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We think it’s better when the gritters have a good name behind them. So, earlier this year, we asked residents to submit their family-friendly Cornish-themed suggestions to Cornwall Council.
We were blown away by the amazing response to naming our gritting fleet. With 2,266 entries, it was not easy to whittle them down to 50. But after careful consideration, we did it, and then it was your turn to pick the top 25. You could vote for your favourites until Thursday 11 April.
Following more than 2,700 votes, we can reveal Cornwall’s top 25:
1 – Mevagritty
2 - Proper Job
3 - Gurt Licker the Gritter
4 - Choughed to Grits
5 - Demeltza
6 - Dreckly me ‘ansum
7 - RNAS Cold Nose
8 - The Gritterman’s Friends
9 - Sir Grit-A-Lot
10 - Shiverton Cross
11 - Spreadruth
12 - The Beast of Bodmin
13 - Gryttin Da!
14 - Salt Piran
15 - Salty Maid
16 - Salty McSaltash
17 - Daphne du Meltier
18 - Kernow bys grittin
19 - Jam First
20 - Wheal Gritty
21 - Humphreeze Davy
22 - Gritchard Trevithick
23 - Hayle Storm
24 - Crimp my ride
25 - South Frosty
These top 25 names chosen by the public will be displayed on our gritting vehicles.
Cormac’s gritters treated almost 35,000 miles of roads across Cornwall between October and March this year – that’s almost one and half times around the equator.
Now that they have returned from their summer hibernation, the gritters with their new names are ready once more for action.
We are grateful to everyone who shared their creative suggestions and participated in the vote. Thank you all for your contributions.
We think it’s better when the gritters have a good name behind them. So, earlier this year, we asked residents to submit their family-friendly Cornish-themed suggestions to Cornwall Council.
We were blown away by the amazing response to naming our gritting fleet. With 2,266 entries, it was not easy to whittle them down to 50. But after careful consideration, we did it, and then it was your turn to pick the top 25. You could vote for your favourites until Thursday 11 April.
Following more than 2,700 votes, we can reveal Cornwall’s top 25:
1 – Mevagritty
2 - Proper Job
3 - Gurt Licker the Gritter
4 - Choughed to Grits
5 - Demeltza
6 - Dreckly me ‘ansum
7 - RNAS Cold Nose
8 - The Gritterman’s Friends
9 - Sir Grit-A-Lot
10 - Shiverton Cross
11 - Spreadruth
12 - The Beast of Bodmin
13 - Gryttin Da!
14 - Salt Piran
15 - Salty Maid
16 - Salty McSaltash
17 - Daphne du Meltier
18 - Kernow bys grittin
19 - Jam First
20 - Wheal Gritty
21 - Humphreeze Davy
22 - Gritchard Trevithick
23 - Hayle Storm
24 - Crimp my ride
25 - South Frosty
These top 25 names chosen by the public will be displayed on our gritting vehicles.
Cormac’s gritters treated almost 35,000 miles of roads across Cornwall between October and March this year – that’s almost one and half times around the equator.
Now that they have returned from their summer hibernation, the gritters with their new names are ready once more for action.
We are grateful to everyone who shared their creative suggestions and participated in the vote. Thank you all for your contributions.
