In reply to Taurig:
Sport pursuit, have some polar tech, power-stretch 3/4 tights by MH and Zajo for £21-£27 ish. I've found ordinary fleecy leggings are 'sticky' under softshells, a nightmare for high stepping!
I've some old NF 100 fleece legging trackie things, you can pick them up for around £25 ish in Tiso's.