Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Three Musketeers 1953
Adjudicators:	Geoffrey Whitham
Venue:	Bolton Town Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Mossley	Harold Robinson	6	184
2	Vickers Barrow	Barry Thompson	8	183
3	Walkden	Hugh Parry	2	182
4	Boarshurst	Bryan Garside	3	181
5	Colwyn Borough	Frank Boylin	9	180
	City of Chester	Mervin Hughes	1
	Skelmersdale	William Lyon	4
	Tyldesley	Brian Peacock	5
	Poulton-le-Fylde	Squire Eccles	10
W	Brindle		7

Prizes - 1st £80 and cup, 2nd £50 and trophy, 3rd £30 and trophy.
9 bands competed.