Thanks again to all for the warm welcome. Seems this forum is a friendly place to be. I used to frequent the WhatMTB Forum back in the day, but it changed to BikeRadar and lost a lot of the fun.
Reckon I'm going to try and pick up a Triban 3 in the next few weeks and then spend the winter getting fit for next season. I've even got a never-been-out-of-the-box Elite Mag 850 Turbo-Trainer in the garage so can use that when the really filthy weather comes!