Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Denzil Stephens
Venue:	Guild Hall (Charter Theatre), Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Skelmersdale	R. Gaskell	The Aeronauts 1978	3	192
2	Wardle	Anthony Briggs	Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985	12	189
3	Radcliffe	Darrol Barry		4	186
4	Volex Golborne	Geoff Williams		9	183
5	Eccles Borough	Martin Obermuller		18	182
6	Tyldesley	Brian Peacock		5	181
7	Lostock Hall	Frank Hughes		10	179
8	Farnworth Old	Jim Hunter	Lorenzo 1928	11	177
9	Moston & Beswick	Graham Smith		14	175
10	Haslingden & Helmshore	Keith Richmond	Sea Dogs	13	173
11	Rainford	Colin Moore		15	170
12	Parr (St. Helens)	Bob Kerwick		8	168
13	Whaley Bridge	P. Cordey		16	167
14	Rivington & Adlington	Valerie E. Roocroft		6	166
15	Trinity Girls	Mervin Hughes		19	165
16	Lees & Glodwick	Haydn Morris		2	164
W	St. Johns Mossley			1
W	Kirkless (NCB)			7
W	Lancashire Evening Post			17

Prizes 1st £120 and Baxendale Trophy, 2nd £80 and Association Shield, 3rd £60.

16 bands competed.