Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Songs of the Sea
Adjudicators:	John Bailey
Venue:	Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor
1	Finedon Old	Randolph Ryan
2	Irthlingborough	Jeremiah Holdsworth
3	Olney Town	Jeremiah Holdsworth
4	Wollaston Excelsior	John King Skinner
	Aylesbury Printers	Unknown
	Higham Ferrers Town	Unknown
	Northampton Town	Unknown
W	Berkhampstead Volunteers
W	Long Buckby Town

9 bands entered, 7 competed

1st prize £7 and cornet valued at £9.9s.
2nd prize £5.
3rd prize £2.
4th prize £1.

March contest 1st(£1 Finedon Old, 2nd (10s.) Olney Town.