ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 11TH NOVEMBER 2017
Dear Editor,
We have entered the season of early, dark nights. Some enjoy closing the curtains, lighting the fires and settling in for the evening: some pine for the longer days and more time outside in the light. Winter months support the former group but I do wonder why we wait so long to embrace our Summer Time. No need to wait until late March. We could gain so much by offering longer evenings. Gardens, sporting activities, fitness and recreation would benefit. Our hop stringer, working overtime putting up acres of string in preparation for the new growth of the plant that rises 14 feet in 4 months, always comments to me that we are denying ourselves more ‘light time’ by changing the clocks so late. New Zealand have moved the dates to the advantage of summer at both ends of the calendar. I suggested it to my local MP but as he is one of the infamous 15 Tories on the front page of the Telegraph recently, he has rather more on his mind at present.