Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Three Musketeers 1953
Adjudicators:	John Harrison
Venue:	Belle Vue (Kings Hall), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Whaley Bridge	P. Cordey	4	184
2	Eagley	Paul Stanley	6	182
3	St. Johns Mossley	Harold Robinson	11	181
4	Cheshire Constabulary	Charles Holt	3	180
5	Farnworth Old	G. T. Shawcross	12	179
6	Longridge	J. Roberts	7	178
7	Bedford Church	Alan Marsh	1	176
8	Denton (Oldham Batteries)	Peter Cookson	5	174
9	Christ Church	R. D. Shaw	2	173
10	Burnage	Gary Newborough	8	172
11	Hesketh Bank	Harry Bentham	10	171
12	Storeys of Lancaster	James J. Grisdale	9	170

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