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Islington Bus Co.

Islington Bus Co. was a community resource and information centre that operated exclusively in Islington between 1972 and 1988. The Bus Co. operated under a contract with Islington Council for the provision of services to support Islington community organisations.

One of the priorities of the council at the time was to promote community development and local participation and the Bus Co. worked extensively with several hundred local voluntary organisations offering resources, equipment, printing, sound and video recording facilities, information and training as well as collaborative projects in areas such as under fives, play and youth work, community arts, community development, campaigns etc.

The work of the Bus Co. was recognised locally and nationally and it was featured in a BBC documentary, 'A Bus for all reasons' in 1976 as part of the Look Stranger documentary series.

External Links

The Islington Bus Co. Archive is housed at the Islington Local History Centre, 245 St John’s Street London EC1V 4NB

https://ilh-web.adlibhosting.com/Details/archive/110005050

References

Tony Aldous “Islington Bus takes the Friendship Route” The Times 1st December 1972

Justin Wintle “On the Buses” Times Educational Supplement 25th May 1973

Graham White “The Bus Company Hits the Road” Municipal Review No 549 Association of Metropolitan Authorities September 1975

Ian Fletcher “Islington Bus Co. A Pioneer Community Resource Centre providing practical support and training to self help community groups” Spotlight Vol 2 No.10 Children and Youth Action Group 1975

Sue McWilliam “Islington Bus Co.” Point Three Magazine Toc H April 1976

Janet Watts “Islington Bus Co. Omni-businessmen” Guardian 23rd May 1976

BBC “A Bus for All Reasons” – ‘Look Stranger’ documentary series, broadcast on BBC 2 9th December 1976

Michael Norton “Community – action, organising communication” Directory of Social Change 1977

CSV and Islington Bus Co. “The Pack of Fun” CSV Publications 1978

Chris Treweek and Jonathan Zeitlyn with the Islington Bus Co. “The Alternative Printing Handbook” Penguin 1983

Judy Raven “Developing Resources in the Community” Youth Service Scene National Youth Bureau 1984

Julie Isherwood “Bus there’s no stopping” Islington Gazette 17th January 1980