Format:	March & Hymn Contest (Separate Points)
Adjudicators:	David Thornton
Venue:	Market Square, Darwen, Lancashire

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	March	Hymn	Total
1	Marsden Silver	Alan Widdop		5	1	1	2
2	Ashton-under-Lyne	Philip Chalk		12	2	2	4
3	Uppermill	Dean Redfern		10	3	3	6
4	Haslingden and Helmshore	Simon Cowen		14	4	6	10
5	Besses Boys	James Holt		17	6	5	11
6	Hawk Green	Neil Hewson		9	5	10	15
7	Farnworth and Walkden	Luke Pallister		6	11	4	15
8	Greenalls	Philip Boardman		2	7	9	16
9	Hoover Bolton	Craig Mann		4	9	7	16
10	Horwich R.M.I.	Jason M. Smith		8	10	8	18
11	Skelmersdale	Benjamin Coulson		13	8	11	19
12	Rivington and Adlington	Malcolm Wilson		7	12	12	24
13	Cadishead Public	David Holland		15	13	13	26
14	Brindle	Keith Richmond		3	14	14	28
15	Dobcross Youth	Matthew Hindle		11	15	15	30
16	Friezland	Max Stannard		16	16	16	32
W	Coppull and Standish			1

Best section 2 - Besses Boys (£250), 2nd Farnworth and Walkden(£150).
Best section 3 - Hawk Green(£250), 2nd Greenalls(£150).
Best section 4 - Cadishead Public(£250), 2nd Brindle(£150).
Best youth - Dobcross Youth.
Prizes - 1st £700, 2nd £400, 3rd £300.
Although Uppermill are a 3rd section band, the fact that they won 3rd overall precludes them from aslo winning the best 3rd section prize.
16 bands competed.