Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	The Gay Delavals 1971
Adjudicators:	John Carr
Venue:	Public Hall, Preston

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Flookburgh	Herbert Sutcliffe	7	185
2	Royal Buckley	Jim McDean	9	183
3	Preston Youth	Tom Mitchell	8	182
	Freckleton Subscription	R. Gregson	1
	Eagley Mills	Ernie Appleyard	2
	Thornton Cleveleys	Stuart Moore	3
	Central Manchester	P. Casson	4
	Chadderton and District	William Orcher	5
	Burnage	Brian Gilbert	6
	Cheshire Constabulary	Charles Holt	10
	Chester Blue Coat	William Maginn	11
	Windsor Salford	Jack Clayton	12
	Latchford	Fred Ingham	13
	Bolton Borough	E. Foulkes	14

Prizes - 1st £20 and trophy, 2nd £12, 3rd 7.
14 bands competed.