BRISTOL CITY CENTRE BID IS CALLING OUT FOR NAMES FOR ITS BRAND NEW CLEANSING VEHICLE

Time to get your thinking caps and rubber gloves on as Bristol City Centre BID is asking Bristolians to name its new-and-improved all-electric cleansing van,

Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID)’s trusty old milk float cleansing vehicle has scrubbed its final wall after four years of service. The BID’s dedicated cleansing team, who work seven days a week and support levy paying businesses with a squeaky-clean-service, will now have a brand new, all-electric van, making this clean-machine the ultimate cleansing vehicle - and the team want Bristol folks to name it!

Tackling the streets to provide over 25,000 additional hours of street cleansing as well as removing almost 6,000 unwanted graffiti tags - it’s time to send the milk float into a well-deserved retirement. The new super-van will continue to work on improving the appearance of the city, making it mor e inviting for those who live, work and study in the area, as well as those visiting - so it deserves a catchy name to celebrate its crucial work.

Bristol City Centre BID is looking for suggestions that are fun, original and clean - and not a list of ‘Cleany McCleanersons’! With plans in place to wrap the new vehicle in a scrub-tastic design, the rest is down to us Bristolians. So whether it be Scrubsy Malone, the Cleaning Tower of Pisa, Sweep Dreams or Scrubs Bunny - the possibilities are endless, so get those nominations in over on the website at: https://bristolcitycentrebid.co.uk/news/ name-our-new-cleansing-vehicle/

Other cities across the country have seen success with the naming of public service vehicles, such as Doncaster Council’s incredible gritters, Brad Grit and Gritney Spears, and Warwick Council’s street sweepers, Sweep Caroline and Sweepersaurus Rex. Suggestions and nominations can be submitted on the BID website, with a select few being shortlisted and put to a public vote across the BID’s social channels, where the final decision will once again be in the hands of the community.

Vicky Lee, Head of Bristol City Centre BID said: “We can’t wait to see the names Bristol comes up with for our brand new cleansing vehicle. We’re such a vibrant city bursting with creativity and we love getting our community involved in our projects. Our cleansing teams are absolutely brilliant and deserve a vehicle that lives up to the amazing standard of work that they do daily. Watch this space Bristol, because who knows what we’re about to see roaming through the city centre!”

As well as watching their creation come to life in the design of the vehicle, whoever submits the winning name will also receive a £100 Love Bristol Gift Card which can be redeemed in over 150 businesses across the city centre.