Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Ancient Temple 1970
Adjudicators:	Roy Newsome
Venue:	St. Bede's School, Sunderland

Position	Band	Conductor	Points
1	Newton Aycliffe Town	Ray White	184
2	Mainsforth Colliery	William Partington	182
3	Langley Park	Barry Holden	178
	Fishburn Colliery Welfare	William Makepeace
	Lynemouth Colliery	Maurice Priestley
	Murton Colliery	William Atkinson
	North Skelton and District	Ken Robinson
	Ovington	J. F. Oram
	Ryhope Colliery	Joe Lumsden
	Shildon British Railways	A. Bagley
	Sunderland Transport	J. R. McBeth
	Thornley Public	A. Little

12 bands competed.