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When do the clocks change and go back in October 2020?

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Christmas, and then go forward as we approach Summer. The important change takes place on the last Sunday of October every year and in 2020 it falls on Sunday, October 25. Daylight saving time ends at 2am on Sunday and clocks will go BACK one hour.

So make the most of that extra hours snooze.The changing of the clocks goes back centuries and the initial idea was to save energy and get people out of their homes and into the big outdoors to enjoy the daylight hours.In 1784, it was Benjamin Franklin who first campaigned to change the clocks whilst he was in Paris.His belief was that if people got out of bed earlier, they'd get extra daylight.

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