A SELECTION panel has been set up at Droitwich Town Council to choose the new road names for the Yew Tree development.
It is thought a total of 20 names will be needed and a number of ideas have already been put forward.
Among the suggestions are ones honouring TV star Rik Mayall and former mayors Glenise Noyes and Eileen Hope.
William Henry Ricketts who started the brine health resort could also get along a mention, along with James Brindley who designed the barge canal and ‘Massasoit’, an Indian chief said to have been saved by Edward Winslow.
Others feature references to the Spa’s salt heritage, along with St Richard, King John, Viscount Cobham and Neville Chamberlain.
And one person suggested using names of ‘small wildlife’ such as ‘squirrel’, ‘hedgehog’, ‘badger’ and ‘shrew’.
The task of whittling down the list to 20 falls to Coun Jan Bolton, Coun Tom Noyes, Coun Bob Brookes and Coun Allan Roberts who were due to meet this week.
The names will be revealed at the next full Droitwich Town Council meeting on Monday (December 14).
An idea to include QR codes on the road signs was also mooted by Coun Brookes.
That would see the black and white bar code style squares placed on the road signs which, when scanned with a smart phone or tablet device, would take the user to websites promoting Droitwich events or containing more information about why the road name was chosen and any local links to the name.
But, it was suggested, that might not be possible if the signs were going to comply with rules laid out by the Highways department.
A spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: “QR codes have been used on information signs in pedestrian areas.
“They have been considered by Highways for use on road signs.
“However it was felt it would be unsafe for use by passing motorists and as such have been discounted on safety grounds.”</
