put the clock forward

We are actually putting the clock forward not back.

The day we put the clocks forward it's done nowt but rained.

Putting the clocks forward could reduce after-school accidents on winter evenings.

Until now putting the clocks forward has been opposed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

- Cameron would not rule out putting the clocks forward one hour, to put the UK on continental time.

Another 'first time' was the introduction during that summer, of a scheme entitled Daylight Saving by putting the clocks forward one hour.

"The NFU of England and Wales has no strong views on whether we should or should not put the clocks forward.

If a firm proposal was made to put the clocks forward - in order to reduce road accidents, for example, or reduce energy consumption - we would need to consult our members - but at this stage we are keeping an open mind."

At 14:45 30th Oct 2011, Patrick J wrote: I should have added that i worked on a large farm estate, during the summer the farm workers had to get up an hour earlier to feed animals and milk the cows, cows don't know that some silly humans decided to put the clocks forward in summer.