Spring is the air

After what seems to be the longest ever winter, the mornings are beginning to get lighter and the evenings are slowly drawing out. This can mean only one thing…Spring is here – or is it? Do you know when the official first day of spring is? Now-a-days the first day of spring is classed as 1 March, saying March, April and May are regarded as the spring months. But traditionally spring has started on the night of 20/21 March and a row has erupted over the official date.
"You would not regard the first three weeks of June as spring, yet historically summer does not start until 21 June," says a spokesman for the Met Office. "Equally, the bulk of people now regard 1 March as the first day of spring."  So whilst that argument rages on, do you know where the term “Spring Clean” comes from? This stems from the days before we had central heating and insulated homes and relied on an open coal fire to keep us warm. During the winter month’s people would keep all windows and doors firmly closed and as a result of the coal fire burning constantly, a film layer of coal dust would cover the entire house with a sooty dust. Traditionally on the first day of spring all of the windows and doors would be opened and a thorough deep clean of the entire house would be undertaken ready for the new summer season.
So why not get your home spring cleaned? We can wash and press all of your curtains, furniture covers and bedding. Don’t forget also that the other side of the business can provide a high quality spring clean, along with carpet cleaning. So why not give your home a complete refresh ready for the long awaited summer to arrive!

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