2010 When do the clocks go back this year? Is it this weekend or next weekend!?

[missdaisy]

Hi all!

When do the clocks go back this year? Is it this weekend or next weekend!?

 

[callybags]

Tomorrow night / Sunday morning.

I think it's always on the bank holiday weekend.

 

[missdaisy]

I thought that aswell but a few people have said it's not until next weekend and google isn't giving me a definitive answer! I could do with the extra hour this weekend!

 

[TarfHead]

I think it's always on the bank holiday weekend.

+1

It's the separation of the Public Holiday weekend from Halloween that leads to uncertainty

 

[Berni]

No, it is the last sunday in october, which will be 31st this year.

 

[boaber]

it's Oct 31st

http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/europe-ends-dst-2010.html

 

[callybags]

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/ireland/

I stand corrected. Apologies all.

 

[missdaisy]

That's that cleared up then! Thanks for the replies!

 

[gipimann]

Glad I read this, I thought it was this weekend, and as I'm going away, I'd have missed the news or newspapers!!

 

[TarfHead]

it's Oct 31st

http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/europe-ends-dst-2010.html

+1

It's the separation of the Public Holiday weekend from Halloween that leads to uncertainty

My bad !

 

[pudds]

On the 31st October this year not often that happens. It is confusing because the Guinness calendar for 2010 says this weekend..and no I haven't been drinking

 

[Hillsalt]

+1

Surely you mean -1

Sorry.

 

[theresa1]

Yes it was the Guinness Calendar that had me on Google earlier tonight.

 

[Subtitle]

The time goes back one hour on the last Saturday in October every year.
The October bank holiday is on the last Monday of the month (October) every year, which is this weekend.
I think the confusion about the time change is because bank holiday Monday is the weekend before Hallowe'en this year

 

[Berni]

The time goes back one hour on the last Saturday in October every year.

No, it goes back on the last Sunday.

Most years it would fall on the bank holiday weekend, as the last Sunday and last Monday would refer to the same weekend.
The 31st falling on a Sunday, as this year, is the only time it doesn't.