Remember the change if you have work, church, travel or a family call planned this weekend.
There is an extra hour this weekend—and one less calculation to make when calling Ghana.
At 2am on Sunday 25 October, clocks in the UK go back one hour to 1am, marking the end of British Summer Time and the return to Greenwich Mean Time.
Britain and Ghana will be on the same time
For families keeping in touch across the two countries, the change makes arranging calls simpler. Once the clocks go back, 8am in Britain will also be 8am in Ghana.
Ghana’s clocks stay unchanged. It is Britain that moves back an hour.
If you are organising an online meeting, a family celebration or a radio appearance between the two countries, check that everyone is working to the correct time.
Will your phone change automatically?
Most internet-connected phones and computers adjust automatically when their date, time and location settings are correct.
Other clocks may need changing by hand, including those on walls, ovens, microwaves and some car dashboards. Check alarm clocks before going to bed, especially if you have an early start.
What about work and travel?
If you are working overnight, you need to be aware of how the repeated hour affects your shift, recorded hours and pay. The answer depends on your working arrangements.
For overnight journeys, follow the times and instructions provided by your transport operator. Checking is particularly useful for services running around the hour when the clocks change.
Sunday appointments, church services and daytime departures should be followed using the new local time.
Expect darker evenings
Moving the clocks back shifts daylight towards the morning, with darkness arriving earlier in the afternoon.
That may mean adjusting the evening walk, checking bicycle lights or allowing for darker journeys home.
For this weekend, the reminder is simple: turn manual clocks back one hour before bed on Saturday—and remember that Britain and Ghana will then share the same time.
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