"However, even though the subscription is cancelled I still have access to BBC1, 2, 3 and 4, SKY News ,ITV News, two Travel Channels, Horror Channel, True Stories Movies, a handful of the music channels and all the shopping channels."
This are free to receive over satelitte so unless the companies in question(rather than Sky) change their policies these will be free forever. In addition, ITV1 and ITV2 will be free early next year for you.
Finally, if you know someone in the UK you could ask them to order a free sat from sky card for you for 20 sterling. after they activate the card, they can send it to you. When you then slot this card into your Sky box, you would be able to receieve ITV1 and 2 without waiting for it to go free to air next year and you would receieve Channel 4 and Channel 5 for free also.