| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Jazz 1996 |
| Adjudicators: | Malcolm Brownbill |
| Venue: | Winter Gardens (Opera House Theatre), Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Williams Fairey
|
Howard Snell | 8 | 194 |
| 2 |
Fodens Courtois
|
James Gourlay | 5 | 192 |
| 3 |
Leyland
|
Garry Cutt | 3 | 190 |
| 4 |
Freckleton
|
Paul Dalton | 9 | 188 |
| 5 |
BT
|
Michael Fowles | 4 | 186 |
| 6 |
Besses o' th' Barn
|
Gareth Pritchard | 6 | 185 |
| 7 |
Wingates
|
Brian Grant | 2 | 184 |
| 8 |
Stalybridge Old
|
David Hirst | 7 | 183 |
| 9 |
Ashton-under-Lyne
|
Martyn Evans | 1 | 182 |
| W |
Marple
|
Prizes - 1st £200 and People Challenge Trophy, 2nd £100 and Regional Secretary's Trophy, 3rd £75 and George Davenport Memorial Trophy, 4th £50 music voucher, 5th £40 music voucher, 6th £30 music voucher. All 6 prize winners receive a North West Regional Committe Glass Trophy.
9 bands competed