Alarm clock for Thursday

 

Leave this tab open — the alarm only rings while the tab stays open.

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How to use the online alarm clock

Thursday has a quiet significance in Britain: general elections are held on a Thursday by long convention, and polling day has fallen on one in every general election since 1935. Less constitutionally, it is bin day in a large share of council areas and late-night shopping in a fair few town centres.

It is also the last full day of the working week for many people, the point where the week's remaining tasks get triaged, and the traditional evening for pub quizzes and club meetings that would clash with a weekend.

Choosing this preset sets an alarm for the next Thursday at the current time of day. It is aimed at recurring weekly commitments rather than one-off events, though it works equally well for either.

Common questions

Why are UK general elections held on a Thursday?

It is convention rather than law, but every general election since 1935 has been held on a Thursday.