Notes for parents and carers
What's included?
All activities and specialist equipment. Accommodation (plus bedding) and
meals are included and special diets can be catered for. We will send you a recommended kit list and other information such as location maps, arrival times etc three weeks before the event.
Health and safety
The centre is a licensed activity centre. The programme of activities will be planned by qualified instructors from Remark! in partnership with NDCS staff. All activities are assessed for additional safety issues in relation to communicating with deaf children and young people. All centre staff, NDCS staff and volunteers are CRB checked.
Who can come?
This weekend is aimed specifically at deaf children and young deaf people aged 11-15. NDCS uses the term "deaf" to cover all types of hearing loss, including temporary hearing loss, such as glue ear. It is unlikely we will be able to offer places to any hearing siblings or friends on this weekend, however hearing siblings and friends may still apply and be added to the waiting list (to be notified one month before the event). Preference for these places will be given to children who have not attended an NDCS event before and who may require the support of a hearing sibling or friend for their first event.
Transport
Unfortunately there is no transport available for this event. If you are arriving by public transport we are able to offer pick-ups from the local train station – subject to demand. If you do experience transport problems please contact the Events Team and we will try to help you.
How to register?
Please complete a registration form in full and return to the address at the bottom of the form as soon as possible. We will then send out confirmation the place is booked. Please use one form for each child attending. You can download the form on the NDCS website at www.ndcs.org.uk/whatson and visit the event page, or phone us on 0121 234 9820 (v/t) to request a copy or email events@ndcs.org.uk
Booking conditions
- To book a place on this event, we require the completed registration form to be faxed (0121 233 9575) or posted back to the events team at: NDCS, York House, 37a Great Charles Street, Birmingham, B3 3JY. Bookings will only be accepted on receipt of the official booking form.
- To enable equal access to the events we have to limit the number of events children can attend to one weekend residential and one residential holiday per child each year.
- On receipt of the completed form confirmation of the place will be sent to you, usually by email if supplied. Final instructions will be sent to you three weeks before the event.
Cancellations
Thanks to our donors we are delighted that we can offer all NDCS events free of charge to our members. All we ask is that if you book your child a place on this event, then your child does attend. The actual cost of each place on this event is £248 per child.
Last minute cancellations not only cost the charity money but more importantly, with the huge demand for our events, it could mean that another child has lost the opportunity to attend.
If, through unavoidable circumstances, your child is unable to attend all or a part of the event, then we ask that you let us know as soon as possible so that we can offer the place to someone on the waiting list.
