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BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
– Jed receives invite to Buckingham Palace
Elmore Football Club
Chairman, Jed Hewitt will be
mixing with royalty on
Monday.
Jed has received an
invitation from 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 on
Monday (October 7) at which
he will be commemorated for
his outstanding contribution
to football.
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.
Football Association
chairman Greg Dyke will
welcome the guests who will then be
addressed by HRH The Duke of Cambridge.
The Grassroots heroes will then be presented
with medals before sitting down to lunch.
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 will be attending 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.
Mainly as a result of his hard work and l
ong 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 has been involved with grass roots
football in Tiverton for 15 years.
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 Youth now
Jed strives to provide a safe and fun
environment for everyone in the local
community to enjoy football, and fully
deserves this honour.
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