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Pendleton College
Pendleton College was a sixth form college in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in 1973 and merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College in 2009. History The college was established in 1973 from the sixth forms of the Salford Grammar School for Boys (whose buildings were re-used for Buile Hill High School) and Pendleton High School for Girls. In 1997, Pendleton combined with the close-by De La Salle Sixth Form College (a former direct grant grammar school). People from all over the Salford and Manchester area attend the college. Over the years, it has received a number of national awards for academic achievement. In September 2007, the 260-seat Eccleston Theatre was named after Salford's Christopher Eccleston. It received A-level results similar to Eccles College. Campuses It had three campuses: * Sitec Centre — Netherland Street, Weaste; near the start of the M602, between Eccles New Road ( A57) and Broadwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pendleton, Greater Manchester
Pendleton is a suburb and district of Salford, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, located from Manchester. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district. Historically in Lancashire, Pendleton experienced rapid urbanisation during the Industrial Revolution. History The township has been variously recorded as Penelton in 1199, Pennelton in 1212, Penilton in 1236, Penhulton in 1331, Penulton in 1356 and Pendleton from about 1600. In the Middle Ages the manor was held by the Hultons of Hulton Park. Until 1780, Pendleton was rural, a group of cottages around a village green with a maypole. The Industrial Revolution brought about rapid expansion in the population and large cotton mills and premises for dyeing, printing, and bleaching were built providing employment. Pendleton Colliery was developed from the early 19th century. Violence and looting occurred in Pendleton during the 2011 riots. In 2012, Salford City Council announced a £430million regene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Glynn-Carney
Tom Glynn-Carney (born 7 February 1995) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in Christopher Nolan's war film ''Dunkirk'' (2017), ''Tolkien'', '' The King'', and ''Rialto'' (2019), and as King Aegon II Targaryen in ''House of the Dragon'' (2022). Glynn-Carney is also the lead singer of the indie band, Sleep Walking Animals. Life and career Glynn-Carney studied at Canon Slade School in Bolton, and went on to study Musical Theatre in Pendleton College of Performing Arts, receiving a triple distinction star in performing arts, the highest possible grade for a vocational qualification. He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied acting. While studying, he participated in professional stage adaptations of ''Peter Pan'' and ''Macbeth''. His first experience on television was in 2013 when he had a role in two episodes of ''Casualty''. He secured a lead role in the BBC military drama ''The Last Post'', launched as part of the new season Autum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scallywagga
''Scallywagga'' is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as ''Spacehopper''. Sally Lindsey confirmed on ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester, bringing on board a new Director (David Sant) and new Producer (Kristian Smith) and several cast changes. The first series was broadcast on TV in 2008 and the DVD was released in early 2010 along with series 1. Series 2 began broadcasting on Tuesday 23 February 2010. Overview Described as being, "A heady mix of the best fresh and familiar funny voices – straight out of the north – combined to play Scallywagga's host of wrongheaded new characters", the programme first aired on BBC Three on 29 April 2008. Series One starred Curtis Cole, Steve Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |