Shropshire farmers' mixed views on clocks
Farmers across Shropshire have expressed mixed views after the Government announced it is considering moving the UK's clocks forward by an hour for a three-year trial period.
Farmers across Shropshire have expressed mixed views after the Government announced it is considering moving the UK's clocks forward by an hour for a three-year trial period.
The move would see the UK adopt Central European Time, with British Summer Time plus one hour in summer and Greenwich Mean Time plus one in winter.
If approved, the change means that for one autumn the clocks would not go back, synchronising the UK with much of Europe and meaning that BST would effectively continue throughout the winter.
The following spring the clocks would go forward to BST plus one hour, which would be two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time – something which has been called 'double summertime'. The result would be darker morning and lighter evenings.
Oliver Cartwright, spokesman for the Shropshire branch of the National Farmers Union, said: "The NFU recently did a survey of its farmers and growers which found that farmers are split on whether this is a good idea or not."
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