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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Christopher Harper

The clocks go back this weekend and we gain an hour in bed - here's why

The nights are drawing in and the days are getting longer. 

And you know winter is well and truly on its way when the clocks go back. 

For some people the luxurious clocks-go-back day means an extra hour in bed.  

But for a lot of parents, it will just mean your little ones wake up at 5am instead of 6am - sorry. 

Here's when the clocks change this year and next, as well as why:

When do the clocks change in 2019 and 2020? 

The clocks will go back on Sunday (October 27) at 2am in the morning. 

In 2020, daylight saving time will begin on March 29 and end on October 25.  

Why do the clocks change? 

The main purpose of clocks going back and forward is to make better use of daylight. 

Changing the clocks first begin in 1916 when the Government passed the Summer Time Act in 1916, during the First World War.

But the idea of changing clocks dates back as far as 1784 in the USA. 

Benjamin Franklin suggested that if people got up earlier then it would help save on candles.

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