Sheffield City Council accepting submissions for gritter names following popularity of "Gritney Spears"

There are 19 gritters in the Streets Ahead fleet, with 12 gritters waiting to be named by members of the public and local school children able to name the other five.

Sheffield City Council is narrowing down competition entries to those with a Sheffield theme.

Unfortunately this rules out submissions such as Gritney Spears, which one of the gritters was previously called.

Entries will go before a judging panel and those who have submitted the most creative names will be invited to Amey Ltd’s Olive Grove depot later in the year to meet the gritter bearing its new name.

The winter season officially starts on October 1, when gritting crews will be on standby 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to weather alerts including freezing temperatures and forecasts for ice and snow.

Councillor Joe Otten, chair of Sheffield City Council’s Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee said: “We want our gritters to reflect our city so draw inspiration from the heroes, legends, festivals or places that are unique to Sheffield.

“So, I’m asking people to get their thinking caps on and come up with some clever and imaginative names.”

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Competition entries of no more than 4 words, or 25 characters including spaces, must be emailed to [email protected] with the words ‘gritter naming competition’ in the subject field.

The competition closes on October 11, and winners will be notified by email by the end of October.

For further information about the competition and to read the terms and conditions go to https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/campaigns/winter-information.