Format:	Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators:	Jon Hall
Venue:	Middleton, Manchester

Position	Band	Conductor	Music	Draw	Points
1	Boarshurst	Dave Morris	Spectrum [Vinter] 1968	12	193
2	N.C.U	John Maines	Triumphant Rhapsody 1965	8	192
3	Kennedy's Swinton Concert	David King	Le Roi d'Ys 1959	3	191
4	Glossop Old	Andrew White	The Plantagenets 1972	9	189
5	City of Chester British Aerospace	Malcolm Brownbill	Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966	10	188
6	British Aerospace Manchester	Eric Landon	An Epic Symphony 1926	1	187
7	Longridge	Stephen Brodie	Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970	11	186
8	City of Sheffield	Steve Sykes	Salute to Youth 1960	2	184
9	Dobcross	Kevin Wadsworth	Triumphant Rhapsody 1965	5	183
10	Warburton's Bakery	Peter Lockett	The Plantagenets 1972	4	182
11	Mossley (J.W. Lees)	Peter Weston	James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969	6	181
12	Eagley	Jeff Norris	Variations on the Shining River 1958	7	180

Prizes - 1st £250 and trophy, 2nd £150 and shield, 3rd £80 and trophy, 4th £50 and shield.
Hymn tune contest 1st (£25) British Aerospace Manchester.
28th annual contest.
12 bands competed.