Formatting Date/Time

I'm trying to find a way to convert a date/time that is formatted according to the RFC2822 standard into a simpler date/time format, such as dd/mm/yyyy hh:nn:ss.

I have the date in a string and I try to convert it to a date type but it doesn't like the format and throws a fit. An example of the format that the date is in is:

Mon, 30 May 2005 05:29:56 +0800

Is there a simple way to convert that format to a simpler format? I can do it in PHP easily enough, so I assume there's a simple way of doing it in VB.NET as well.

I think the actual .NET equivelent is the RFC1123Pattern if that help at all.