| AdminHistory | Mr. Leon Rogers (MBE JP MA), known by many as 'Lee Rogers', was born in Mile End in 1940 and lived in Tower Hamlets until 1963. During that time he lived in Beaumont Square, Durward Street and Cheshire Street before being re-housed in Stepney Green. During this period he was involved with the Brady Clubs; as a member from 1954-1958; and as a manager, 1960-1963.
Mr. Rogers left London in 1964 for Leicester where he attended Youth Leadership College and undertook a Club Leadership role, he subequently returned to East London in 1965 to live and work in Hackney. From 1968-1976 Mr Rogers worked as warden of the Bernhard Baron Settlement in Whitechapel and was a member of the Tower Hamlets Youth Committee in the early 1970s. In 1978 he undertook a Diploma in Higher Education which included a placement at the Half Moon Theatre, Alie Street. The Half Moon Theatre Limited had been incorporated on 26 March 1974 (company number 1164422). Mr. Rogers' internship at the Half Moon led to his later Chairship of the Board of the Half Moon Theatre during its transfer to Mile End Road. In May 1984 he retired as Chair of the Half Moon Theatre's Management Council. He retained links with the theatre through the Half Moon Young People's Theatre Advisory Sub-Committee.
In the 1980s Mr. Rogers obtained a range of qualifications including a BA in Theatre Management (University of East London) and an MA Arts in Education (City University) and also worked as a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Greenwich (from 1981-1991). In 1991 he was awarded an MBE for services to HM Prison Service as a Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board and National Trainer. |