Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Overture to Youth 1977
Adjudicators:	Richard Arrand
Venue:	Bolton Town Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Morecambe and Heysham	J. F. Fleming	21	182
2	Bedford Church	Alan Hobson	7	181
3	Longridge	P. Gibbins	18	180
4	Kirkless NCB.	Colin Moore	13	179
5	Cheshire Constabulary	Charles Holt	8	177
5	Llanrug	Frank Boylin	15	177
7	Water	G. Dodge	17	176
8	Bolton Borough	Ernie Appleyard	5	175
9	Lostock Hall	Ron Heyes	11	174
10	Miles Platting	Philip Goodwin	9	173
10	St. Johns Parish Church	Harold Robinson	16	173
12	Lyceum Brass	Unknown	3	172
12	Latchford	Fred Ingham	6	172
12	Windsor	Jack Clayton	12	172
15	Denton Original	E. E. Harrison	1	171
16	Haslingden and Helmshore	William Spry	19	170
17	Formby	Gordon Hughes	20	169
W	Hesketh Bank		2
W	Ashtonian Brass		4
W	Ashworth		10
W	Chorley Silver		14

Prizes - 1st £100 and cup, 2nd £50 and cup, 3rd £30 and rose bowl, 4th £20, 5th £15.
17 bands competed.