If your child has a flair for a good pun, this could be their moment. Staffordshire County Council is running a competition to name 11 brand new gritters, and they want to hear from young people aged 12 and under.
Past gritter names across the country have included classics like Taylor Drift and Ctrl-Salt-Delete, so the bar for creativity is reassuringly high. Children can enter with a little help from family, and the winners will be invited to see their chosen name on the actual vehicle.
The new gritters will be working routes in the Lichfield and Cannock areas, so families in those parts of Staffordshire are particularly encouraged to get involved. That said, there is nothing stopping a Gnosall household from coming up with the winning name.
For families with young children, it is a nice way to get them thinking about how the county keeps roads safe during icy weather, and perhaps spark a conversation about the people who work through the night to do it.
How to enter
To submit a name, visit the official competition form on the Staffordshire County Council website. Search for the gritter naming competition at staffordshire.gov.uk or find the link through the council's social media pages.
