TONIGHT marks the official end of winter as we spring forward into summer tomorrow- but don’t forget to change your clocks. At 2am, Brits will switch from Greenwich Meantime (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST), meaning we lose an hour’s kip. But beware, your smartphone and other internet-connected devices should automatically update but many clocks […]
TONIGHT marks the official end of winter as we spring forward into summer tomorrow- but don’t forget to change your clocks.
At 2am, Brits will switch from Greenwich Meantime (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST), meaning we lose an hour’s kip.
But beware, your smartphone and other internet-connected devices should automatically update but many clocks in your home and car will not.
We have been on GMT since 2am on Sunday, October 28, 2018, when the clocks went back by an hour to transition and we all got an extra hour in bed.
In 2019 we revert back to GMT on Sunday, October 27.
An easy way to remember whether the clocks are going backwards or forwards is by remembering the easy saying “spring forward, fall back”.
The EU wants to stop changing the time twice a year.
In September 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to end seasonal time changes across the continent, and if it becomes law we could stop changing as soon as next year.
Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker said: “Millions responded and [they] believe that in future, summer time should be year-round, and that’s what will happen.”
With Britain poised to leave the EU, it is not clear whether they would follow the decision.
In autumn the clocks go back one hour as the country reverts to GMT.
In 2019 this will take place on Sunday, October 27, at 2am.
British Summer Time came into existence with the Summer Time Act that was passed by Parliament in 1916.
Germany was the first country to adopt the plan on April 30, 1916, and on May 21, Britain followed suit, during the height of the First World War.
The campaign which led to the creation of BST and Daylight Savings Time (DST) was started by William Willett in 1907 in a bid to stop people wasting valuable hours of light in the summer months.
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