Xilinx will send you a DVD with the latest development package free of charge, just do register and request it.
I'll do that, thanks.
I got it in a ~week in my post.
It'll take a bit longer to where I live, but no rush.
like Eagle, but much simpler)
Thanks goodness because I can't get to first base with Eagle 
You need a programmer
Last I looked they had pretty cheap programmers.
I used PLDs in the 80s, I think they've changed a bit since then though.
Rob