Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Themes from Symphony No. 5 [Beethoven]
Adjudicators:	John Harrison
Venue:	Bolton Town Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Middleton	Garry Cutt	Main Street 1961	6	188
2	Darwen	Gordon Clough	Main Street 1961	1	185
3	Tintwistle	Norman Ashcroft	Entertainments 1968	9	183
4	Lancashire Fusiliers	R. Eastwood	Peter Schmoll 1961	7	182
5	Storeys of Lancaster	James J. Grisdale	Main Street 1961	11	181
6	Farnworth Old	G. T. Shawcross	Beethovens 5th Symphony	2	177
7	Leigh Silver	S. Littlewood	Othello	4	176
8	Moston and Beswick	Albert Risby	Othello	3	175
9	Burnage	Gary Newborough	Snowdon Fantasy 1955	5	174
9	Fairfield	Charles Kitchen	Devon Fantasy 1957	10	174
W	Eagley			8

Prizes - 1st £100 and rose bowl, 2nd £50 and trophy, 3rd £30 and shield, 4th £20.
10 bands competed.