We have 25 gritters operating across the county to keep our roads as clear and safe as possible over the winter months. Each has a name, following a public vote in late 2020.

Gritters named following the public vote 

• Snowcial Distancing
• Spreddie Flintoff
• David Plowie 
• Snow Patrol
• Gritty Gritty Bang Bang 
• Snow Be Gone Kenobi 
• Gritty McGritface 
• Spready Mercury 
• Snowvid-19 
• Grit the Road Jack
• Ready Salted
• Walter the Salter 
• Captain Tom 
• Slush the Magic Wagon 
• True Grit 
• Gritter Thunberg
• Usain Salt
• Ice Ice Baby 
• Gritney Spears 
• Super Spreader 

Gritters named after local people

• Zac Oliver
• Jack Edwards
• Charlie Desmond 
• The Harry Johnson Trust
• Percy Mullaly 

Charlie Desmond suffered from muscular dystrophy and passed away in 2015 at the age of 15. He was described as ‘such a brave boy’. 

Jack Edwards from Cleobury Mortimer passed away in 2016 after a battle with leukaemia. He was described as ‘an inspiration to the local community’. 

Zac Oliver from Broseley was diagnosed with a rare strain of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in May 2018. An appeal raised £500,000 to send Zac to Philadelphia for life-saving treatment. 

The Harry Johnson Trust was established in November 2014 following the death of seven year old Harry in July of that year. Harry died following a nine-month fight with double-hit non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 

Percy Mullaly was a much-loved and long-serving car park attendant at our Shirehall headquarters. He sadly passed away in 2020.