Did the clocks change last night – and did they go forward or backwards?

The days are getting warmer, Spring is here, and with the end of March approaching, surely British Summer Time must be soon?

Festivals, holidays and long summer days beckon, along with gardening and nights out under sunset skies.

So when do the clocks change, do they go forwards or back, and did they change last night?

Are you about to be late or early?

Here’s what you need to know.

Did the clocks change last night?

The clocks did change last night (to be exact, at 1am on Sunday, March 26, 2023).

So yes, it’s time to grapple with all those unhelpful clocks that didn’t automatically change – oven and car, we’re looking at you.

British Summer Time (BST) always starts at 1am on the last Sunday in March.

The idea was put forward in 1907 in Britain by builder William Willett, who was angry at the ‘waste of daylight’ during summer mornings, and was adopted by the UK in 1916, during the First World War.

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