When the clocks go back tonight and what you need to remember to do

Tonight we will get an extra hour in bed as the clocks go back in the early hours of Sunday, October 29

The UK time changing marks the end of British summertime. Every year our clocks change twice - in the spring they go forward an hour and in the autumn they drop back an hour.

Why do the clocks go back? Daylight savings was introduced over 100 years ago in the UK in a bid to ensure people could get the most of of daylight. The change conserves energy by giving people more sunlight in the evening. Backers of the scheme included prominent public figures such as Winston Churchill, the then President of the Board of Trade, and Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. On the back of this popular support, the Daylight Saving Bill was proposed in 1908, stipulating that clocks should be changed by one hour twice a year.

James Longley, managing director of energy experts Utility Bidder said: ""Whether you’re partying and making the most of the extra hour, or simply enjoying the extra hour in bed, most technology in the modern day allows us to sit back and relax without any worry of this time change.

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