Rick Gritter honour for Shed Seven frontman

Shed Seven's Rick Witter said it would be a lifelong dream come true to have a gritter named after him

Rick Gritter could take to the streets of York this winter, in a home-town tribute to the Shed Seven frontman.

Rick Witter - fresh from celebrating the band's second number-one album this year - said it would be a "dream come true" to have a gritter bear his name.

City of York Council was happy to oblige, with deputy leader Pete Kilbane telling the BBC it could name one of its new gritters after the singer, to mark the band's landmark chart success.

Witter said the news was "absolutely amazing", adding: "Life made. Thank you councillor."

Kilbane said: "We've just got a couple of new gritters this year, so the opportunity is there, if Rick is still keen for it to happen, for that lifelong dream to come true.

"This year we could see Rick Gritter on the streets of York."

Asked if he would like to cut the ribbon once the gritter was unveiled, Witter said: "I would love to do that and if I could have a go in it that would be even better."

The council has mocked up what the gritter might look like

Kilbane said the council had a smaller gritter that puts liquid down on cycle paths, that he suggested could be called Liquid Gold after the band's latest album.

"At some point we could have a full Shed Seven fleet," he joked.

The Britpop stars celebrated their 30th anniversary this year with two sell-out gigs in the Museum Gardens in York city centre.

Their first-ever chart-topper A Matter of Time was back in January and has now been followed by Liquid Gold.

It means Shed Seven can join the select group of artists such as The Beatles, Sir Elton John, Queen and Taylor Swift who have also had two number-one albums in the same year.

Witter said the chart success was "madness", adding: "I think it's going to take a little bit of time to compute."

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