Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Richard Evans
Venue:	Octagon Theatre, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Hollingworth	James Cant		1	188
2	Bollington	Brian Taylor		3	177
3	Bury Brass	R. L. Jackson		4	174
4	Sale	Robert Richards		7	172
5	Goodshaw	Edwin Bull		10	171
6	Fairfield Buxton	Unknown		2	170
7	Eccles Borough	Graham Smith		6	169
8	Cadishead Public	J. R. Hesford		12	168
9	Royal British Legion Syston	A. M. Bestwick		5	167
10	Chapel-en-le-Frith	Gordon Booth		13	166
11	Micklehurst	D. Ritchie Howard		11	165
12	Burbage Buxton	Barry Thompson		14	164
13	Elmfield	Jack Bennett		9	163
14	New Mills Co-op	Charles Woodward		8	162

Prizes - 1st £135 and trophy, 2nd £85 and trophy, 3rd £70 and trophy.
29th annual contest
14 bands competed.