Loading the Android APK to Firestick

Answering myself - it’s really quite easy. You use ‘Android SDK ADB’ running on a PC to download the Android app from your PC to the Firestick over wifi - having downloaded the Android app file to the PC first.

Good generic guide here … https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/12/how-to-sideload-any-application-to-an-amazon-fire-tv/