Why do the clocks go backwards and forwards twice a year?
What you’ve described is British Summer Time where we put our clocks forward an hour in spring, and move them back an hour in autumn, like we’ve just done this weekend. It was first talked about in 1784 to give farmers more daylight hours to do their work, but they decided not to bring it in. Then, the Germans did decide to do it during the First World War to reduce the amount of coal used for light and heat, and we copied shortly after. Apart from a few years between 1968 – 71 when they decided to test out not changing the clocks, it’s stayed that way ever since. There’s a few reasons why we do it: to save energy – we don’t need to turn our lights on as much; it’s safer for kids walking to school in the light; and less crime happens during daylight hours. Friday 26th October – Why do scars never go away? Scars are areas of tissue that replace normal skin after you get an injury. They’re quite natural and most of us have at least one or two somewhere on us. So, when you get injured, to
