Achvarasdal

[Helen Gibson]

I see that there are plans to close this care home, which must be one of the oldest. Anyone know when it opened... it was certainly functioning in the early 1960s.

[poppett]

We moved to Thurso in 1959 and I don`t remember Achvarasdal being anything other than an "Eventide Home".

I wonder what will happen to the ride on mower we donated to them a couple of years ago when the place closes down??? Just curious.

[Mosser]

I think that it opened in the very early 1950s, I seem to remember some controversy at the time about it being too remote for the elderly
and that a home for that end of the county would be better situated in Thurso.

[jimbews]

I think that it opened in the very early 1950s, I seem to remember some controversy at the time about it being too remote for the elderly
and that a home for that end of the county would be better situated in Thurso.

Google (and the JoG) is your friend:
https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Your-Community/Diamond-d-for-Archvarasdal-residents-22062ay.htm
so opened in 1951.

I remember visiting there quite regularly with ridiculous numbers of passengers (from the Central/West Churches) in Dad's A35 van.
Then run by the Patmore husband and wife team: retired tea planters from what I remember.

[crayola]

I used to tag along with my pal when she visited her grandmother there. They always had a super display of daffodils in the spring.