Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 1962
Adjudicators:	James Scott
Venue:	Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Marple	Garry Cutt	10	187
2	Warburtons Bakery	Bob Lennon	9	186
3	Poynton	Hugh Megarrell	2	184
	Dobcross	Peter Weston	1
	Blackburn and Darwen	Alec Evans	3
	Freckleton	Paul Dalton	4
	British Aerospace Manchester	Eric Landon	5
	Stalybridge Jones and Brother	Peter Cookson	6
	Trafford	Jeff Norris	7
	Hesketh Bank	Harry Bentham	8
	Greenalls Brewery	Gordon Clough	11

Prizes - 1st £120 and Charles Fradley Trophy, 2nd £80 and Bill Tew Trophy, 3rd £60.
41st annual contest.
11 bands competed.