How to use the online alarm clock
Before your afternoon swimming session opens for registration, set the alarm for 12:28 pm and keep the relevant details ready. Preparing now means the signal can mark the moment to register rather than sending you searching for information at the last second. It also leaves a useful margin before 1:00 pm if the booking form takes longer than expected.
A quick rehearsal while you are still preparing can reveal whether the alert is loud and recognisable enough. Set a temporary alarm a minute or two ahead, check the phone’s volume, then return the alarm to 12:28 pm. This browser alarm cannot keep watch after you leave it or allow your phone to sleep, so your pool registration could pass without a sound. A separate phone alarm is sensible if the session matters.
If registration needs to happen after leaving home, judge the journey to the leisure centre before relying on the midday alert. Lunchtime traffic, roadworks and a busy car park can turn a familiar trip into a slower one. Aim to arrive somewhere safe and settled before 12:28 pm; handling the form while walking, driving or changing buses makes mistakes more likely.
Common questions
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.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 12:28 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
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.
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