“It’s one thing, representing your country and knowing that you’re doing it with the flag, but actually representing your town as well is just the most amazing thing that I can do for them.”
Redfern’s mother Katherine said the recognition was about more than her sporting achievements.
“Her achievements are so much more than in her professional career but also in the wider community she has been involved with,” she said.
“She goes to schools, clubs and charities within the town, and it is recognition of that.”
Redfern was diagnosed aged seven with a condition which limits peripheral vision, retinitis pigmentosa.
She a patron of charity Sight Concern, and said they did amazing work for visually impaired people to help them feel included and independent.
“The work Sight Concern do show that even though you’ve got these barriers, you can always overcome them,” she added.
Redfern’s brother and fellow Team GB athlete, Matthew, was also recognised at the event.
