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Renford may refer to: *Renford Bambrough (1926–1999), British philosopher *Renford Cogle (born 1948), singer and songwriter * Renford Reese, professor at California State Polytechnic University *Renford Rejects, teen sitcom between 1997 and 2001 *Des Renford MBE (1927–1999), Australian long-distance swimmer See also *Brentford * Enford *Trent Ford Trent Ford (born January 15, 1979) is an American-born English actor and model. Early life and education Ford was born in Akron, Ohio. His father was a test pilot for the United States Navy, and his mother was a British Airways head stewardess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renford Bambrough
John Renford Bambrough (29 April 1926 – 17 January 1999) was a British philosopher. He was fellow of St John's College, Cambridge from 1950-1999, where he held the positions of Dean (1964–1979) and President (1979–1983). Life John Renford Bambrough was born in New Silksworth, Silksworth, Sunderland, England on 29 April 1926. He was born into a mining background, his father having been an electrician at Silksworth Colliery. And he himself worked, as part of his National Service (UK), national service, in a coalmine at Wearmouth Colliery from 1944 to 1945 as a Bevin Boys, Bevin Boy. He died in Cambridge on 17 January 1999. Works Books authored * ''iarchive:reasontruthgod0000bamb/page/n5/mode/2up, Reason, Truth and God'' (1969) * ''iarchive:moralscepticismm0000bamb/page/n5/mode/2up, Moral Skepticism and Moral Knowledge'' (1979) Books edited * ''iarchive:philosophyofaris00aris, The Philosophy of Aristotle'' (1963) * ''iarchive:newessaysonplato0000unse p7o5/page/n5/mode/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renford Cogle
Renford "Rennie" Cogle (born 20 June 1948), is a singer and songwriter whose career spans more than three decades and about as many continents. His musical career started in 1972 when his friend, the late Delroy Wilson, Delroy "Smooth Operator" Wilson, listened to his music and recorded "You Keep On Running". This was to be the first of many number one hits written by Cogle. Subsequent songs such as "Sweet Rose"; "Ring of Gold"; "Rock It To Me"; "Babylon Policy" and "Passion of Love" became international hit singles and were performed by Tony Brevett and The Melodians. "Everybody Balling"; "Heart Breaking Love"; "Build Me Up"; "By the Rivers of Babylon"; "It's My Delight" and "Sweet Sensation", performed by Brent Dowe, are among the other hit songs he has written. "Sweet Sensation" was a worldwide success for British group UB40, was featured in ''EastEnders'', a popular British television soap opera, and was recently re-recorded by the Detroit Cobras. Cogle has also written Sharo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renford Reese
Renford Reese (born July 24, 1967) is a professor in the political science department at Cal Poly Pomona and the founder/director of the Prison Education Project. He is the author of ''American Bravado'' (2007), ''Prison Race'' (2006), ''Leadership in the LAPD: Walking the Tightrope'' (2005), and ''American Paradox: Young Black Men'' (2004). Early life and college career Reese was born in McDonough, Georgia ("Blacksville"). He is the son of Earnest Reese and Artelia Reese. His father was one of the first African American journalists to write for a major newspaper in the South—the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. His mother was the principal at his high school—Henry County High School. In 1985, he entered Vanderbilt University and played football for four years. He played various defensive positions. In the May 4, 2010, article, "Making An Impact in the Field of Life" written by David Hudson, Reese is quoted as saying "...at 193 pounds I became the smallest middle lineback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renford Rejects
''Renford Rejects'' is a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1998 and 2001. The show briefly aired in the United States on Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids, Nick GaS. Reruns used to be broadcast on Nickelodeon UK at 1:50am and 2:15am until 2020. The show concerned a Five-a-side football, five-a-side school Football (soccer), football team, made up of aspiring players who had been turned down by their school's main team. They were named "Renford Rejects" when a rival player sabotaged their league entry form, but decided to stick with the name as it suited their "outcast" nature. The show used to be played at night from 1:50am to 2:40am on U.K. Nickelodeon. Filming Series 1 was filmed in Autumn 1997, Series 2 in Autumn 1998, Series 3 in Autumn 1999, and Series 4 in Autumn 2000. The show was filmed at Willesden Sports Centre, London, NW10 3QX. Eddie McAvoy's Gracelands Cafe was filmed at 118 College Road, Willesden, London NW10 5HD. The 'Cafe' closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Renford
Desmond Robert Renford MBE (25 August 192730 December 1999) was an Australian long-distance swimmer who swam the English Channel 19 times from 19 attempts. This was a record for successful crossings by an Australian until it was overtaken by Chloe McCardel in 2016. From 1975 to 1979 and for a period in 1980 he held the title of King of the Channel. At the time of his death, only two other people had swum the Channel more often, Alison Streeter and Michael Read. Biography Des Renford was born on the 52nd anniversary of the very first Channel swim, achieved in 1875 by Matthew Webb. He took up marathon swimming only at the age of 39. His Channel crossings included three in 10 days in 1980. In 1977 he broke the record for swimming around Alcatraz Island by 23 minutes. He was a mentor of Susie Maroney, and led her on her first Channel crossing when she was 15. In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 12 June 1976, Renford was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings which mark the start of the M4 corridor; in transport it also has two railway stations and Boston Manor Underground station on its north-west border with Hanwell. Brentford has a convenience shopping and dining venue grid of streets at its centre. Brentford at the start of the 21st century attracted regeneration of its little-used warehouse premises and docks including the re-modelling of the waterfront to provide more economically active shops, townhouses and apartments, some of which comprises Brentford Dock. A 19th and 20th centuries mixed social and private housing locality: New Brentford is contiguous with the Osterley neighbourhood of Isleworth and Syon Park and the Great West Road which has most of the largest business premises. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enford
Enford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the northeast of Salisbury Plain. The village lies southeast of Devizes and north of Salisbury. The parish includes nine small settlements along both banks of the headwaters of the River Avon. Besides Enford, these are Compton, Coombe, East Chisenbury, Fifield, Littlecott, Longstreet, New Town and West Chisenbury. The name is derived from the Old English ''Enedford'' meaning 'duck ford'. History The parish carries much evidence of prehistoric activity, including bowl barrows. Lidbury Camp, on Littlecott Down, was occupied in the Iron Age and in the Romano-British period, and further evidence of Romano-British occupation has been found around Compton. A site on the west bank of the Avon near Compton is possibly that of a Roman villa. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded 34 households at Enford and a smaller settlement at Compton. Medieval strip lynchets are visible north of East Chisenbury. Enford manor was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
