British Summer Time.

The wind was still icily cold today but as there was much less wind it didn't feel quite so cold. But it rained for most of the day only brightening up at the end of the afternoon.

We're now in British Summertime. We lost an hour during the night and in the morning had to adjust those clocks that didn't change automatically. As one image I saw (but can't find again) said, don't bother with the car's clock, it will be right again in 6 months and unless you have an instruction manual and a hammer leave the cooker timer alone. I never bother with the cooker clock since every time there's a power cut it goes wild. I just press a button to stop it flashing and ignore the numbers.

I had always been told that the change was to allow children to get to school safely but as this FB reel by Hannah Fry says this wasn't the case. And far from making life safer, fatal heart attacks, car accidents and workplace injuries all increase significantly the day after the clocks change.

I don't mind getting up an hour earlier and much appreciate the lighter evenings. no more walking to the Hall in the dark or driving to choir though the drive home will still be in the dark for a while.

 

Forget what I said about rain stopping activity on the water. Not only were the RNLI out for their usual weekly training. (They looked to be having great fun bouncing in and out over the waves,) but a group of experienced (hopefully) surfers spent the morning catching waves.

I spent most of the day doing admin (and maybe watching a few reels.) This included checking and finally sending an email to our local MP asking what he proposes to do about holding the environment agency accountable for the way they allowed the water companies to repeatedly pollute the waterways with untreated sewage. Anyone who watched 'Dirty Business' will know what I'm talking about. I also asked why Sir James Bevan is on the board of Welsh Water. For once I felt I couldn't just sit back and tut about the situation but you are not allowed to start a petition to the Senedd (the Welsh govt) asking to have somebody sacked. Shame. Then I posted on FB asking people to contact their MPs. Maybe they'll do something if enough people make a fuss. I'm not a natural activist and this left me feeling quite drained but I felt I had to do something.