College. This school closed in 2021. Public Services A new health centre, which includes a dental practice as well as a GP surgery, was officially opened by Sir Bobby Robson in 2008. This facility was constructed on the site of the village's former swimming baths, which closed in the 1990s. In July 2009 the Northern Integrative Health Practice (NIHP Sacriston Practice) opened in the vacated GP surgery building on Sacriston Crossroads. Offering services that complement traditional healthcare, the newly renovated building will also include an out-patients centre for Sunderland Eye Infirmary from January 2010. Notable people Melvyn Betts (born 1975), ex Durham, Warwickshire and Middlesex cricketer, born in Sacriston. Ian Hunter (cricketer) (born 1979), ex Durham and now Derby cricketer, educated at Fyndoune Community College, Sacriston. Wendy Craig (born 1934), English actress, born in Sacriston Sir Bobby Robson (1933–2009), football player and manager, born in Sacriston. Kevan Jones (born 1964), Member of Parliament for the area, lives in Sacriston, where he also has his constituency office. Paul Wright (born 1988), possible Sacriston historian. References External links Report of the mining accident of 1903 Sacriston Methodist Church Community and local history website Sacriston Colliery Band Sacriston Colliery Sacriston Cricket Club NIHP Sacriston Practice Villages in County Durham Civil parishes in County Durham Local Nature Reserves in County Durham