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Elmore FC October By Royal Appointment – Jed goes to the Palace Elmore Football Club Chairman, Jed Hewitt mixed with royalty on Monday, October 7. Jed was at the Palace at the invitation of HRH The Duke of Cambridge, President of the Football Association on the occasion of the FAs 150th Anniversary, to attend the FA Grassroots Heroes reception at Buckingham Palace at which he was presented with medals before sitting down to lunch. Jed attended the reception with his wife Caroline. 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 was decided by a public vote and the winner was announced at Wembley Stadium before the FA Community Shield match between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic in August. Sadly Jed did not win. 34