On a cold morning in Manchester, exactly 25 years ago, a bomb was detonated in the city centre.

Hundreds of people ran panicked from Cateaton Street when the explosion, carried out by the Provisional IRA, sent glass and shrapnel flying.

More than 60 people were hurt with some receiving serious and life changing injuries. Amongst them was Neil Tattersall, who says the attack has left a lasting impression on him.

The dad will be one of many people to attend an anniversary event at St Ann’s Church on Sunday December 3 at 10.45am.

The South East Fermanagh Foundation, a group which supports victims and survivors of terrorism, will host the service and is urging anyone who was caught up in the 1992 bombing to attend.

Kenny Donaldson, SEFF’s director of services, says there are likely to be many other people who were deeply affected by the attack and could be ‘struggling in silence’.

“We have sought to encourage those impacted by that day, and who may be struggling in silence, to come forward and receive the necessary support for what they have endured,” he said.

“This bomb has largely been forgotten with attention more so turning to the 1996 bombing of the city. It is important that the forgotten bomb and its legacy is remembered.”

At 8.40am on December 3, 1992, a car bomb was detonated at Parsonage Gardens, injuring six people.

Eleven minutes later a man called the Samaritans and gave an IRA codeword. The caller claimed that four bombs were planted around the city. And so Christmas shoppers and workers were evacuated, first to St Ann’s Square and then to Cateaton Street.

Despite having evacuated from the Arndale’s Argos store where he worked, Neil, then just 23-years-old, never imagined that he would be caught up in a second explosion.

As he stood by a wall close to Manchester Cathedral, he joked that it would only be half an hour before the pubs opened.

In that moment, at exactly 10.05am, a second bomb exploded on Cateaton Street.

Neil, 46, was badly injured by flying glass and shrapnel during the bombing and has suffered years of physical pain from the spinal injuries. He has also struggled with post traumatic stress disorder and says the bombing still haunts him to this day.

Neil and other victims impacted by the 1992 bombing will share testimony and read scriptural passages during the church service, titled ‘A City United in its rejection of terrorism’.

SEFF members have organised the events to remember the bomb and offer understanding of its legacy. On Sunday the group will also launch its Great Britain support service for victims and survivors of Northern Irish Troubles motivated terrorism and criminal violence. The group now has an advocacy support service in place for victims and will soon be expanding its services.

Anyone living in Great Britain impacted by the Northern Ireland Troubles can contact SEFF advocacy support worker Yasmin Wright on 07860 850 017 for advice, or call the SEFF office on: 028 677 23884.