Lizz as Genghis has already mentioned....don't forget microlights,
Lots of people have the mindset that they are bits of tube and a lawn mower engine...nothing is further from the truth these days,
Go and look at Chris Copples Mainair Microlight School at Barton....if you have not looked at a modern 3 axis microlight I think you will be amazed,
If your thinking of getting into commercial aviation though the NPPL M will be no use to you....but its £££££ cheaper,
I fly micros from Ince Blundel on the coast just north of Liverpool....its prob even cheaper to learn there...there is a fantastic school there.