also at the ground but is for members only. The ground's location also makes parking easier as it is near several large car parks such as the Jackson's Landing and other retail parks. The ground is ½ mile from Hartlepool railway station. Victoria Park is located next door to Morrisons and is 0.7 miles from the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. The ground is also located near the Hartlepool Marina which has an array of pubs and restaurants. There is some street parking available near the ground, as well as some paid car parks. International matches In December 2004, local player David Wheater scored the winning goal in England under-18s' 1–0 friendly win over Scotland under-18s, played before 4,959 fans at Victoria Park. England under-18s lost 2–0 to their French counterparts at Victoria Park in September 2006, after two goals from David N'Gog. Danny Welbeck and Danny Drinkwater scored in England under-18s' 2–0 win over Austria in April 2008, before 2,306 supporters at Victoria Park. The England women's national football team beat Sweden 4–0 in an August 2014 friendly at Victoria Park. It was the female England team's first game in the North East since a 1–1 draw with Italy at Roker Park, Sunderland in November 1995. Several of the English players came from the North East, including Jordan Nobbs whose father Keith had played 327 times for Hartlepool United. Fara Williams broke the national record by winning her 130th cap in the match. In the media The ground was used as the location in The Fast Show for a Ron Manager sketch. Paul Whitehouse, who plays Ron Manager, sits in the Rink End stand as he talks about a typical Saturday afternoon in football. Other uses Victoria Park is one of the town's most popular conferencing venues, offering a range of facilities to suit a variety of needs, with three different suites (The Centenary Suite, CK Suite and the Maidens Suite). Victoria Park has also been used for employability training to help improve the town's unemployment figures and has an after-school programme which teaches children literacy and numeracy skills. The ground was the home of Pitch Invasion Festival in May 2012. It saw around 5,000 people attend the two-day event which had live music across two stages and a small funfair. James Arthur played the festival with his band a few months before he won talent show The X Factor.