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quite simple really, ask your relative, friends, etc. if they have any old road bike, and then go through the task of removing all the necessary bike (apart from brake, if you're going down the singlespeed route, keep two brakes, if fixed, one front one).
either get a 2nd hand or new rear wheel with fixed hubs (or a flip flop one that have fixed on one side and free on the other), and you're pretty much getting there.
can be easily done for less than £100, probably even £50 if you managed to find a free road bike from your relative.