The clocks always go back on the final Sunday of October, with the change coming into effect at 2. The changing of the clocks gives us an extra hour of daylight in the darkness of autumn and winter. GMT is the standard time zone against all others in the world are referenced , and will remain in place until spring, when we will revert back to BST once again.
That always takes place at 1. Switching to BST means we get more daylight in the evening, but sadly cuts our Sunday lie-in short. The clocks always change at the weekend, in the middle of the night, to ensure that there is limited disruption for schools and businesses. Initially it was rolled out to save energy and get people outside , based on the logic that it was pointless to waste electricity when there was perfectly good daylight to be used.
The campaign for British Summer Time came about at the beginning of the 20th century. Moving the clocks forward in the summer months would give us darker mornings but lighter, longer evenings. Since then, Britain toyed with moving the clocks a number of times, including bringing them forward two hours ahead of GMT during the Second World War.
They were also brought forward for periods in the spring of , in line with fuel shortages. There was an experiment, between and , which kept clocks one hour ahead of GMT all year round.
Britain then reverted to our now familiar system of GMT in the winter and summer time in between March and October. ES Money. The Escapist. The Reveller. The Optimist. ES Best. ES Mag. Follow us:. Plus, with darkness falling over London earlier just in time for Bonfire Night and Diwali. Read about Halloween in London and all the events that are coming up, from Halloween parties to pumpkin picking to haunted places to visit. Support Time Out directly today and help us champion the people and places which make the city tick.
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