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

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Dobcross	Les Beevers		9	195
2	Shirland Miners Welfare	Doug Carlin		5	194
3	Urmston and Davyhulme	Jeff Norris		6	191
4	City of Chester	John Golland		1	189
	Consett Whitbread Trophy	G. Rudd		2
	Thornsett	Alan Wycherley		3
	Goodshaw	Herbert H. Howarth		4
	Samuel Smiths Old Brewery	Keith Croft		7
	Delph	Philip Goodwin		8
	Newton Heath	Eric Landon		10
	Longridge	J. Roberts		11
	TDS Lancashire Brass	Roy Bentham		12

Prizes - 1st £250 and trophy, 2nd £150 and shield, 3rd £80 and trophy, 4th £50 and shield.
Hymn tune contest - 1st Longridge.
26th annual contest.
12 bands competed.