Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Hinemoa 1979
Adjudicators:	Duncan Beckley
Venue:	Theatre Royal, St. Helens

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Yorkshire Bus Company	John Hudson	3	182
2	Thornsett	Simon Stonehouse	1	182
3	Wardle High Youth	Estelle Flood	6	181
	Marple 'B'	Peter Christian	2
	McMillans Eagley	Chris Wormald	4
	Skelmanthorpe	Stuart Fawcett	5
	Hinchliffe Mill	R. Broadhead	7
	Eccleston Brass	Harry Bentham	8
W	Aceprint Gawthorpe Victoria
W	Old Hall Brass
W	Parr St. Helens
W	Rivington and Adlington
W	Stannington

Prizes - 1st £200 and trophy, 2nd £150 and cup, 3rd £100 and cup.
8 bands competed.
11th annual contest.