Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	English Folk Song Suite 1956
Adjudicators:	George Hespe
Venue:	Bolton Town Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Points
1	Carlisle St. Stephen	Cyril Lowes	182
2	Royal Oakley	Robert Morgan	177
3	Peak Dale Public	Reginald Hallam	176
	Boarshurst	Stanley Whiteman
	Chadderton and District	William Orcher
	Crewe Co-operative	Basil Stokes
	Dearham United	Joe Ireland
	Dobcross	Jimmy Platt
	Eagley Mills	Ernie Appleyard
	Gravel Lane Methodist	H. Johnson
	Llay Welfare	Reg Little
	Milnrow	H. Halstead
	Mirrlees	Norman Ashcroft
	Newtown	J. H. Leach
	North Ashton	Leslie Naylor
	Preston Town	Tom Mitchell
	Rolls Royce(Barnoldswick)	J. Arthur
	Stedfast Brass	Stanley Dyke
	Street Fold Methodist	Robert Dootson
	Summers Steel Works	Herbert Parry
	Tintwistle	Jim Belfield
	Tottington	J. Warrington
	Tyldesley	Fred Martland

23 bands competed.