the 1970s onwards; today the district is home to a number of large shopping centres and supermarkets. Belmont Community Centre, with a small park, was constructed in 1971 and provides a hub for community activities, including the home of the parish council. To the north of the area, Belmont Business Park with New Ferens Park football stadium opened in 1995, and this site has continued to grow with further industrial developments into the 2010s. Facilities Belmont Community School is the local secondary school, with several primary schools in the Parish. The main bus routes from Sunderland and Seaham to Durham run through Belmont, providing regular services into the city centre. Belmont Park and Ride opened by the A1 Motorway junction in the Carrville area in 2004. The western part of the parish has a large number of retail and shopping outlets. There are four pubs: the Travellers Rest in Broomside, The Belmont in Belmont, Broomside Park on the Belmont Business Park, and the Gilesgate Moor. There is a small library in Broomside. Sport Since 1995 Belmont has been the site of New Ferens Park. This has hosted numerous different football teams, most notably Durham City from 1995-2015, Durham Women from 2014-2020, and Sunderland reserves for a period in the 2000s. On the site of present day housing south of Broomside Lane and on the east side of the cemetery was Belmont Stadium, which existed as a greyhound racing stadium from 1940 until 1969. In popular culture Get Carter - "Beechcroft", a house on Broomside Lane, was used as a location in the 1971 film as the home of character Cliff Brumby. It was here that Michael Caine as Jack Carter delivered the oft-quoted line "You’re a big man, but you’re out of shape." Despite a campaign to preserve it, the house was demolished in 2008. Belmont Stadium was used in the 1954 film The Gay Dog. References External links Parish Council Elections for Durham Parishes 2003. Vision of Britain information on Belmont Parish. GenUKi description of historic Belmont parish. Areas of Durham, England Civil parishes in County Durham