Accommodation
Marjorie Sherman House
Named after our late president, Mrs M R Sherman OBE PhD (Hon) and opened by His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, this house provides residential and rehabilitation facilities for implanted children and their families. Prior to its development, families had to find and fund their own accommodation, or travel from afar with the disadvantage that the children arrived for assessment or essential tuning of the implant system and rehabilitation, fractious, tired and uncooperative.
Families can now stay together in the house before and after clinical appointments reducing the anxiety of all concerned.
"The House has been a lifesaver. It is so comforting to be able to share the stress of implant with parents in the same situation. The house has an aura of peace and seems to give me inner strength enabling me to cope with my daughter's deafness."
Rehabilitation staff (Teachers of the Deaf and Speech and Language Therapists) can work in domestic surroundings showing parents, brothers and sisters and extended families, how to help children to learn to use their new hearing when they return home. This is crucial for the optimal use of the equipment and has proved to be much more effective in the house than in the more intimidating surroundings of a hospital.
"Watching your child experiment with sound brings joy to your heart each time."
Marjorie Sherman House has the following facilities:
- Three bedrooms, all with single beds
- Cots are available on request
- Two bathrooms and an additional WC
- Accesible bedroom on the Ground Floor has en-suite facilities
- Fitted Kitchen, and Washing Machine is available for use
- Dining Room
- Two lounges
- Play Room
- Garden
- Car Parking
How to book accommodation
Parents or people attending courses wishing to book accommodation may do so by contacting Richard Murray on telephone (0115 942 1985), by fax (0115 924 9054) or by richard@earfoundation.org.uk.
Book Online
You may also book online here.
Please state the nights you wish to stay, who will be staying and your estimated time of arrival. We would also ask you to leave a telephone number, by which we may contact you to confirm that your accommodation has been booked and to inform you personally of the current security code number.
When families are staying, we suggest donations of £40 per family per night, but this is not a condition of staying as we appreciate that some families may find this difficult. If possible, we ask whether donations can be made by Gift Aid. We provide bedding and towels, but ask parents to bring bedding for cots.
For those attending courses, we invoice at a rate of £40 for single occupancy, £25 for twin occupany and £20 for triple occupancy (these rates are per person per night); and we provide the bedding and towels. On occasions, when the House is fully occupied, we may ask whether people attending courses together would mind sharing a room. Alternatively, we can suggest local hotels.