Lee,
Dont let the overall total cost of training put you off! 60k is a rough figure for Integrated students (full time course), many people as you may or may not know can't afford this (yes i'm one of them!).
Theres another route you can choose which is the modular route! This averagely costs around 40-45k! You pay as you go! Get a job (if you haven't already got one), and use your monthly income to start paying for you PPL! It may take you a few years to get all those ratings but who's counting? Respectable uni courses take 4 years to enter any professional industry. Its taken many prior poor professional pilots (p)longer!
Good luck with what ever you choose.