Quote Originally Posted by Red_Stafford View Post
PICKIT2 is about £30 but then dont you need to buy something else to go with it to program PIC's ?
Nope...complete kit, USB programmer, CD with software (which you can download from Microchip), basic instruction manual (more like a pamphlet), better manual online and/or on CD.
Get the PICKIT2 Debug Express and you'll get a demo board with a 16F887 on it, along with a few goodies. Costs $50USD, don't know what it'll run you over there.