Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Friendly Takeover 2016
Adjudicators:	James Holt , Derek Renshaw
Venue:	Bedworth Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Carlton Brass	Christopher Banks	4
2	Shirland Welfare	Lynden Cooper	13
3	Harborough	Ben Smith	12
4	Ratby Co-operative Mid	Nicholas Garman	1
5	Hathern	Gary Wyatt	3
6	Glossop Old	Eliot Darwin	7
7	Leicestershire Co-op	Ben Hewlett-Davies	10
8	Tintwistle	Jim Henson	6
9	Rolls Royce (Derby)	Adrian Lacey	8
10	Stourport on Severn	Oliver Wilson	9
11	City of Birmingham	Saphran Ali	5
12	Pleasley Colliery Welfare	Elizabeth Pearce	2
13	Shirebrook Miners Welfare	Adrian Wood	14
14	Towcester Studio	Neil Brownless	11

Carlton and Shirland Welfare receive an invitation to represent the Midlands at the Second Section National Finals 2025.
Shirland Welfare and Hathern will be promoted to the Midlands Area First Section in 2026.
Pleasley Colliery Welfare and Shirebrook Miners Welfare will be relegated to the Midlands Area Third Section in 2026.