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Explainer: Why do the clocks go back – and what did Coldplay’s Chris Martin’s great-great-grandfather have to do with it?
Every year clocks go back an hour at 2am on the last ... but his great-great-grandson, the singer of Coldplay Chris Martin, has. The Summer Time Act was introduced in 1916 and stated that from ...
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Why do the clocks go back and was the measure really introduced to help farmers?
Every year clocks go back an hour at 2am on the last Sunday of October. This year the clocks will go back on October 27 2024. When the clocks change, so does the UK’s time zone; it switches from ...
The Independent19d
When do the clocks go back in October 2024?
William Willett, an Edwardian builder and the great-great-grandfather of Coldplay’s Chris Martin, had devised a campaign in which he proposed that the clocks go forward in spring and back in ...
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Why do the clocks change? UK leaves Daylight Saving Time this week
William Willett, an Edwardian builder and the great-great-grandfather of Coldplay’s Chris Martin, had devised a campaign in which he proposed that the clocks go forward in spring and back in ...
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When the clocks change in the UK, and how Coldplay's Chris Martin is involved
But the concept only made a real impact in the UK when Coldplay's Chris Martin's great-great-grandfather, builder William Willett, advocated for making the clocks go forward in spring and back in ...
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Coldplay announces fourth show in Ahmedabad: Here’s how to book your tickets
British pop-rock band Coldplay has added a fourth India show to their Music of the Spheres World Tour, set to take place at ...
When do the clocks go back in the UK and why do we do it?
The leaves are turning, the temperatures are dropping and the sun is rising slightly later each day. And, as we approach the last weekend of October, the clocks will change too. From Sandringham Time ...
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Changing the Clocks
(By Mike McVay) This past weekend the clocks rolled backwards to Standard Time. Clocks have been on many minds of late – namely, changing programming clocks – all thanks to Nielsen’s plans ...
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Coldplay’s Ahmedabad Concert: How To Book Tickets For The Fourth Show?
Coldplay returns to India with an Ahmedabad concert on January 25, 2025. Tickets available from November 16, 2024, via ...
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When do the clocks go back in 2024 and why?
It seems there's a reason Coldplay sing about clocks The idea arrived in the UK thanks to Coldplay singer Chris Martin's great-great-grandfather, a builder called William Willett. In 1907 ...
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When do the clocks go back in the UK and why do we do it?
In October, the clocks go back one hour and ... Coincidentally, Willett is a great-great-grandfather of Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. A keen supporter of the outdoors, he noticed that ...