Oldham residents  didn’t waste the opportunity to get involved in a recent name the road sweepers competition.

The council received more than 100 entries,and they were all clean.

Among a host of suggestions were Clean Elizabeth, Basil Brush, Street Wise, George Brush, Dustin Bieber and Sweep Caroline.

The council have  picked two names that we think will bring a smile to the faces of residents as the two 10.5 tonne Johnston Sweepers travel across the borough cleaning our roads, pavements and ‘Backstreets’ – making sure they aren’t ‘Filthy’.

Marie Rowe came up with a name that was ‘Born in the USA’ – Bruce Springclean.

Phil Humphries, suggested Dustin Timberlake, which we thought was another winner.

The duo were officially unveiled on #OurDay, a 24-hour social media marathon which highlights the work of local public services.

Councillor Arooj Shah, Oldham Council’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “We’d like to congratulate Phil and Marie for coming up with the names, which will hopefully make a few people smile.

“We treated the competition as a bit of fun, but there is also a serious side to it.

“We wanted to raise awareness about the work our Environmental Team do – cleaning up our borough because people continue to drop litter, costing taxpayers every year.

“If people did their bit and put their waste in a street bin, or took it home with them, then Oldham would be a lot cleaner and greener, and recycling rates would increase.”

Recently Oldham Council agreed to invest an extra £600,000 into street cleaning annually.

We’re also encouraging residents to work with us and show they ‘Love Where They Live’.

To find out more about how you can do #yourbit and get involved visit https://www.oldham.gov.uk/cleanstreets

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