Someone mentioned blagging rides whenever you can.
I'd recommend that highly. Sit in the right hand seat with an experienced old lag in the left, and get some (unloggable but still very useful) "sole manipulator of controls" time.
It just so happens there's a "student fly-out" to Old Buckenham on 24th July, with lots of aeroplanes going, and a lot of empty seats. Details are here:
http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6463
A good chance for anyone on the way to a PPL (or considering one) who fancies a day out and some flying.