I met up with Dreamwarrior today, he agreed to come round and help me install 2 hoses and give me a bongo burping masterclass. We finally got the 2 hoses replaced, then inspected the bleed pipe and found huge cuts in it. A quick trip to local motorsave and we got a new bleed pipe (£3.59 bargain).
Due to the position of some of the springy clamps it took a little longer to get the main top hose off, it wouldn't have been possible without a jack and removing the front portion of the plastic engine cover underneath.
Many thanks Mike(Dreamwarrior) for all your time and knowledge and tools, it was a pleasure working with you. the only way i can pay you back is to give you a hand when you do yours

thanks to Flippa for the hose, great kit.

and thanks to everybody else for all the tips and words of wisdom i have read on the site since i joined.
happy bongoing
cheers Dave