Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	A Holiday Suite 1952
Adjudicators:	Herbert Sutcliffe
Venue:	Houldsworth Hall, Manchester

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Eccles Borough	E. Bradshaw	10
2	Preston St. David's Prize	James Eddowes	2
3	Walkden	Clifford Lightbown	11
	Banks Brass	William Haydock	1
	Gorton Silver	Harry Mallinder	3
	Deiniolen and District	Eric Foster	4
	Chapel-en-le-Frith	J. A. Cooke	5
	Middlewich Centenary	Albert Statham	6
	Hyde British Legion	R. J. Deall	7
	Crewe Squadron ATC	Basil Stokes	8
	Glodwick Prize	J. Dunkerley	9
	Parr Public	T. Wall	12
W	Crewe West End Silver
W	Manchester Corporation Transport
W	Radcliffe Borough

Prizes - 1st £15 and shield, 2nd £10, 3rd £7.
12 bands competed