Pre-season
FA Community honour for Jed
Elmore Football Club Chairman, Jed
Hewitt was nominated for a Football
Association’s national award for
outstanding contribution to Football.
Jed was voted the regional award winner
in the FA Community Awards 2013,
and represented the South West in the
national final alongside seven other
regional winners.
The grassroots hero winner was decided
by a public vote with the winner
announced at The FA Community Shield
match between Manchester United and
Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium.
Youth now boasts more than 200 playing
members, fields 16 teams on a weekly
basis during the season, and has FA
Charter Standard Community Status –
the highest level of recognition a club
can be given on the FA Charter Standard
club development pathway.
A few years ago Jed took on the position
of Football and Social Club chairman
of Elmore FC at a time when they were
struggling on and off the pitch.
Jed was up against regional winners with
the winner decided by the public.
Jed has been involved with grass roots
football in Tiverton for 15 years, all the
while juggling his family of five and busy
professional life around the demands on
not one but two football clubs.
Elmore now boasts a newly refurnished
clubhouse with top outdoor and indoor
facilities, and the introduction of a more
structured player-pathway, meaning the
club’s teams are more competitive.
He was the driving force in the
development of Moors Youth FC as
a founding member, club secretary,
chairman and now president. Moors
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Mainly as a result of his hard work and
long hours he committed to developing
Elmore FC, the club has turned itself
around with both improved facilities and
results on the pitch. And the future now
looks very rosy.
Jed strives to provide a safe and fun
environment for everyone in the local
community to enjoy football, and fully
deserves this honour.