Hey Stu,
Forgot to add, I highly recommend to download stellarium which is free for pc:
https://stellarium.org/
Really helps in finding objects. You can get a mobile version but this cost a couple of dollars.
I would recommend targeting a few objects to start off with like (this time of year - these objects can be seen from any metropolitan city):
1) Jewel Box ngc4755 - Open Cluster
2) Eta Carina -Nebula
3) Orion Nebula
4) 47 Tucanae - Globular Cluster