Hi Antony
wonderful advice being given.
Yes, get that finderscope up and going to assist in finding objects in the night sky.
Here is an images from Stellarium lookin to the North - As Malcolm said - look for 2 brightest stars in the NE/overhead, depending on what time you look.
Mars is also visible as a 'reddish star', but is moving away from Earth so is getting smaller. Still, its easily recognised in the constellation of Leo.
