Don't forget to put your clocks back this Hallowe'en weekend!

Here’s a spooky reminder to all Wiganers to put their clocks back an hour this Hallowe’en weekend.
By Charles Graham
Published 29th Oct 2022, 15:45 BST
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Staff and youngsters from the Little Buddies play centre in town were on hand to scare everyone into remembering that we change from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time at 2am on Sunday October 30.

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It means an extra hour in bed, lighter mornings for a while but it will also be going dark sooner in the evening.

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From left: Micheala Collier, Georgie Nelson, 10, and Bev Collier-Nelson at Little Buddies Play Centre, Wigan, remind you to put your clocks back an hour this Hallowe'en weekendFrom left: Micheala Collier, Georgie Nelson, 10, and Bev Collier-Nelson at Little Buddies Play Centre, Wigan, remind you to put your clocks back an hour this Hallowe'en weekend
From left: Micheala Collier, Georgie Nelson, 10, and Bev Collier-Nelson at Little Buddies Play Centre, Wigan, remind you to put your clocks back an hour this Hallowe'en weekend

On a more serious note new research has suggested that the clocks going back has a detrimental effect on mental health.

A report for window and door firm Origin found that those with low levels of natural light are three times more likely to believe their home is bad for their mental wellbeing and 18 per cent believe it is bad for their physical health.

There have been previous calls to keep BST all year round because more road accidents happen on dark evenings.

Related topics:British Summer Time