Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Overture to Youth 1977
Adjudicators:	Francis Evans
Venue:	Theatre Royal, St. Helens

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Hebden Bridge	David Victor Albutt	10	181
2	Haydock	J. K. Irving	8	180
3	Uppermill	Harold Robinson	4	179
4	Storeys	Allan Greenwood	13	178
5	Oldham Music Centre	Martyn Evans	12	176
6	St. Helens Music Centre	G. Pollard	11	175
7	Ashton-under-Lyne	T. Johnson	1	171
7	Hinchliffe Mill	R. Broadhead	2	171
9	Manx Youth	Ian Clague	1	170
10	Tarporley	David Moulton	6	169
11	Ellesmere Port	Sandy Blair	5	167
12	Chapel-en-le-Frith	Gordon Booth	3	165
13	Wibsey Brass	Thelma Hoskins	9	164
W	Cobden Chadwick
W	Eccleston
W	Irwell Forge
W	Oughtibridge

Prizes - 1st £200 and trophy, 2nd £150 and cup, 3rd £100 and cup.
13 bands competed.