Format:	Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:
Venue:	Symphony Hall, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Position	Band	Conductor
	Aldbourne	Glyn Williams
	Black Dyke	Nicholas Childs
	Brighouse & Rastrick	David King
	Carlton Main Frickley Colliery	Glenn van Looy
	Cory	Philip Harper
	Flowers	Paul Holland
	Fodens	Russell Gray
	Grimethorpe Colliery	Allan Withington
	Hammonds	Morgan Griffiths
	Hepworth	Ryan Watkins
	KNDS Fairey	Philip Chalk
	Leyland	Daniel Brooks
	Milnrow	Christopher Binns
	the co-operation band	Katrina Marzella-Wheeler
	Tredegar	Ian Porthouse
	Valaisia Brass Band	Arsène Duc

173rd Contest

Set Work (as yet untitled) to be composed by Edward Gregson

Valaisia invited as the highest placed European band at the 2026 European Championships.

Qualified for EBBC 2029 (Belgium) as best English Band: ...