How to use the online alarm clock
You have only just woken at 10:53 am, so the garden waste is still waiting and the trip to the council recycling centre has not begun. Setting an alarm for 11:00 am gives you seven minutes to get properly awake, check the centre’s opening hours and find the proof of address your council may require.
Because this alarm is meant to move garden waste rather than merely mark the hour, check the sound before relying on it. Silent mode, a low volume setting or muted browser audio can leave the alert inaudible, even if the timer appears to be running. Keep the page active and prevent the phone or computer from sleeping: otherwise the garden waste reminder may not sound, and the planned departure could slip by unnoticed.
Getting up this late in the morning can leave little room for more sleep without shifting the rest of the day. If you intend to rest again after visiting the recycling centre, decide now whether that means a brief lie-down or returning to bed for longer, then set a separate alarm for it. Open the curtains and drink some water while waiting for 11:00 am; those simple cues can make the next seven minutes feel like the start of the morning rather than an extension of sleep.
Common questions
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
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