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Posted
  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Clear afternoon today and it was still light at 16:30 moving very much in the right direction now

Just over 9 weeks until BST

:good:

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  • Location: Manchester
  • Location: Manchester
14 hours ago, Summer Sun said:

Clear afternoon today and it was still light at 16:30 moving very much in the right direction now

Just over 9 weeks until BST

:good:

I'm starting to notice the difference,  even on days where there is thick cloud around sunset. Still a long way to go though.

Roll on Spring is all I say.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington
3 minutes ago, hillbilly said:

Close to 5pm and still not dark,lovely !

More than 3 minutes per day gained now the countdown to spring is well underway now

:yahoo:

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  • Location: Manchester
  • Location: Manchester

We've gained 70 minutes of daylight since the winter solstice now, about 50 minutes of that in the evenings. 

It really starts to race ahead now with another 2 hours of daylight to come by the end of February with a bigger proportion of that coming in the mornings (at least relative to our 24 hour clock).

Can't wait.

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  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)
  • Weather Preferences: Sunshine and 15-25c
  • Location: Edmonton Alberta(via Chelmsford, Exeter & Calgary)

i have to honestly say this is the first year i am desperate for the lighter mornings to come...really am fed up with the dark mornings here now...long wait though sun rise is still 8.35 am and will be the beginning of May until it is truly light when i get up for work.

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

It's actually still properly light when I wake up after a night shift now. 

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

EU Politicians Set To Vote On Whether To Scrap Daylight Saving Time the UK can hold off a change until March 2019 but could be forced to scrap BST from March 2019 meaning 1 less hour of daylight in the evenings during summer

 

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Brussels in new bid to move Britain to 'Berlin time': EU politicians to vote on whether to end ritual of moving clocks forward by an hour in March and back again in October

  • EU politicians will this week vote on whether to scrap British Summer Time
  • ‘Berlin Time’ could theoretically be imposed on the UK during Brexit discussions
  • The practice of changing the clocks has already been ditched in some countries 

EU politicians will this week vote on whether to scrap British Summer Time – in a move which could remain in effect even after Brexit. The proposed rule change would end the ritual of moving clocks forward by an hour in March and back again in October – which happens all over Europe on the same day. It is being debated by MEPs after an ‘impact assessment’ indicated ‘the existence of negative effects on human health, agriculture and road traffic safety’.

Although the Government would be able to block the move through the European Council up until the moment of Brexit in March 2019, ‘Berlin Time’ could theoretically be imposed on the UK during the following transition period if the negotiated terms for that period oblige us to accept Brussels rules with no power to veto. And even post-transition, it would leave the UK having to decide whether to scrap the biannual clock change anyway – in order to keep the same hour’s time difference with the rest of Europe – in effect, Greenwich Mean Time all year round.

Otherwise, for six months each year, London would find itself on the same time zone as Berlin.

The practice of changing the clocks has already been ditched in some countries, including Iceland, Belarus and Turkey. Another option being discussed to retain long summer evenings is to move to EU Summertime – GMT plus two hours – all year round.

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5349049/Brussels-new-bid-Britain-Berlin-time.html?ito=social-facebook

 

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  • Location: Hanley, Stoke-on-trent
  • Location: Hanley, Stoke-on-trent
2 hours ago, Summer Sun said:

EU Politicians Set To Vote On Whether To Scrap Daylight Saving Time the UK can hold off a change until March 2019 but could be forced to scrap BST from March 2019 meaning 1 less hour of daylight in the evenings during summer

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5349049/Brussels-new-bid-Britain-Berlin-time.html?ito=social-facebook

 

There appears to be the odd "inacurracy" in the article. Standard DM stuff.

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  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Hoar Frost, Snow, Misty Autumn mornings
  • Location: Near King's Lynn 13.68m ASL
1 minute ago, davehsug said:

There appears to be the odd "inacurracy" in the article. Standard DM stuff.

"The EU want to STEAL OUR DAYLIGHT!" :nonono: 

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

No no no no to GMT+2! It would make winter mornings horrendous!

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

The European Parliament today voted in favour of retaining the same time all-year round.

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Changing the clocks back and forward every year could soon end, as MEPs voted to abolish the practice. Earlier, the European Parliament voted 384 to 153 in favour of scrapping daylight savings time. The vote puts pressure on the European Commission to make a decision on the clock change. MEPs are calling for an end to the EU rule, as studies show the time change can negatively impact people's health.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/european-parliament-pass-vote-scrap-11993227

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
17 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

The European Parliament today voted in favour of retaining the same time all-year round.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/european-parliament-pass-vote-scrap-11993227

Interesting that they refer to the "summer time" as the negative one!

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington
28 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

As were leaving who cares what Johnny Foreigner does or wants :rofl:

Whatever change they decide (if they do) it will be imposed on the UK during from 2019 until the end of the transition

If we go to winter time all year round northern England would see day break in late spring and early summer starting around 3am

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
2 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Whatever change they decide (if they do) it will be imposed on the UK during from 2019 until the end of the transition

If we go to winter time all year round northern England would see day break in late spring and early summer starting around 3am

Reading the article, it isn't imposing anything. It just means that countries will no longer be bound to change the clocks at the same time as everyone else.

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The report said: "Beyond considerations on the effects, repeal of the Summer Time Directive would not automatically abolish summer time across the EU.

"It would just end EU-wide harmonisation and bring the issue of summer time back into the competence of the member states.

"Member states would be free to decide about their individual time regimes: they might opt to retain summer time (at the current or a modified DST schedule) or to end summer time.

Even if we were still in the EU when this comes into effect, we could opt to keep our current system no problem.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington
6 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Reading the article, it isn't imposing anything. It just means that countries will no longer be bound to change the clocks at the same time as everyone else.

Even if we were still in the EU when this comes into effect, we could opt to keep our current system no problem.

I'd much rather we kept the longer evening tbh lots of places benefit from that extra hour on a nice evening in summer beer gardens for one

 

 

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
38 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

I'd much rather we kept the longer evening tbh lots of places benefit from that extra hour on a nice evening in summer beer gardens for one

 

 

As I need to be in bed by 10 when I've got a day shift the next day, lighter evenings can do one!

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  • Location: Windermere 120m asl
  • Location: Windermere 120m asl

I doubt the government will mess around with the time, mornings in Scotland and N England would be awful in the depths of winter, more accidents on the roads far more likely, its colder just after dawn as well, black ice no-one can see until 9.30am.. 

Back to the here and now, certainly noticing the increasing levels of daylight, yesterday was light at 7.30am. However, today was grey and dismal at the same time, never getting light until 8am, and an early descent into dusk around 5pm, sunshine and clear skies really do start to make a difference. By the end of Feb, on such days, it is light still just after 6pm. Looking forward to travelling back from work in the light, and perhaps with lots of snowy scenes to look at as well..

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Interesting to see France MEP Karima Delli saying the switch to summer time causes more accidents

Road safety campaign groups here say the complete opposite in that it is the change to winter time which causes more accidents

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42997518

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
4 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Interesting to see France MEP Karima Delli saying the switch to summer time causes more accidents

Road safety campaign groups here stay the complete opposite in that it is the change to winter time which causes more accidents

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42997518

Yeah, based on 50 year old data that has hardly any relevance today! I'm not sure parents would be happy with their kids going to school in the dark.

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

Sun is still shining nicely, not long ago it would have been dark by now.

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  • Location: Leeds
  • Weather Preferences: snow, heat, thunderstorms
  • Location: Leeds

I wish this stupid discussion surrounding clocks and time zones would stop cropping up every single year. People need to accept that it isn't going to change.

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  • Location: Leeds
  • Weather Preferences: snow, heat, thunderstorms
  • Location: Leeds
On 08/02/2018 at 16:08, Mokidugway said:

As were leaving who cares what Johnny Foreigner does or wants :rofl:

You're going to become a Johnny Foreigner yourself soon aren't you? :cc_confused:

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