A BOOK of childhood recollections by Liphook man Derek Holdsworth has raised £700 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

When Derek was diagnosed with the illness he wrote his story about growing up in the village for his family.

He died aged 71 in July 2009 but his sister Irene Ellis, with help from Adrian Bird, Ian Baker and Liphook Heritage Centre, created School Day Memories, published in 2020.

Derek, born in Haslemere Herald on August 14, 1937, lived in Liphook all his life. He was a firefighter in Haslemere and Guildford, then a painter and decorator.

He was also a member of Haslemere Motorbike Club and an extra in 1954 film The Belles Of St Trinian’s, filmed in Rake.

With the book, from left, are Liphook Heritage Centre’s Val Gaskin and David Barfield, and Irene Ellis.

The book is available at Liphook Heritage Centre, priced £5.

Call 01428 727275, email [email protected] or visit www.liphookheritage.org.uk