Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Suite in Bb [Jacob] 1955
Adjudicators:	John Berryman
Venue:	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Marple	Garry Cutt	8	188
2	Llanrug	Frank Boylin	5	186
3	Hesketh Bank	Harry Bentham	19	185
4	Boarshurst 'B'	Eric Landon	6	184
5	Freckleton	John Golland	13	183
6	Lancashire Evening Post	J. Roberts	12	180
7	Dutton Forshaw	Edward Tarling	11	178
8	Denton Original (Oldham Batteries)	Jim Hunter	3	177
9	Littleborough Public	Peter Hewitt	2	176
10	Whitworth Vale & Healey	Alan Widdop	9	173
10	Trinity Girls	Tony Cresswell	15	175
12	Radcliffe	Darrol Barry	1	174
13	Burnage Manchester	Gary Newborough	7	173
13	Parr (St Helens)	Bob Kerwick	16	173
13	Volex Golborne	Geoff Williams	18	173
16	Lostock Hall	Ron Heyes	4	172
16	Tyldesley	Brian Peacock	17	172
18	Royal Buckley	G. G. Smith	10	170
19	Holywell	R. Ogden	14	169

Prizes 1st £200, 2nd £100, 3rd £50.

19 bands competed.