Former Fulham full back Kim Jerray-Silver will receive a British Citizen Award later this month in honour of her extraordinary service to her local community.
England international Jerray-Silver joined Fulham from Arsenal Ladies in 1999 and became one of the country’s first professional footballers when the Whites turned professional. She was part of the Fulham side that won the treble in 2003. After hanging up her boots in 2005, Jerray-Silver retrained as a firefighter. She was one of the first emergency service workers on the scene of the 7/7 London bombings in 2005 and now works for the London Fire Brigade at Acton Fire Station.
Living in Acton all her life, Jerray-Silver – now 48 – has brought the local fire brigade closer to the community it serves. She has organised quarterly tea parties for local residents who experienced isolation and loneliness, worked with the local council to provide community transport for those with additional needs and organised an annual Halloween party, which was attended by more than 1,500 residents last year.
Jerray-Silver is one of 27 recipients of the BCA Medal of Honour for Services to the Community, which will be presented during a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster on 24 July. Following the ceremony, the award winners will undertake an open-top bus tour of the capital.
We’d like to congratulate Kim on her outstanding career as a trailblazer for women’s football, her service to her local community and her richly-deserved British Citizen’s Award.
