Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	A Holiday Suite 1952
Adjudicators:	John Harrison
Venue:	Playhouse Theatre, Buxton, Derbyshire

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Llanrug Silver	Frank Boylin	10	93
2	Urmston and Davyhulme	Harry Johnson	9	89
3	Chadderton and District	William Orcher	12	88
4	Bedford Church	Kevin Mole	6	87
5	Hindley Prize	Norman Walmsley	5	86
6	Burnage	Gary Newborough	1	84
7	Crooke and Kirkless	Colin Moore	2	82
8	1st Haslington Boys Brigade	G. French	11	80
9	Peak Dale Public	Reginald Hallam	7	79
10	Windsor Salford	Jack Clayton	4	78
11	Central Manchester	J. Costa	3	76
W	Oughtibridge		8

Prizes - 1st £50 and trophy, 2nd £35 and trophy, 3rd £20.
11 bands competed.
14th annual contest.