Clocks go forward

'Spring Forward' and 'Fall Back' - that's how to remember when to change the clocks. This year, 2008, we 'Go Forward' early Sunday morning March 30 - so remember to put your clocks forward one hour, officially at 1am GMT (2am BST) or for some of us that will be before we go to sleep on Saturday night!

Background

British Summer Time (BST) is the daylight saving time in effect in the UK and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) stays the same all year round and is measured from the Greenwich Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London. It is the place from where all time zones are measured. In 2002 an order was made to link our summertime to Europe permanently. This means that the clocks go forward and back on the last Sundays in March and October respectively.

The dates for the next couple of years are:

2010 March 28 and October 31
2011 March 27 and October 30
2012 March 25 and October 28

Other Useful Links

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/ - see the correct time right now, both local and GMT
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/seasonal03.htm - advice on how to prevent crime when the clocks go back