Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	North West Passage [Newsome] 1979
Adjudicators:	Peter Parkes
Venue:	Belle Vue (Kings Hall), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Edge Hill British Railways	Robert Dean	5	189
2	Mossley	Roy Waite	11	188
3	P.O.E.U.	Peter Weston	1	187
4	North Midland Co-op	David Moulton	3	186
5	Greenalls Champion	John Hudson	9	185
5	Berisfords	Granville Jennings	12	185
7	Glossop Old	Barry Hinde	4	184
8	Pemberton Old	Stephen Brodie	2	182
8	Newton Heath	Peter Lockett	6	182
10	City of Chester	John Golland	8	181
10	Poulton-le-Fylde	Unknown	10	181
12	Burbage Buxton	Don Redfern	7	179

Prizes - 1st £100, cup and cornet, 2nd £50 and trophy, 3rd £30 and trophy.
12 bands competed.