How to use the online alarm clock
Getting ready early for the afternoon pool session means setting a 12:03 pm alarm before registration becomes urgent. That leaves a useful stretch before 1:00 pm for finding the booking details, checking which session suits the day and having everything ready when the registration window matters.
Pool registration could easily be missed if the alert plays through headphones left connected across the room. Before relying on this alarm, the sound output can be checked and the headphones disconnected if the alert needs to come from the phone or computer speakers. The browser must remain active and the phone or computer awake; otherwise the alarm will not sound, and the pool registration may pass unnoticed.
Plans made around midday should allow for the journey as well as the session itself. At 12:03 pm, local roads may be filling with lunchtime traffic, while buses can take longer through busy town centres. Working backwards from the pool’s arrival time, with a small allowance for changing or finding the entrance, gives a more realistic departure time than assuming the usual journey length.
Common questions
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
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.
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