Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Friendly Takeover 2016
Adjudicators:	Andrea Price , Mark Wilkinson
Venue:	Gala Theatre, Durham, County Durham, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	Ferryhill Town	Jonathan Fenwick	5
2	Dunston Silver	Fraser Hodgson	1
3	Felling	Stephen Malcolm	8
4	NASUWT Concert	Brian Thompson	9
5	Westoe	David Roberts	7
6	Ellington Colliery	Clare Winter	3
7	Ashington Colliery	Nigel Stedman	2
8	Bearpark & Esh Colliery	Steve Robson	6
9	Jayess Newbiggin	Duncan Beckley	4

Best Soprano: Calum Hartwell - Dunston Silver
Best Euphonium: Stephen Frost - Ellington Colliery
Best Bass Section: Adam Carman-Jones, Neil Jobes, Philip Rosier and Philip Rutherford - Felling
Youngest Player in the Winning Band: Ellen Mortimer (aged 12), Cornet

Ferryhill Town and Dunston receive an invitation to represent the North of England at the Second Section National Finals 2025.
Ferryhill Town will be promoted to the North of England Area First Section in 2026.
Bearpark & Esh Colliery will be relegated to the North of England Area Third Section in 2026.