Hello Kev,
Welcome! Gee, catchy name - makes me feel you're family. For tips, you might read thru the various comments in the "Musa" section of the following link:
http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/archive.shtml
For the following link, you may start on this page and follow the next page, or start from page 1. In various post here, some strategies for germinating banana seeds are discussed:
What seeds have germinated for you?
Have fun . . . . and since 'tis the season, if I don't hear from you till then: Merry Christmas!
Chong