed 1 Aug 12

Frankly choperado, you know nothing about me nor what I do in the real world. But thanks for taking the time to make your comment.

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choperado says...
6:23pm Wed 1 Aug 12

Your most welcome old chap but I can honestly say I care not one jot who or what you like to think you are.

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theprouty says...
6:51pm Wed 1 Aug 12

grey_man wrote:
Frankly choperado, you know nothing about me nor what I do in the real world. But thanks for taking the time to make your comment.
Oh you want to give it but cant take it, and just be clear "in your own words" you know nothing about me nor what I do in the real world. But you choose to comment on my post and judge me you sad fool

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grey_man says...
11:21pm Wed 1 Aug 12

I never did that though prouty. Try reading what I said again. It had nothing to do with you.

choperado. Good. We can both sleep soundly.

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theprouty says...
6:52pm Thu 2 Aug 12

grey_man wrote:
I never did that though prouty. Try reading what I said again. It had nothing to do with you.

choperado. Good. We can both sleep soundly.
you know your correct and i apologise, you made a general comment.

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grey_man says...
10:46am Fri 3 Aug 12

No worries

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