Contents Foreword by Lord Chris Smith ‘Twinkle in The Eye’ – 1960s 5 Our Founding Members 6 Islington Council of Social Service (ICSS) is Born – 1971 9 Our Early Work – 1971 – 75 14 Age of Maturity – Late 1970s 16 Riding the Storm – 1980s 18 Campaigning and Widening Our Scope – Late 1980s and 1990s 22 The Third Sector – Late 1990s 26 The Modern Era – 2006 31 Looking Ahead 41