Don't forget, the clocks go back tonight!

By Deborah Bowyer 25th Oct 2025

Local News by Deborah Bowyer 25th Oct 2025

The clocks will be changing tomorrow morning (Sunday) and we get an extra hour in bed!

The exact time this happens is on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 2 a.m . This marks the end of British Summer Time (BST) and the return to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Why do we change the clocks?

American politician and inventor Benjamin Franklin first came up with the idea, suggesting if people got up earlier, when it was lighter, they would save on candles.

However, it arrived in the UK after William Willett, a builder and Coldplay's Chris Martin's great-great-grandfather fought to have it introduced.

In 1907 he published a leaflet called 'The Waste of Daylight', encouraging people to get up and out of bed earlier.

It was discussed by government in 1908, but many people didn't like the idea.

It was introduced in the UK in 1916, a year after Mr Willett died.

Don't forget to reset your clocks and other items which operate on time!

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