Thanks for all the ideas & encouragment, as you can see on the IOW you are pretty limited with types / trying new things etc, the tiger club at headcorn sounds interesting, especially the tip about the local pub
i have tried gliding a couple of times - i can watch them launching from Bem from my desk !!!
i think the problem might be no camaraderie / flying friends, i learnt at a very friendly club up in the midlands with lots of support and then moved down here 7 weeks after getting my licence - maybe it was a bit of a knock to my confidence not knowing the area / other pilots etc
i will check out the tiger club even if its just for a couple of hours on something new and see how i feel after
any other reccomednations of good airports / clubs with interesting types / training on offer would be great
thanks