Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Three Haworth Impressions 1979
Adjudicators:	Jack Capstaff , Stan Lippeatt
Venue:	Bedworth Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Market Rasen	Peter Richardson	9
2	Shirebrook Miners Welfare	Christopher Banks	14
3	Avonbank (Evesham)	Micah Dominic Parsons	5
4	Ibstock Brick Brass	Jon Penton	15
5	Syston	Alex Bland	3
6	Long Eaton Silver Prize	James Dennis	10
7	Whitwell Brass	Sam Fisher	1
8	Pleasley Colliery Welfare	Geoff Benson	7
9	Newark Town	Gary Wyatt	6
10	Wigston	Colin Jones	4
11	Shipston Town	Alex Bland	11
12	Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)	Sarah Fellowes	12
13	Amington	Chris Barker	8
14	Cleobury Mortimer Concert	Craig Williams	13
15	Wem Jubilee	Cathy Rutherford	2
W	Daventry

Best Instrumentalist: Mark Brimble (cornet) — Shirebrook Miners Welfare

Registered Bands in this section that did not compete: Daventry

Market Rasen, Shirebrook MW and Avonbank (Evesham) receive an invitation to represent the Midlands at the Third Section National Finals of Great Britain 2026.
Avonbank (Evesham) and Ibstock Brick Brass will be promoted to the Midlands Area Second Section in 2027.
Cleobury Mortimer Concert and Daventry Brass will be relegated to the Midlands Area Fourth Section in 2027.