When do the clocks go back October? Big Ben prepares

The UK's most famous clock will be put back to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend for the first time since 2017.

The Great Clock of Westminster, widely but unofficially known as Big Ben, will be changed by parliamentary mechanics in the early hours of Sunday.

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It has been largely silent for five years, after it was dismantled and repaired in a renovation project.

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Clocks across the UK will go back an hour at 02:00 on Sunday, offering many people an extra 60 minutes in bed.

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If you were expecting a spectacle of Big Ben's hands being wound back, you will be disappointed.

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This autumn, the clocks go back by one hour at 02:00 on Sunday 30 October.

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according to BBC Bitesize, «during World War One, the German army turned the clocks forward as a way of conserving energy

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The UK's most famous clock will be put back to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend for the first time since 2017.

The Great Clock of Westminster, widely but unofficially known as Big Ben, will be changed by parliamentary mechanics in the early hours of Sunday.

It has been largely silent for five years, after it was dismantled and repaired in a renovation project.

Clocks across the UK will go back an hour at 02:00 on Sunday, offering many people an extra 60 minutes in bed.

If you were expecting a spectacle of Big Ben's hands being wound back, you will be disappointed.

This autumn, the clocks go back by one hour at 02:00 on Sunday 30 October.

When do the clocks go back?

according to BBC Bitesize, «during World War One, the German army turned the clocks forward as a way of conserving energy

Why do the clocks change?

Many European governments followed suit shortly afterwards - including the UK

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