just try keeping current after you've got the licence! That's almost more difficult with the wonderful UK weather
I found flying after getting the PPL
much easier than before, because the PPL training did not use a GPS so solo flying (on the instructor's license) in say 5km haze was out of the question, whereas post-PPL is was a great flying day, with the skies relatively devoid of traffic
A great liberating experience, and a shame one doesn't get a taste of it pre-PPL.
Currency is something else; one needs the time flexibility, and the budget. Living/working close to the airport is a huge benefit.