'Gritta Thunberg' and 'Snowel Gallagher' among names chosen for Manchester's new gritters

Snowbi-Gone Kenobi and Spreaddie Flintoff will be among the army of eight gritters
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Bronwen Weatherby9 January 2020

Gritta Thunberg and Snowel Gallagher are among the pun-tastic names chosen for Manchester's new fleet of gritters.

The eight hilarious names were picked by members of the public in a Twitter poll and include Snowbi-Gone Kenobi and Basil Salty.

More than 2,000 suggestions for names were sent into the local council and the 24 best options were put to the public to find the most popular.

The winning names were:

  • Basil Salty
  • Grit Astley
  • Gritter Thunberg
  • Slushay Away
  • Snowbi-Gone Kenobi
  • Snowel Gallagher
  • Spreaddie Flintoff
  • Spreaddie Mercury
Manchester City Council were inundated by suggestions for the new cohort of gritters
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"The public decided on some cracking named for our new gritters," said councillor Angeliki Stogia, executive member for the environment, planning and transport.

“So many suggestions were received that it was hard to whittle them down.

“Our investment in these vehicles will help to ensure that our roads, footways and cycle lanes are kept safe and accessible in the face of harsh weather.”

The announcement comes as the Met Office release warnings for extreme wind and rain heading into the weekend and parts of England are blanketed by snow.

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