Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Albert Chappell
Venue:	Rochdale Town Hall, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Rockingham	Graham O'Connor		12	193
2	Lockwood	Peter Kitson		7	192
3	Urmston and Davyhulme	Jeff Norris		9	190
4	City of Chester	John Golland		8	189
	Darwen	Gordon Clough		1
	Middleton	Fred Bowker		2
	Yorkshire Bus Company	Edward Griffiths		3
	Stalybridge	Edward Tarling		4
	Stacksteads	Edward Tarling		5
	Newton Heath	Peter Lockett		6
	Boarshurst	David Loukes		10
	Poynton	Alan Lawton		11
	Goodshaw	Herbert H. Howarth		13
	Dobcross	Les Beevers		14
	T.D.S.Lancashire Brass	Roy Bentham		15

Hymn tune contest - 1st(£25 and trophy) Lockwood.
Lockwood were runners-up for the seventh consecutive year.
Prizes - 1st £250 and trophy, 2nd £150 and shield, 3rd £75 and trophy, 4th £50 and shield.
25th annual contest.
15 bands competed.