Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Torchbearer 2009
Adjudicators:	David Hirst , Alan Morrison
Venue:	Winter Gardens (Opera House Theatre), Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Fairey	Garry Cutt	4
2	Foden's	Allan Withington	8
3	Wingates	Paul Andrews	1
4	Ashton-under-Lyne	Philip Chalk	3
5	Morecambe	Andrew Warriner	12
6	Leyland	Michael Bach	6
7	Blackburn & Darwen	Huw Thomas	10
8	Oldham (Lees)	John Collins	9
9	Milnrow	Mark Bentham	11
10	Co-operative Funeralcare Band North West	Jef Sparkes	2
11	Pemberton Old Wigan DW	Stig Mærsk	13
12	Rainford	Gareth Brindle	5
13	Vernon Building Society Poynton	Neil Samuel	7
W	Wardle Anderson Brass

Best Percussion: Fairey
Increase in prize money - 1st £200 and trophy, 2nd £125 and trophy, 3rd £100 and trophy. Glass trophies presented to bands placed 4 to 6.
13 bands competed