Not sure I'd agree with you completely Gertrude, most people can do a fair bit of flying for, say, £2k/pa, which is a lot easier than coming up with £6k to get your PPL in the first place.
One thing to realise Cabair is a high standard commercial school concentrating on airline pilot training. Unless that's your objective, the local school at Nottingham (which I don't know anything about, but may be good or bad - more than likely good) is likely to be nearer and cheaper, with training more suited to somebody purely aiming to be a recreational PPL.
G